People being urged to choose the right care

People are being urged to use health services wisely as all hospitals across Coventry and Warwickshire are under extreme pressure.

First Purple Star for New QEII hospital

The ambulatory care team at the New QEII hospital have received a Purple Star for their work in improving services for people with learning disabilities.

South Tyneside and Sunderland plan overseas nurse recruitment drive

Bosses at the South Tyneside and Sunderland Healthcare Group are planning a recruitment drive in the Philippines following a decade of recruitment success.

Government accused of failing to stop NHS crisis

NHS providers, doctors and patients have accused the government of failing to stop the growing crisis in the NHS this winter.

Independent doctors to be rated by CQC

All healthcare organisations in England that offer regulated care will be rated by the CQC, including independent doctors that offer primary care online.

Missed appointments cost the NHS £1bn last year

Almost eight million hospital outpatient appointments were missed due to patients not attending in 2016/17, costing the NHS almost £1 billion.

Three-step 'mantra' to relieve GP pressures

The Royal College of GPs is asking patients to adopt a new three-step 'mantra' to help relieve pressures on GP services this winter.

Liverpool trusts approve business case for merger

Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and the Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust are closer to a merger.

Use of ‘drunk tanks’ considered by NHS

The NHS will decide whether ‘drunk tanks’ should be used to release pressure on A&E departments during the seasonal holiday period.

Electronic records further improving care

Increasing the amount of information held in electronic Summary Care Records is improving care and helping to ease winter pressures.

King’s shuts hospitals over Norovirus fears

The Princess Royal University Hospital has shut all wards to visitors because of a small outbreak of Norovirus in the hospital.

Hospitals made £174m through parking charges

Hospitals in England made a record £174 million for 2016/17 in charging for parking, an increase of six per cent on the previous financial year.

Winter pressures causing thousands of delays

Hospitals across England are to defer operations and procedures until 31 January as a result of overwhelming NHS pressures this winter.

NHS England tells hospitals to delay operations

Thousands of patients are having their surgeries cancelled as part of the NHS’s efforts to avoid the service going into meltdown this winter.

Working time regulations need to be protected, BMA warns

The government should not treat Brexit as an opportunity to roll back working time regulations, the BMA and other health organisations have warned.

Walsall Healthcare shows improvements but more work needed

The services provided by Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust have been rated by England’s Chief Inspector of Hospitals as ‘requires improvement’ overall.

Newham University Hospital maternity services require improvement

Newham University Hospital maternity services have been rated as ‘requires improvement’ by the Care Quality Commission.

Fear of legal action impacting way GPs practise

84 per cent of GPs say the fear of being sued is a significant factor in their decisions to order more tests, make more referrals or prescribe medication.

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