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…
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‘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…
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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…
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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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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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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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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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Lack of Capacity and Preparedness Meant NHS Could Not Cope With Pandemic Says BMA
Giving evidence at the UK Covid 19 Public inquiry, the Chair of the BMA Professor Phil Banfield spoke of how the NHS was wholly unprepared…
Read more...Report Reveals A workforce in Sustained Crisis says Care England
Care England has today expressed concern at the findings of Skills for Care’s latest workforce report and called on Government to invest the necessary resources…
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Junior Doctors Urge Fresh Talks As 5-Day Strike Begins In England
Junior doctors are striking for five days from today, marking their longest period of industrial action yet. From 7am this morning young medics at the…
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NHS in England Grappling With Difficult New Normal As Staff Sickness Soars Post-Pandemic
The NHS in England is facing a new normal of sickness absence in hospitals and community services having seen a 29% jump in the most…
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Charities Call For Of Social Care Funding On NHS 75th Anniversary
An alliance of leading charities is calling on UK political party leaders to give the NHS a properly funded social care system for as it…
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