Continued investment in emergency mental health services

The NHS is delivering its pledge to offer support to patients who attend A&E suffering a mental health crisis.

Sheffield Children’s praised for kindness and compassion

Sheffield Children’s NHS Foundation Trust has been awarded the CQC ‘Good’ rating once again after a series of visits across the trust.

Winter pressures surfacing in summer months

East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust has faced its busiest day ever, prompting pressures normally seen in the winter to be deemed the norm all year round.

Procurement excellence for Midlands and Lancashire CSU

CIPS has awarded NHS Midlands and Lancashire CSU standard level in the Procurement Excellence Programme (PEP).

Healthy lifestyle can offset genetic risk of dementia

New research has found that living a healthy lifestyle may help offset a person’s genetic risk of dementia.

Nurses take safe staffing message to Parliament

Nurses will discuss their experiences of delivering care in hospitals in England at an event in Parliament.

NHS negligence defence fees rise by eight per cent

The health service spent eight per cent more last year than the year before defending clinical negligence lawsuits.

NHS Scotland buys 189m single-use plastic cups

More than 189 million single-use plastic cups have been bought by the NHS in Scotland over the past five years.

Disabled patients increasingly charged to park

The number of NHS sites charging patients even though they have a blue badge has risen by almost a fifth in just three years.

Children with Type 2 diabetes rises by nearly half

The number of young people being treated for Type 2 diabetes has risen by nearly 50 per cent in just five years.

Student nursing applications continue to dip

Student nursing applications in England are much lower than three years ago, highlighting that funding reforms are failing to deliver.

Increase in referrals for talking therapies

Latest figures show that 1.6 million referrals were made to talking therapies for anxiety and depression during 2018-19.

Mental health programme for schools and NHS

Damian Hinds has outlined the next steps in bringing together services for young people in need of mental health support.

Nine out of ten satisfied with their GP

Nine out of 10 patients have 'confidence and trust' in their family doctor as well as other general practice staff.

£135 million investment in health research

The NHS will form new partnerships to solve some of the biggest issues facing health and social care over the next five years.

Cancer research centre among £720m for projects

A centre to tackle cancer will be prioritised as part of £720 million funding from public-private partnerships.

Pensions row sees waiting lists hit new heights

The number of people waiting for hospital treatment in England has hit a record high of 4.39 million.

Ambulance trust withdraws NHS 111 service

An ambulance trust is blaming staff shortages as the reason for why it is having to stop providing the NHS 111 phone service.

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