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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Patients To Receive Medicines 3 To 6 Months Faster Under 10-Year Health Plan
Under a joint information sharing agreement, pharmaceutical companies will be invited to register early with both agencies to allow parallel decision making over licencing and…
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Lords Committee Launches Inquiry Into Medicine Supply Issues In England
Medicine shortages across England are increasing, which in turn impacts the health of patients, and puts significant pressure on the NHS, Pharmacies and GPs. In…
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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…
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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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NHS Patients Urged To Continue Coming Forward For Care During Upcoming Resident Doctors’ Strikes
The NHS is facing another significant round of industrial action by resident doctors this week, with thousands expected to walk out from 7am on Friday…
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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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GP Patient Survey: A Widening Health Gap For Unpaid Carers
The 2025 GP Patient Survey has revealed a concerning trend: the health of unpaid carers in England has worsened. The survey reveals that carers were…
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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…
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Give 65-Year-Olds Adult Social Care ‘MOT’ To Keep More People Out Of Care Homes, Says IPPR
A new report from think tank the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR), has set out its plan to stop the spiralling costs of adult…
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Sector Responds to Governments 10-Year Health Plan
The unveiling of the government’s long-awaited 10-year Health Plan today has prompted immediate and varied reactions from across the health, residential and nursing care sector,…
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Too Many Medicines, Too Many Hospital Visits- Study Highlights Hidden Risk For Older Adults
Inappropriate polypharmacy – the excessive or unnecessary use of multiple medications – is a major driver of emergency hospital admissions among adults aged 65 and…
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Local Government Says National Partnership Is The Only Way To Deliver Healthier Communities
Government and NHS needs to work closer with councils to co-design a modern health and care system that is rooted in prevention, community-led solutions and…
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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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