NHS launches smartphone GP appointments

A 24-hour service has been launched for NHS patients, offering GP consultations via video link on smartphones.

Labour demands inquiry into delayed payments to trainee GPs

Labour is demanding an inquiry into how trainee GPs did not receive their salaries from Capita on behalf of the NHS.

Help older people with learning disabilities plan for future

Health and social care professionals should help older people with learning disabilities live healthy and fulfilling lives as they age, NICE says.

Older people’s mental health wards rated ‘good’

Wards for older people at a north London mental health trust have been rated ‘good’ overall by the CQC.

£50,000 to improve diabetes care

NHS Harrogate and Rural District Clinical Commissioning Group is set to receive £50,000 to improve access to diabetes courses.

Rare Diseases Centre opens at St Thomas’ Hospital

A new centre dedicated to patients with a number of complex rare genetic conditions has opened at St Thomas’ hospital.

Community groups get £1.5 million fund to improve mental health

GMMH is providing an opportunity for community groups and projects across Manchester to benefit from a £1.5 million fund to improve mental health.

New technology helps people with MND hold on to speech

New voice banking software which helps people with MND to continue to communicate is being offered at Great Western Hospital.

West Cumberland Hospital planning redevelopment

The future of West Cumberland Hospital and the health and well-being of people in West Cumbria has been revealed.

NHS patient care deteriorating

51 per cent of NHS trust finance directors think patient care in their area has worsened over the last year - just six per cent said it has improved.

NHS patients to get new treatments faster

The government has announced a new fast-track route into the NHS for ‘breakthrough’ medicines and technologies.

Patient ambulance wait time doubles in two years

The number of patients waiting an hour or over to be transferred from an ambulance into an A&E ward has doubled over the past two years.

Update to employment checks document tool

NHS Employers has updated its employment checks document cross reference tool to reflect recent DBS check changes.

Warning over inherited risk of high cholesterol

Inherited risk of high cholesterol should be identified and treated as early as possible, NICE says in updated guidance.

Concerns raised over diversion of capital budgets

Meg Hillier has sent a letter to the Department of Health over concerns with the failure to provide clarity on the diversion of capital budgets in the NHS.

Princess Alexandra Hospital

Princess Alexandra Hospital is working with AGFA Healthcare for the implementation of a new Enterprise Imaging platform.

Stark north and south difference in dental health

There is a worrying divide in good dental health between northern and southern England, with children in deprived areas more likely to have rotten teeth.

NHS England launches new mental health package

NHS England has published new Prevent Mental Health Guidance to support staff in safeguarding the vulnerable at risk of radicalisation.

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