Help at more than 60 clinics for long Covid patients

Thousands of patients suffering with the long term symptoms of coronavirus can now access specialist help at more than 60 sites.

Warning that NHS hospitals running out of beds

Analysis has revealed that increasing numbers of hospitals in England are running short of beds and having to divert patients elsewhere.

Cancer Research UK

Patients are facing a double whammy of delays as GPs report struggling to meet appointment demand and increased waiting times for vital cancer tests.

Over 137,000 people in UK receive vaccine in first week

More than 137,000 people in UK have received the first dose of coronavirus vaccine in one week.

Structural barriers behind gender pay gap in medicine

An independent report has found that structural barriers are the main reason for pay disparities within the health service.

Record numbers of nursing students studying this year

The latest data on university admissions shows record numbers of students accepted places to study nursing and midwifery in England this year.

Views sought on next steps for assessing urgent care

Patients, clinicians and the public are being invited to give their views on a comprehensive set of indicators for urgent care.

NHSPS released £48 million back into the NHS last year

NHS Property Services delivered £90 million in capital investment and created over £48 million in savings for the health service between 2019/20.

Investment announced for cancer services in Scotland

Investment of up to £114.5 million will ensure cancer patients continue to have equitable access to care in NHS Scotland.

Hospital gowns, purchased for £122m, never used

Millions of medical gowns bought for the NHS at the end of the first lockdown for a cost of £122 million have never been used.

Extreme caution needed in reviewing tier systems

NHS Providers has written to the Prime Minister ahead of a review of coronavirus restrictions, urging extreme caution over relaxing the rules.

GPs to begin offering coronavirus vaccine

Local coronavirus vaccination services run by family doctors and their teams will open across England this week.

Test and Trace repeatedly failed to hit goals

The NAO says that NHS Test and Trace is not yet achieving all its objectives, with too few test results delivered within 24 hours.

The winners of the 2020 HB Awards have been announced

The winners of the 2020 Health Business Awards have been announced at an online ceremony on 10 December.

Test and Trace plan to support return to normal

The NHS Test and Trace business plan sets out a strategy to increase the speed and reach of testing and tracing, working with local partnerships.

National coronavirus measures hitting rural trusts worse

National measures put in place at the outset of the pandemic to boost NHS capacity will likely disproportionately benefit trusts in urban areas.

Year-long NHS waiting lists 100 times higher than February

New NHS England data shows that the number of patients in England waiting over a year for routine hospital care is now 100 times higher than before

People with long-term health conditions should get flu jab

Health chiefs are urging people with long-term health conditions to get their flu jab, as six in 10 flu deaths are people with underlying conditions.

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