Leaders seek new central hospital for Doncaster

Leaders in South Yorkshire have joined forces, in a cross-party call on the government to invest in a new central hospital for Doncaster.

Homecare workers to be tested weekly for coronavirus

The government has announced that care workers looking after people in their own homes will be offered weekly coronavirus tests.

GPs give top tips for maintaining health during lockdown

The RCGP is encouraging people to take steps to care for both their physical and mental health during the second national lockdown.

Health workers to benefit from visa extensions

More than 6,000 frontline health workers will have their visas extended for a year for free, including doctors, nurses and paramedics.

Free flu vaccinations to be rolled out to over 50s

From 1 December, people aged 50 to 64 will get free flu vaccine as part of expanded flu vaccination programme this winter.

Coronavirus researchers get improved access to health data

Researchers working on projects related to coronavirus are benefitting from a new service for studying vital health data quickly and securely.

New briefing to help trusts tackle health inequalities

A new joint briefing sets out a plan of action for trusts to combat growing health inequalities in the next stage of the pandemic.

Petition to scrap parking costs for NHS staff grows

A petition to convince the government to permanently scrap parking costs for NHS staff has garnered 990,000 signatures.

New measures for Wales emergency departments

Welsh Health Minister Vaughan Gething has announced a new set of experimental measures for emergency departments.

BMA launches ‘blueprint for leaving lockdown’

The British Medical Association has warned that lifting lockdown without new measures in place risks deepening the crisis in our health service.

£16 million to introduce digital prescribing in hospitals

16 hospitals across England will receive a share of nearly £16 million to introduce electronic prescriptions.

NHS urges people with mental health worries to seek help

People with mental health worries are being urged to seek help in a new phase of the NHS’s Help Us Help You campaign.

Record number of GPs training in Wales in 2020

GP recruitment figures in Wales have reached records numbers for the third year running, with 200 new GP trainees recruited this year.

Charities warn of irreparable damage to UK research

A crisis in charity research funding caused by the coronavirus pandemic threatens to weaken the UK’s reputation as a world-leader in science.

New auditing framework to save time and money for NHS

Public sector organisations looking to procure cost-effective auditing, governance and counter fraud services are set to benefit from a new framework.

Millions of dental treatments have been missed

Analysis reveals that dentists have provided approximately 19 million fewer treatments since March this year compared to last year.

Call for 6,000 volunteers to take part in vaccine trial

6,000 UK volunteers will be called upon to take part in a phase 3 trial for the coronavirus vaccine.

Ambulance service leaders call for underfunding change

Ambulance service leaders say a funding shortfall of nearly £240 million is having a negative impact on patient care.

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