Stroke Survivor Turns Policymaker To Push For Urgent NHS Reform
A Stroke survivor and former Member of Parliament has stepped into a powerful new role to transform chest, heart and stroke care across Scotland. Amy…
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Hospitals
NHS Reliance On Private Mental Health Beds For Routine Care Report Reveals
A new study by The King’s Fund has revealed that a substantial proportion of routine NHS mental health care is now being delivered by private…
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£30 Million To Boost Social Care Services And Reduce Hospital Delays
The Welsh Government is making £30 million in additional funding available to local authorities to strengthen community-based social care services and improve hospital discharge processes….
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Waiting Lists Rise Despite NHS Hard Work Leading To Emergency Care Improvements
Britain’s National Health Service experienced significant disruption during the latest round of junior doctor strikes, with an average of 16,162 resident doctors absent from work…
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Marginal Improvement In Doctors’ Wellbeing But Many Feel Unable To Progress Careers, Warns GMC
One in three doctors say they are unable to progress their education, training and careers in the way they want; the results of the latest…
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NHS Protected Thousands More Appointments During Doctors Strike
Over 10,000 additional patients received treatment during last week’s BMA strike action compared to the previous industrial dispute, as the NHS adopted a significantly more…
Read more...NHS Needs To Act To Prevent Ethnic Minority Communications Staff Talent Drain, New Report Shows
NHS leaders need to act now to avoid a talent drain that could lead to a mass loss of ethnic minority communications staff within three…
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New Strategy To Support Social Care Nursing Placements Launched
Skills for Care, in partnership with the Council of Deans of Health, has launched the first ever strategy for social care in practice learning and…
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NHS 10-Year Plan Welcomed, But Success Hinges on Social Care Leadership and Integration
Care England has welcomed the ambitions of the Government’s 10-Year Health Plan – but warns that without clarity on how adult social care is integrated…
Read more...NHS to Redirect £2.2 Billion to Support Healthcare in Disadvantaged Areas
The Department of Health has revealed plans to redirect over £2 billion in NHS savings towards healthcare improvements in England’s most underserved communities, with particular…
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Care England responds to NHS England’s Urgent Emergency Care Plan
Patients will receive better, faster and more appropriate emergency care as the government sets out reforms to shorten waiting times and tackle persistently failing trusts….
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New Study Reveals Trade-Offs Being Made To Ensure NHS ‘Lives Within Its Financial Means’
A new study has uncovered the tough decisions NHS leaders are making to balance their books and protect patient care. Researchers from The King’s Fund…
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Report Warns Of Hidden Toll Of Brain Injury Costs The Economy £43 Billion A Year
Specialist rehabilitation investment could reduce annual acute, longer term and social care costs facing the NHS and social services. This is according to a new…
Read more...New Study Reveals Trade-Offs Being Made To Ensure NHS “Lives Within Its Financial Means”
A new study published on Sunday 18 May uncovers the tough decisions NHS leaders are making to balance their books and protect patient care. Researchers…
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NHS Leaders Concerned Over Potential Unbudgeted Pay Rises
Further cuts to staffing and services are likely if NHS organisations need to shoulder additional pay costs above what is included in the NHS budget….
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