NHSBSA publishes ‘Prescribing Costs in Hospital and the Community 2020-21 – England’
NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) has published its Prescribing Costs in Hospitals and the Community 2020-21 statistical report.
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Long-Standing Vacancies are Being Felt Right Across the NHS Workforce
Responding to the findings of a census by the Royal College of Physicians, the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh and the Royal College of…
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New Recommendations on the Future of Housing with Care and Support Published by SCIE
Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) has called on the government to overhaul how housing with care and support is planned, commissioned, designed and delivered….
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Government to Invest £375 Million in Research for Neurodegenerative Diseases
People living with neurodegenerative diseases could live longer, healthier lives due to innovative new research, following a government commitment to invest £375 million over the…
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11 Million People Receive Top Up Jab in UK
The vital booster programme has reached another milestone as more than 11.4 million people in the UK have now received their top-up jabs to maintain…
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Age UK Urges Older People to Have Booster COVID-19 Jab and their Flu Jab
Age UK is urging all older people to stay well this winter and wherever possible to have both the Covid 19 booster vaccine and the flu…
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National Care Provider Reacts to Compulsory Vaccination Deadline
FROM today (Thursday 11 November), care home workers across the country have to prove they have received both of their Covid-19 vaccinations, unless they are exempt, or…
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Research Volunteers Help Detect Poorer Memory in Those Who Were More Anxious During Pandemic
New research suggests older people who were more anxious and depressed during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic had an average decline in their…
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Vaccines to be Mandatory for Frontline NHS Staff in England
Frontline NHS staff in England will have to be fully vaccinated against Covid, the Health Secretary has announced. A deadline is likely to be set…
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Government Urged Again to Rethink Mandatory Vaccine Policy
The government has been urged to rethink its mandatory vaccine policy due to take effect in two days’ time (November 11), which will mean that…
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Staff Across the NHS Recognise their Duty to Make Sure they Do Everything they Can to Protect their Patients
Following reports in the media that the Government will mandate NHS staff in England to be vaccinated against coronavirus from next spring, Matthew Taylor, chief…
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NCF Response to MAC Review of the Impact of Ending Free Movement on Social Care
The National Care Forum has responded to the Migration Advisory Committee’s review of the impact of the ending of free movement for social care. It’s response…
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Carer’s Challenge to Minister over Ed Balls Documentary
Invitation to debate future of social care A care provider, whose homes appear in a new TV documentary on the crisis in social care, has…
Read more...Health Secretary Urges Vulnerable People to Get Covid-19 Boosters as Almost 10m Receive Top-Up Vaccines
Health and Social Care Secretary Sajid Javid has called for the UK to come together to help vaccinate those most vulnerable to COVID-19 with booster…
Read more...Government Urged to Disclose Risk Assessment on Making Covid and Flu jabs Compulsory for NHS Workers
The NHS Confederation is calling on the Government to publish details on how staffing levels across the NHS might be affected and how risks to…
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