Funding boost for artificial intelligence in NHS

The government has announced investment in the use of artificial intelligence across the NHS to help improve patient care.

RCN demands 12.5 per cent pay rise for nursing staff

The RCN has launched the Fair Pay for Nursing campaign to demand a 12.5 per cent pay rise for nursing staff across the UK.

Increase in number of new student nurses accepted

There has been a huge increase in the number of new student nurses accepted onto courses in the two weeks since A-Level results were awarded.

Action needed to tackle learning disability stigma

NHS Providers has called for action to tackle the historic underfunding of services for people with a learning disability and autistic people.

Most are comfortable with treatment during pandemic

A new survey has found that patients are embracing technology during the coronavirus pandemic, but still value real-life consultations.

15.3 million on NHS hidden waiting list

New analysis has claimed that the NHS has a ‘hidden waiting list’ of 15.3 million patients who need follow-up appointments for health problems.

Inspections should not resume until after winter

The NHS Confederation has claimed that the routine inspections of hospitals should be paused until after winter.

NHS Test and Trace successfully reaches almost 300,000

Where contact details are shared, contact tracers have reached 88.3 per cent of contacts identified by those testing positive.

Flu jab rates prompt complacency warning

Experts have warned that complacency over the flu jab risks overwhelming the NHS.

Electronic discharge summaries to save NHS time

Hospitals will soon be able to send secure and standardised clinical patient discharge summaries electronically to GP systems.

GPs call for action to protect ethnic minorities

The RCGP has called for action to tackle the risks posed by coronavirus to ethnic minorities and to ensure doctors and staff are kept safe this winter.

Surgeons should be given ‘emotional intelligence’ training

Surgeons should be given regular ‘emotional intelligence’ training as an ‘explicit’ part of their professional development.

One in eight hospital coronavirus cases 'caught on-site’

A study has found that thousands of patients are likely to have been infected with coronavirus in UK hospitals.

Survey prompts calls for better support for female staff

A survey suggests that stress and exhaustion from the coronavirus crisis threatens to intensify burnout among women working in the NHS.

Daily operations to remove rotten teeth in children rising

Councils have warned of a potential post-coronavirus surge of dental treatments following the lifting of lockdown.

NHS compensation leaving bereaved families without benefits

Families who have lost loved ones to coronavirus while they worked on the frontline will be stripped of their social security payments, says Labour.

Funding to help people return home from hospital

People needing additional follow-on care after being discharged from hospital will now be supported by a £588 million fund.

Trusts charged over £15m when hiring overseas specialist staff

The Labour Party has claimed that NHS trusts have been charged over £15 million when hiring overseas specialist staff since 2017.

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