Thousands to access diabetes and obesity prevention services

NHS England, Public Health England and Diabetes UK have partnered up with leading companies from the tech sector to fight against obesity and Type 2 diabetes.

£14.8 million energy centre saves £200,000 in first month

The new Energy Centre at the John Radcliffe Hospital reduced NHS spending on energy bills by more than £200,000 in its first month.

New scheme to improve care for mental health patients

A pilot scheme in North Lincolnshire is set to improve the care given to mental health patients who are acutely ill or injured.

Electronic whiteboards used to improve patient safety

Staff at Southampton’s teaching hospitals are introducing interactive whiteboards on wards as part of a major digital transformation project.

Call to improve NHS staff working conditions

Hospital managers have called on the government to improve the working conditions of NHS staff to stop the number of resignations increasing further.

NHS cracks down on sending mental health patients away from home

Mental health trusts are being forced to reveal how many patients they are sending away from home for treatment because of a lack of beds.

Use antibiotics effectively to preserve their usefulness, NICE says

Good management of antibiotics can half the number of people picking-up drug-resistant infections in hospital, new research suggests.

RCS and University of Manchester announce partnership

The Royal College of Surgeons has announced a partnership that will see its surgical education courses delivered at the University of Manchester.

Patients waiting six months or more for surgery increases by 40 per cent

The number of patients waiting longer than six months for treatment increased by 40 per cent compared to the same time last year.

Improvement made at Barts Health NHS Trust

CQC has rated Barts NHS Trust as ‘requires improvement’ overall - an improvement from its previous rating of ‘inadequate’.

Trust unveils plans for new hospice

Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has unveiled plans to create a new hospice in Winchester.

Inpatient Pharmacy opens at St Thomas’ Hospital

St Thomas’ hospital has opened a state-of-the-art Inpatient Pharmacy.

Spontaneous labours in England fall as induced labours and caesareans rise

NHS Digital figures show that spontaneous labours have decreased over the past year and caesareans and induced labours have increased.

Two new innovative treatments made routinely available on NHS

NHS England has struck new deals to make innovative treatments for Multiple Sclerosis and breast cancer routinely available on the NHS.

New DNA test for Down’s syndrome

Doctors have developed a more accurate test for Down’s, Edwards and Patau syndromes.

Chancellor must seize opportunity to help NHS escape from ‘impossible trap’, NHS Providers says

NHS Providers says the chancellor must seize the opportunity in the budget to help the NHS escape from an ‘impossible trap’.

NHS needs £4 billion to stop patient care deteriorating

The government must find at least £4 billion more for the NHS in the budget to stop patient care deteriorating next year, health charities warn.

NHS could ‘pop’ without urgent cash boost, health bosses told

The NHS could ‘pop’ unless it receives an emergency cash injection in this month’s budget, the service’s financial regulator has warned.

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