UK to Pilot World-Leading Approach to Improve Ethical Adoption of AI in Healthcare
Biases in artificial intelligence will aim to be eradicated in a world first as the NHS in England trials a new approach to the ethical…
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Healthcare Leaders Frustrated by Further Delay to NHS Recovery Plan
Responding to reports that the NHS elective care backlog recovery plan has been delayed Matthew Taylor, chief executive of the NHS Confederation, said: “Healthcare leaders…
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Healthcare Industry Reacts to Inquiry into Rural Health and Care and Levelling Up White Paper
The Levelling Up White Paper follows hot on the heels of the Inquiry into Rural Health and Care, launched on 1st February. This highlighted the…
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Government Launches Landmark Reviews to Tackle Health Disparities and Level Up Country
Plans to enable people across the country to live longer, healthier lives are moving forward with the government’s announcement of leads for two significant independent…
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Health and Social Care Secretary to Launch New 10-year ‘National War on Cancer’
In a speech at the Francis Crick Institute, Health and Social Care Secretary Sajid Javid will today (4 February) “declare a war on cancer” and…
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£8.7bn on Pandemic PPE “Written Off” in Past Year
The government is facing fierce criticism after being accused of “wasting” billions on unusable personal protective equipment (PPE) and buying products at hugely at inflated…
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Welsh Disabilities Campaigner Recognised in New Year’s Honours
A young campaigner for disabled people from Cardiff has been recognised with a British Empire Medal (BEM) in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours list. Josh…
Read more...NACC joins forces with HCA to Meet with Lord Kamall, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Department of Health and Social Care
The National Association of Care Catering (NACC) is joining forces with the Hospital Caterers Association (HCA) to meet with Lord Kamall, the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of…
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Vida Healthcare Achieves Care Certificate Approved Awarder Status
Specialist dementia care provider Vida Healthcare has secured Care Certificate Approved Awarder status from South Yorkshire Region Education and Careers (SYREC). This certification enables Vida…
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Scrapping Mandatory Vaccination Policy is the Right Move says BMA
The British Medical Association says that the Government’s decision to scrap the policy requiring NHS workers in England to be vaccinated against Covid-19 as a…
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Major Inquiry Highlights the Urban-Rural Divide in Accessing Health and Care
Today sees the launch of a major Inquiry into rural health and care. The three-year investigation undertaken by the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Rural…
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Mandatory Covid Vaccination Policy for NHS Staff to be “Revoked”
Regulations making vaccines a condition of deployment for health and social care staff are set to be revoked, subject to public consultation and parliamentary approval,…
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Government U-Turn on NHS Mandatory Vaccines?
Mandatory Covid vaccines for NHS staff are set to be axed amid fears of a mass exodus of healthcare workers, according to reports. Health Secretary…
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Don’t Betray the Millions Who Can’t Get Care-Says Care Group
CARE providers are pleading with the Government not to betray millions of people who can’t get the care they need by going back on a…
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Second Ground-Breaking Antiviral to be Deployed to Country’s Most Vulnerable
Thousands of the country’s most vulnerable will be able to access the UK’s second ground-breaking antiviral – Pfizer’s PF-07321332+ritonavir (Paxlovid®) – from Thursday 10 February,…
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