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16/03/2016 - 11:24
According to research conducted by the universities of Nottingham and York, 43 per cent of women who quit smoking during pregnancy resume the habit after they give birth.
16/03/2016 - 11:23
A GP federation providing alternative provider medical services (APMS) has gone into administration, resulting in a number of local GPs facing losses of up to £20,000.
16/03/2016 - 11:22
Health regulator Monitor will be taking action to support Liverpool Hospital in order to introduce measures to help improve its finances, after an investigation found the trust to have a predicted deficit of £7.3 million.
16/03/2016 - 11:22
In an interview with the BBC, Professor Carrie MacEwen, the president of The Royal College of Ophthalmologists (RCO), cautioned that significant numbers of patients were suffering irreversible sight loss each year in England due to overstretched and under-resourced services.
15/03/2016 - 11:49
A new report from the Public Accounts Committee has warned that the NHS in England lacks a convincing plan to fill a £22 billion funding black hole within the next five years.
15/03/2016 - 11:47
The British Medical Association (BMA) has concluded that improvements to training and support are ‘crucial’ to enable doctors to meet patients’ end of life care needs.
15/03/2016 - 11:45
A shortage of doctors and other medical personnel could be a key barrier to the government’s push to create a ‘truly seven day’ NHS, according to the Royal College of Physicians (RCP).
14/03/2016 - 11:27
Fourteen doctors’ leaders have written to Chancellor George Osborne, calling upon the government to allow more funding for social care, ahead of next week’s Budget.
14/03/2016 - 11:26
Stoke and Stafford hospital trust is facing a financial penalty of up to £9 million for failing to meet government targets.
14/03/2016 - 11:25
NHS staff and patients are considering launching a judicial review to examine the impact of the new junior doctors’ contract on ‘patients safety and the stability of the NHS’.
11/03/2016 - 12:07
NHS England has launched a new incentive scheme in a bid to slow down the growing issue of antibiotic resistance.
11/03/2016 - 12:06
Progress in negotiations means consultants working for NHS England could be offered a new ‘seven day contract’ before Easter, the BBC is reporting.
10/03/2016 - 11:41
According to figures for January released by NHS England, 88.7 per cent of patients were dealt with in four hours, falling short of the target of 95 per cent.
10/03/2016 - 11:40
Derriford hospital in Plymouth has said it wants to close its waiting list to people needing routine spinal operations for 12 months, claiming it cannot cope with the growing backlog of patients.
10/03/2016 - 11:39
NHS England has announced it is investing £55 million in rewarding Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCG) which choose to phase out referrals made through second class post, as part of a plan to move towards a fully electronic referrals system.
10/03/2016 - 11:38
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has raised concerns regarding the rise in prescriptions of anti-depressants among children.
09/03/2016 - 16:15
Health service leaders have cautioned that the junior doctor dispute is starting to take its toll on the NHS in England, as junior doctors participate in their third strike.
09/03/2016 - 16:14
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced new measures aimed at improving NHS safety and transparency.
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