NHS Leaders Warn Cancellations Due To Industrial Action Are ‘The Tip Of The Iceberg’
With junior doctors set to walkout for the fifth time this Friday and with the number of cancelled appointments and operations set to hit 1…
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Cuts To Covid Vaccine Programme Will Leave Patients And GPS In Despair, Says BMA
The BMA says a decision by NHS England to significantly reduce the fee that GPs are paid to deliver Covid vaccines undervalues general practice and…
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NHS Sets Out Plans For Winter To Speed Up Discharge And Improve Care
Care ‘traffic control’ centres to speed up discharge, additional ambulance hours and extra beds are part of wide-ranging plans to prepare for winter, the NHS…
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Review Published on Use of Physical Restraints in All Long-Term Care Settings
A new Cochrane review finds that the use of physical restraints on care home residents can be reduced without increasing the risk of falls, when…
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New Image Library Collection Showcases Contributions Of Older Volunteers To NHS
Older volunteers in healthcare settings across the UK play a vital role in supporting medical staff and supporting patients and their families. The Centre for…
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Junior Doctors Announce Fifth Round Of Strikes
The BMA junior doctors committee (JDC) has announced the next round of monthly strike action by junior doctors in England. The four-day walkout will take…
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LibDem MP Visits Integrated Urgent Care Hub In St Albans City Hospital
Healthcare provider HUC was delighted to welcome LibDem MP Daisy Cooper to its integrated urgent care hub within St Albans City Hospital last week (Friday,…
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New Poll Finds Enduring Public Support For The NHS Alongside A Call For Government Action To Support Social Care
On the 75th anniversaries of both the NHS and social care, NHS leaders are calling on the government to oversee a major programme of investment…
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Care Group’s 75th Birthday Gift To NHS
A North Yorkshire care provider is sending a ‘thank you’ gift to our local hospitals, GPs and ambulance stations to mark the NHS’s 75th anniversary….
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Public Worried About NHS Future-Survey Reveals
As the NHS prepares to celebrate its 75th anniversary, new polling data from Ipsos and the Health Foundation shows that despite the health service making…
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Record Recruitment And Reform To Boost Patient Care Under First NHS Long Term Workforce Plan
Record numbers of doctors, nurses, dentists and other healthcare staff will be trained in England as part of the first ever Long Term Workforce Plan…
Read more...NHS Must Make Patient Safety More Than Just A Promise
The National Health Service is suffering from a deficit of accountability and compassion for patients and their families when things go wrong, England’s Health Ombudsman…
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Welsh Government Pledges £30m Investment In Community Care To Reduce Pressure On Hospitals
The Minister for Health and Social Services Eluned Morgan and Deputy Minister for Social Services Julie Morgan for Wales have set out how they will…
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Charity Helps Sow The Seed For Sensory Garden In Hospital
A HOSPITAL in Perth has secured significant funding for a dementia-friendly garden project in partnership with Scotland’s national walking charity and Tayside Health Fund, NHS…
Read more...Government Set to Fail its Commitment to Protect Patient Care by Not Fully Funding the Staff Pay Award
Without additional funding for organisations contracted by the NHS to cover the cost of the Agenda for Change pay rise in England, the government’s promise…
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