Longest Strike in NHS History Leaves Local Services ‘Skating on the Thinnest of Ice’, Warn NHS Leaders
The NHS is just over 48 hours away from the longest period of strike action in its 75-year history in what is usually the most…
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NHS Workforce “Dangerously low” with Patient Demand Soaring, Scottish Government Warned
The Scottish government must take serious action in 2024 to secure the future of the NHS after a snap survey from BMA Scotland revealed that…
Read more...Letter to Government & the BMA Demands “End the NHS Dispute”
Five organisations representing NHS leaders and patients have jointly written to the Chair of the Council of the BMA and to the Secretary of State…
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Junior Doctor Strikes Could Cause Significant Impact To Patients And Services
Speaking as junior doctors across England prepare to strike Matthew Taylor, chief executive of the NHS Confederation, said the impact on frontline services is likely…
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Strikes Set To Severely Disrupt The NHS Over The Holidays Warns Top Doctor
The NHS is facing weeks of major disruption at a time when services are already under significant winter pressure, England’s top doctor has warned today….
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Top A&E Doctors Warn Of Rising Pressure From Winter Viruses
Frontline doctors are warning winter virus cases are “creeping up” alongside pressure on emergency departments, with new NHS data showing the number of flu patients…
Read more...Still Time For Government To Stop Strikes If It Puts Forward ‘Credible’ Final Offer, Says BMA
Responding to comments made by that the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care suggesting that junior doctors walked out of talks before an…
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NIHR Invests A Further £55m To Tackle Health Inequalities Through Local Government Research
Millions of people will benefit from a further £55 million research investment to tackle health inequalities and improve health outcomes in local areas across the…
Read more...Long-Term Work Needed To Solve Hospital Discharge Delays, Says The King’s Fund Report
Local heath and care systems lack a shared understanding of the causes of hospital discharge delays in their area and of the best ways of…
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NIHR Awards £42m To New Centres To Develop Innovative Technology Solutions To Improve Healthcare
The NIHR has awarded almost £42 million (£41,790,690) to establish 14 new centres across England that will drive life-changing research into health technologies. From 1…
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NHS Launches Latest Report On Prescribing Costs
NHS Business Services Authority (NHSBSA) has released a report on Prescribing Costs in Hospitals and the Community for England in 2022-23. The total cost to…
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Slow Progress on Tackling Hospital Waiting Lists More Fairly Report Reveals
A new report from The King’s Fund finds that people from the most deprived areas in England are more likely to have long waits for…
Read more...Tackle Social Care To End Hospital Road Block
Call for reform to lower delayed discharge figures THE GOVERNMENT must tackle the crisis in social care to end the painful rise in delayed hospital…
Read more...BMA Launches Ballot Of SAS Doctors And Re-Ballot Of Consultants In England As Pay Talks Continue
A formal ballot of specialist, associate specialist and specialty (SAS) doctors in England, and a re-ballot of consultants to extend their industrial action mandate, both…
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NHS Patients To Be Offered The Chance To Travel For Treatment
Hundreds of thousands of NHS patients who have been waiting the longest for treatment will be offered the opportunity to travel to a different hospital,…
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