Emergency Bill To Bolster Robust Plans To Respond To Coronavirus
New laws to protect public health, increase NHS capacity, strengthen social care and support the public to take the right action at the right time…
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NHS To Ramp Up Coronavirus Testing Labs
The NHS with Public Health England (PHE) is undertaking a significant expansion of coronavirus testing, with enhanced labs helping the health service carry out 10,000…
Read more...NHS Unveils Package Of Measures To Help People Find Trusted Health Information Online
The NHS today unveiled new developments in its efforts to ensure people find trusted information online. It has worked with Google to ensure it provides…
Read more...NHS Takes Action Against Coronavirus Fake News Online
The NHS has today (March 10) unveiled a package of measures in the battle against coronavirus fake news – working with Google, Twitter, Instagram and…
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Protecting Front Line Services Key As Coronavirus Action Plan Published
Responding to the Government’s action plan for tackling coronavirus, Niall Dickson, chief executive of the NHS Confederation, which represents organisations across the healthcare system, said:…
Read more...NHS Staff Morale Improves But Too Many Facing Abuse
NHS staff say they are now happier and more likely to recommend their organisation as a place to work than last year, but too many…
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Local Digital Adult Social Care Projects Awarded Share Of £4.5m
Sixteen organisations that provide and commission adult social care services are to receive a share of £4.5m to enable them to roll out their local…
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Thousands Of Care Homes Throughout England Sign-Up For Web-Based Capacity Tracker
In a speech last week, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Matt Hancock spoke about how better technology is vital for the NHS….
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£1.5 Billion To Deliver Government Commitment For 50 Million More General Practice Appointments
The Government and NHS England have committed at least an additional £1.5 billion in total for general practice over the next four years for additional…
Read more...NHS Competition To Fast-Track Game-Changing Artificial Intelligence To NHS Staff And Patients
Artificial intelligence is already in use across the NHS, successfully predicting cancer survival rates and cutting the number of missed appointments. In the East Midlands…
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Government NHS Cash Boost Not Enough Without Increased Social Care Spending
Increasing spending on the NHS is not enough without investing in a long-term plan for the social care system, says former health secretary Jeremy Hunt….
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The King’s Fund Calls For A Review Of Hospital Bed Numbers
Richard Murray, Chief Executive of The King’s Fund has commented on combined performance summary and weekly winter situation reports released earlier this month. ‘Winter has…
Read more...Older People Encouraged To Ditch “Stiff Upper Lip” Approach To Mental Ill Health
NHS England and Age UK have joined forces in a campaign to encourage older people to access treatment for mental health conditions, as new analysis…
Read more...NHS Staff Struggle To Provide Safe Care Over Winter, Says NHS Confederation
Responding to the latest weekly performance report from NHS England, Niall Dickson, chief executive of the NHS Confederation, which represents organisations across the healthcare sector,…
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Number Of NHS App Users More Than Double In 3 Months As ‘App Ambassadors’ Set To Work
The number of patients using the NHS App has more than doubled since Chief Nurse Ruth May announced the ‘NHS App Ambassadors’ scheme in early…
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