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21/02/2020 - 11:39
Patient safety is at risk in ‘crumbling’ NHS mental health hospitals in desperate need of funding to improve dilapidated buildings.
21/02/2020 - 10:28
The Institute for Government has claimed that the UK’s ‘sky-high’ visa fees could deter vital NHS staff and the ‘brightest and best’ scientists.
20/02/2020 - 12:28
Figures show that the number of patients spending more than 12 hours in A&E in Wales was the highest on record again in January.
20/02/2020 - 11:21
The University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust has been rated as Requires Improvement following a Care Quality Commission inspection.
20/02/2020 - 10:18
iHV has warned that public health budget cuts have left health visiting services unable to offer the minimum level of support in many areas.
20/02/2020 - 09:43
NHS Lothian has revealed it has become the first in Europe to pioneer the ‘next generation’ of robotically assisted surgery.
20/02/2020 - 09:35
A new £10 million scheme will give leading researchers the chance to work together to help those facing life-threatening conditions.
19/02/2020 - 10:07
A new survey has revealed that one in five people did not feel safe while in the care of the NHS mental health service that treated them.
19/02/2020 - 09:45
A consultation has been launched as part of the next phase of a programme to align private healthcare data with NHS recorded activity.
18/02/2020 - 16:54
The NHS has launched a patient safety inquiry after a private contractor lost more than 28,000 pieces of confidential medical correspondence.
18/02/2020 - 15:06
Closing a loophole in the UK’s asylum policy could benefit the public purse by millions of pounds each year.
18/02/2020 - 14:47
The NHS Supply Chain has revealed that more than 200 NHS trusts have made huge environmental savings by simply switching their copier paper.
18/02/2020 - 10:13
A third of black and minority ethnic staff in the health service have been bullied, harassed or abused by their own colleagues in the past year.
18/02/2020 - 09:53
New research from the Institute of Alcohol Studies has claimed that higher alcohol taxes could benefit disadvantaged groups.
18/02/2020 - 09:23
The Care Quality Commission has stressed that action must be taken now if the NHS is to avoid an even worse winter crisis next year.
18/02/2020 - 09:15
Transgender patients are increasingly choosing to self-medicate with online-bought hormones from unregulated sources.
17/02/2020 - 16:13
RNIB Scotland has found that blind and partially sighted people still struggle to receive healthcare information in accessible formats, which can result in them missing treatment
17/02/2020 - 11:00
A social media campaign is taking place to raise awareness of the importance of reporting suspected side effects of taking multiple medicines using the Yellow Card Scheme.
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