New social care standards support more personalised care

New standards for integrating key health and social care information will ensure services can work together better to provide more personalised care.  

Further tests to be rolled out across England

Over half a million rapid-turnaround lateral flow tests will be sent out by NHS Test and Trace to local public health leaders this week.

One-to-one nursing suspended for critically ill Covid patients

NHS England is temporarily suspending the one-to-one treatment patients with coronavirus in intensive care receive.

Drones to deliver Covid supplies receive funding

The government has announced the first wave of winners receiving funding for aviation projects solving major global challenges.

Visa rules forcing migrant NHS workers to leave UK

Migrant healthcare workers are having to return to their countries of origin, potentially hampering Britain’s response to the second wave of coronavirus.

Exhaust every alternative before cancelling operations, say RCS

The Royal College of Surgeons has said that trusts should exhaust every alternative before cancelling operations, following new findings from the IFS.

New deal to improve data sharing across organisations

NHS Digital has signed a deal that will make mapping clinical and administrative codes between different health organisations faster.

‘Gold standard’ NHS treatment for eating disorders

Young people with eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia are to soon receive rapid access to specialist NHS treatment across England.

RCN demands honesty over widespread nursing vacancies

The government must be honest about widespread nursing vacancies and what steps need to be taken to keep patients and staff safe.

Rapid Covid test missed more than half of cases in pilot

A rapid coronavirus test missed more than 50 per cent of positive cases in an Operation Moonshot pilot in Greater Manchester.

NHS not in position to reverse failed IT programmes

The Public Accounts Committee says the DHSC has a long way to go to move on from the legacy of their track record of failed IT programmes.

Four week delay to cancer treatment increases death risk

New research has suggested that delaying cancer treatment by just four weeks increases the risk of death by up to 10 per cent.

Doctors ‘on standby’ for potential December vaccine

Reports suggest that doctors will be told to be ready to manage a potential coronavirus vaccine rollout from as early as December.

Racial inequality of workers in health and social care probed

The EHRC has opened a statutory inquiry into racial inequality of ethnic minority workers in lower paid roles in health and social care.

NHS in England to go back to highest alert level

The NHS is returning to its highest state of alert amid warnings that hospitals will continue filling up with coronavirus patients for at least another fortnight.

Guidance to support safe care home visits during lockdown

Care homes will be encouraged and supported to provide safe visiting opportunities as new national restrictions come into effect.

Value of NHS library and knowledge services highlighted

A new report suggests that specialist library services are freeing up the time of clinicians, enabling them to devote more hours to patient care.

500,000 daily testing capacity reached

On 2 November, the government announced that UK testing capacity increased to 519,770 to help meet demand over the winter period.

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