Powers to tackle hospital and GP ‘nuisances’ considered

The Welsh government is considering introducing powers to protect NHS staff from people being disruptive in GP surgeries and hospitals.

Improvements made at The Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust

The CQC has found improvements in services provided by The Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust at Pinderfields and Dewsbury hospitals.

Technology programme extended to ambulance trusts

NHS England has announced three ambulance trusts will share £10 million to develop into world class digital organisations.

NHS is getting worse, survey shows

Rota gaps, reduced access to care and poor morale are some of the key findings from the BMA’s latest quarterly survey of doctors.

Home Office ‘blocked’ doctors from taking up vital NHS jobs

Senior doctors from overseas who have been appointed to fill key roles in hospitals have been blocked because their NHS salaries are too low under immigration rules.

PHE to investigate prescription drug addiction

Public Health England is launching a review into the growing problem of prescription drug addiction.

New fund for life-changing drugs

Welsh First Minister has hailed the success of the £80 million New Treatment Fund in cutting the times new life-changing medicines become available on the NHS.

Cost of clinical negligence claims ‘spiralling’

NHS Confederation members have called for action to address the spiralling cost of clinical negligence claims in England.

NHS Digital and Microsoft enter cyber security deal

NHS Digital has entered a new deal with Microsoft that supports health organisations in protecting their IT infrastructure against cyber threats.

West Suffolk Hospital ‘outstanding’

West Suffolk Hospital’s end-of-life and outpatient services have helped it gain an ‘outstanding’ rating from the Care Quality Commission.

New guidance for people with suspected AMD

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has published new guidance for people with suspected late age-related macula degeneration.

New depression app should be trialled on NHS: NICE

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) says online and mobile programme Deprexis should be tested out in NHS services.

Some improvements found at Leicestershire Partnership NHS trust

The CQC has found some improvement in Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust’s CAHMS but says more work is needed across the trust.

‘No single reason’ for increase in Mental Health Act detentions

There is no single reason why more detentions than ever before are being made under the Mental Health Act, the CQC has concluded.

Next generation of nurses deterred by record pressures

The number of vacant nursing jobs reached a new high in September 2017, with the RCN saying that pressures are deterring applicants.

Survey finds lack of progress in asthma care

A ‘frustrating’ lack of progress in asthma care is leaving nearly two-thirds of patients not receiving the basic level of care required for the condition.

CQC rates Sussex Partnership as Outstanding for caring

The previously troubled Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation has been awarded an overall rating of Outstanding for being caring by the CQC.

NHS may have to recalculate A&E performance figures

The UK Statistics Authority has told NHS England to explain changes to the recording of A&E data, which is causing ‘misleading conclusions’.

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