NHS releases new social care support guide

A new guide to social care and support has been released on the NHS website to provide guidance to people who may need social care.

Improvements needed at ‘overcrowded’ Hampshire trust

Improvements are needed at Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust after the CQC found overcrowded A&E departments.

Royal Liverpool Hospital construction to restart

The government has announced that construction work on the Royal Liverpool Hospital will restart with public sector funding.

Review questions ability to answer 999 calls quickly

A report has found that the NHS’ ageing fleet and slow uptake of technology is limiting the ability of the NHS to answer 999 calls quickly.

Expert consultancy framework to save public sector millions

A new procurement framework is expected to save the public purse more than £25 million over the next four years.

£10 million to support GPs this winter

NHS England will provide £10 million to GPs to support delivery of additional extended hours and unscheduled care sessions over winter.

Local authorities supported to tackle childhood obesity

Public Health Minister Steve Brine has encouraged local authorities to apply to its ‘trailblazer’ programme to tackle childhood obesity.

Funding boost for NHS online training in Wales

An extra £10 million is available for online training to mark the official launch of Health Education Improvement Wales.

Royal Liverpool Hospital PFI deal faces rejection

The PFI deal to resume work on the Royal Liverpool Hospital could be scrapped, as ministers deliberate on taking it into full public ownership.

Improved NHS doctors' and dentists' pay deal in Wales

The Welsh government has agreed a salary base pay increase of two per cent for doctors and dentists in Wales.

Healthcare innovation to bring NHS large savings

The NHS has helped save £30 million and achieved wider economic and social benefits through just eight SBRI Healthcare projects.

Unpaid overtime pushing public sector to ‘tipping point’

A new report from UNISON has argued that public services support staff are doing more than 40 million hours of unpaid overtime a year.

Leak claims Camhs ‘not fit for purpose’

Some children with mental health problems are not receiving treatment until they are in crisis and sometimes suicidal.

Robert Coles to begin new role at NHS Digital

Robert Coles will begin his role as NHS Digital’s new Chief Information Security Officer on 1 October 2018.

Obesity to become women’s biggest preventable cause of cancer

New research claims obesity will overtake smoking as the biggest preventable cause of cancer among UK women in 25 years’ time.

NHS urged to consider electric or hybrid

NHS organisations have been encouraged to consider replacing high polluting vehicles with low-emission ones.

Proposed shake up for A&E appointments

Patients could have to start booking appointments in A&E units under proposed changes to NHS targets currently being considered by NHS chiefs.

Further drop in nursing students beginning training

The number of students starting nursing courses in England for 2018-2019 has dropped by more than 500 places.

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