NHS set to roll out mental health employment specialists

The NHS will roll out mental health employment specialists across the country, providing £10 million to expand access over the next two years.

Funding to digitise care to NHS information flow

NHS Digital has opened bidding for new funding to enable better sharing of social care and clinical information and data.

Over half of acute trusts using e-Referral Service

Over half of acute hospital trusts have switched off paper referrals and are now processing GP referrals for outpatient appointments digitally.

NHS and government must improve communication of reforms

The government and the NHS must improve how they communicate reforms to the public, says committee in report on integrated care.

First joint ICT director for Buckinghamshire

Balvinder Heran has appointed Buckinghamshire's first ICT director with responsibility across an NHS trust, CCG and county council.

RCN advises regular cervical screening

The Royal College of Nursing has published new guidance for registered nurses around the importance of regular checks or cervical cancer.

New measures to protect doctors’ mistakes

Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt is to announce new measures to improve patient safety and protect doctors and nurses when mistakes are made.

Record high for out-of-area beds

Record numbers of patients with serious mental health issues are enduring ‘damage and distress’ as a result of being sent to out-of-area beds.

Welsh Government advises less reliance on hospitals

The Welsh Government has said that patients need to seek more care in their communities and that hospital visits should be only when ‘essential’.

Over a million NHS workers agree to pay rise

Union members working for the NHS in England have voted overwhelmingly to accept a three year pay deal.

Child protection information sharing a priority

Nadhim Zahawi has urged the NHS and councils yet to implement a child protection information sharing system to do so as a matter of urgency.

Preventive care outside hospitals must improve

Hospitals, GPs, community services and social care need to work together more effectively to help reduce emergency admissions.

Primary care in England needs further innovation

A new report has argued that new models of general practice could be imperative in realising the potential of wider NHS changes in England.

'Sustainable funding increases’ for NHS

Jeremy Hunt has revealed that the NHS will receive a ‘significant increase’ in its budget as part of the service's 70th birthday.

Lung cancer immunotherapy drug NHS agreement

NHS England has struck a deal with MSD to make the lung cancer drug pembrolizumab available for routine use on the NHS.

New analysis paints worrying picture of NHS recruitment

New analysis has revealed a worrying picture for the future of NHS recruitment, warning that thousands of new staff will have to be recruited in the next 10 years.

Joint letter sent to Prime Minister on NHS funding

A joint letter has reiterated that the NHS needs a real terms funding increase of around four per cent a year to prevent deterioration in care.

‘Common sense' overhaul of visa rules for GPs urged

The RCGP has urged Sajid Javid to act rapidly in overhauling immigration rules to allow appropriately-trained doctors to work as GPs in the NHS.

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