Smaller practices less likely to receive resilience funding

GP website Pulse has revealed that small practices are least likely to receive NHS England resilience funding.

75 per cent of UK maternity units denying Caesareans

Women at 75 per cent of UK maternity units are being denied their right to choose a Caesarean operation.

NICE approves steam treatment for prostates

NICE has approved plans for the NHS to start offering a new steam treatment for benign prostate enlargement.

Possibility of 115,000 fewer care workers after Brexit

Ending freedom of movement after Brexit could result in 115,000 fewer adult social care workers by 2026.

NHS Providers warn about impact of no deal

NHS Providers has warned of a lack of ‘contingency planning’ to deal with the impact of a no-deal Brexit on the health service.

All acute trusts in the north switch to e-RS

All northern acute hospital trusts have successfully switched to receiving 100 per cent of referrals through the NHS e-Referral Service.

New digital health records for Welsh hospital

The Princess of Wales Hospital in Bridgend is now offering a growing number of its outpatients access to their personal online health record.

Young people being treated for type 2 diabetes rising

The number of children and young people being treated for type 2 diabetes has risen from 507 to 715 in four years.

Major trauma centres saved 1,600 additional patients

The NHS in England has saved an extra 1,600 patients with severe injuries since major trauma centres were established in 2012.

Plea for applicants for learning disability nursing

The Royal College of Nursing is urging for urgent investment to attract more applicants into learning disability nursing.

Average GP working less than three-and-a-half days a week

New research has revealed that the average GP is now working less than three-an-a-half days a week.

Two digital pilots helping patients improve their health

Evaluations of two digital pathfinder projects have highlighted the benefits of enabling patients to help them better manage conditions.

The government is missing an opportunity with e-cigarettes

MPs have claimed that legislation surrounding the use of e-cigarettes should be relaxed so they can be more widely accepted in society.

Midland Metropolitan Hospital to open in 2022

The Midland Metropolitan Hospital is set to open in 2022 after the government and local NHS agreed to finish construction work.

New drug treatment could cut liver transplants

Scientists have argued that a new treatment for sudden liver failure could prvent the need for liver transplants.

Study raises questions over opt-out register

A new study has suggested that an opt-out organ donation register in England may not increase donation figures as some expect.

Cancer diagnosis path affects treatment options

PHE has released new data which shows that the way that cancer patients are diagnosed may affect their treatment options.

NHS target for children needing wheelchairs missed

Thousands of disabled children are waiting more than four months from the time of their referral to receiving a wheelchair.

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