Nursing students to receive £5,000 payment a year

The government has announced that all nursing students on courses from September 2020 will receive a payment of at least £5,000 a year.

Glasgow health board considering legal action

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde has instructed legal action against a contractor involved in the construction of the QEUH.

Oxford Health receives Good CQC rating

Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust has been recognised by the CQC as having improved the majority of its services.

More NHS funding detailed in new Welsh Government budget

The Welsh Government has said that over half of the next Welsh Government budget to be spent on health.

The plan sets out how health and social care services will meet demand and ensure there are enough staff with the right skills in place

The new hospital has been purpose built to provide a safe environment for treating patients who need psychiatric care in a high-secure setting.

Professor Stephen Powis, the NHS national medical director, and Professor Yvonne Doyle, Public Health England’s Medical Director, are leading a drive to encourage people to protect themselves from flu over Christmas

Nurses urge for 'cruel' health surcharge to be scrapped

The RCN is urging for the new government to explicitly commit to rescinding the current Immigration Health Surcharge for nursing staff.

New government urged to make difference from day one

The BMA is calling for decisive action from the new government to tackle NHS pressures and deliver real change for staff, patients and services.

Waiting times worsen as hospitals feel Winter pinch

New NHS figures indicate that hospital performance in England has sunk again - with new record worst waits in A&E and for hospital operations.

Johnson says NHS is ‘top priority’ after election win

The Conservatives has won a working majority in the General Election, and Boris Johnson has insisted the NHS is his ‘top priority’.

Anastrozole reduces breast cancer rates long term

Anastrozole drug has cut the risk of breast cancer in half and protected women for seven years after they stopped taking it.

A claim by 17 NHS trusts that they are charities and should receive backdated business rates relief has been rejected by the High Court.

Tackle obesity crisis by labelling food with exercise advice

Labelling food with the amount and type of physical activity needed to burn off the calories in it could lead to ‘healthier’ dietary choices.

South Warwickshire first ‘Outstanding’ acute trust in Midlands

The Care Quality Commission has rated South Warwickshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust as Outstanding overall.

Waiting lists expected to reach 5.8m by end of 2024

New analysis shows that waiting lists are expected to reach 5.8 million by the end of 2024, up from 4.4 million in 2019 and 2.5 million in 2010.

10,000 blood pressure tests rolled out

10,000 people in Cheshire and Merseyside have had their blood pressure tested, thanks to a programme funded by the BHF.

Over 5,000 deaths since 2016 after delayed admission to A&E

5,449 patients have died over the past three years because they have spent so long on a trolley in an A&E unit waiting for a hospital bed.

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