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09/10/2017 - 10:55
NHS Digital has revealed that the electronic prescription service has managed to save the NHS £130 million over the last three years.
09/10/2017 - 10:39
A new report has said that the governments’ failure to properly fund social care is leaving millions of people at risk of losing vital support.
09/10/2017 - 10:16
There were more than 42,000 reported attacks on mental health staff in 2016-17, 25 per cent higher than four years previously.
09/10/2017 - 09:56
The RCGP has warned that overworked GPs are losing sleep because they are so anxious that they have put patients’ safety at risk.
06/10/2017 - 11:59
Over 21,000 homeless people have been admitted to hospital with drink and drug addictions over the past three years.
06/10/2017 - 11:40
Nearly half of adults aged 55 and over have experienced mental health problems, leading to health bodies to call on GPs to spot the warning signs.
06/10/2017 - 09:19
Two pregnancy charities have called for all women to be offered ‘royal standard’ of pregnancy sickness treatment.
05/10/2017 - 10:47
Vaughan Gething has announced a new £8.2 million investment for 90 new operational vehicles for the Welsh Ambulance Service.
05/10/2017 - 10:24
Of the 48 cancer drugs approved between 2009-2013, over half showed no benefits and some benefits were ‘clinically meaningless’.
05/10/2017 - 09:14
The latest inspection by the CQC has suggested that Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust should be placed into special measures.
04/10/2017 - 16:33
The Department of Health has announced the intention to launch a public consultation on increasing rates of organ donation.
04/10/2017 - 12:36
Plans to meet demanding NHS budget controls could see waiting times extended and cancer diagnostics cut.
04/10/2017 - 08:25
The head of the NHS Confederation has highlighted Jeremy Hunt’s failure to address the fragile state of health services in his party conference address.
03/10/2017 - 15:49
Young patients with mental health conditions are helping to train Barts Health staff to better support others in crisis.
03/10/2017 - 15:34
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced a number of commitments to support recruitment and retention in the NHS.
03/10/2017 - 09:49
Warrington and Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has suspended spinal operations following four ‘serious incidents’.
03/10/2017 - 09:06
Increasing numbers of people being forced to stay in hospital for longer is part of the reason for the rise in mortality rates.
03/10/2017 - 08:54
Researchers at the University of Oxford are looking for 500 NHS patients to test a new ‘universal’ vaccine against seasonal flu.
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