NCF Publishes Social Care Must Haves For The Next Government
The National Care Forum (NCF) is calling on all political parties to recognise that social care matters to us all in their manifestos by prioritising…
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Voters Send Message “Increase Funding for the NHS”
As this year’s party conference season gathers pace, new polling from Ipsos and the Health Foundation shows the public wants additional investment in the NHS. With neither…
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NICE Suggests Out of Hospital Treatment this Winter for Acute Respiratory Infections
More people could be treated out of hospital in the NHS’s new respiratory hubs and virtual wards following new NICE draft guidance on the initial…
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Calls for Investigation into NHS England’s Winter Vaccination Programme
England’s national GP Committee is calling for an investigation into what they allege as “mismanagement” of this year’s winter Covid and Flu vaccination programmes, which…
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Ken Livingstone Diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, Family Reveal
Ken Livingstone, the former London Mayor, has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease his family has announced. 78-year-old Mr Livingstone is being “well cared for by…
Read more...Patients Experiencing Two Or More Cancelled Operations Due To NHS Industrial Action
Health leaders are warning that increasing numbers of patients who have already had their operation cancelled due to industrial action are having their rescheduled appointments…
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£200 Million To Boost NHS Resilience And Care This Winter
The government is investing £200 million to boost resilience in the NHS and help patients get the care they need as quickly as possible this…
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RCN Scotland Members Call On Politicians To Support Improved Financial Package For Student Nurses
Nursing students and newly qualified nurses met with MSPs and senior nurse leaders in Edinburgh to discuss the action that’s needed to ensure all nursing…
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Doctors In England Announce Four Days Of Joint Strikes This Autumn
as juniors vote for six more months of industrial action Junior doctors and consultants in England will jointly undertake four days of strike action, beginning…
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NHS England Launches Tech Trials To Boost Health and Care Connectivity
NHS England is supporting the trials to ensure health and care organisations make the most out of current and emerging wireless technology to deliver digital…
Read more...‘Grim Milestone’ Of One Million Cancelled Operations In Sight As Second NHS Consultants Strike Begins
As NHS consultants in England begin their second walkout in the latest round of industrial action in their dispute over pay, Danny Mortimer, deputy chief…
Read more...13% Fall in Nursing Degree Offer Acceptance Report Reveals
A New UCAS reveals that the number of students accepting an offer to study nursing is has fallen by 13 per cent across the UK….
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Third Group Of Hospital Doctors In England Will Consider Industrial Action If Pay And Working Conditions Not Addressed
A third group of hospital doctors in England will consider planning for an indicative ballot for industrial action unless the Government makes an offer to…
Read more...Extra Beds Are ‘Absolutely Necessary’, Says BMA
Responding to the Government’s announcement of over £250m for 900 extra beds this winter Professor Philip Banfield, BMA council chair, said: “Funding for extra beds…
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Scotland and Wales Patients to be Treated in England to Ease Backlog Crisis
Health and Social Care Secretary Steve Barclay has written to the devolved administrations inviting them for talks about how all parts of the UK can…
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