Two trusts meet all electronic referrals milestone

Two trusts are now processing all of their hospital referral appointments electronically via the NHS e-Referral Service.

PHE stresses importance of flu jab

As NHS leaders prepare for a pressurised winter period, PHE has highlighted the importance of being vaccinated against the flu.

Sterile operating conditions key to cutting infections

Skin preparation, wound hygiene and sharing data on outcomes are more important than adherence to dress codes for reducing infections following surgery.

Two junior doctors care for 436 patients overnight

A Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust report has revealed how two junior doctors were left to care for more than 400 patients during a night shift.

Maintain NHS funding by increasing taxes

King’s Fund think tank finds 66 per cent of the public are willing ‘to pay more taxes in order to maintain the level of spending needed’ on the NHS.

Great improvements in mental health provision on Teesside

Fewer people in mental health crisis are being taken to police cells thanks to a scheme which places nurses next to police on the streets.

Sheffield gets double research funding boost

Adults and children with medical conditions are to benefit from an innovative new research cooperative to be launched in Sheffield.

Landmark partnership for Royal Free London Group

North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust (NMUH) has announced that it has joined the Royal Free London (RFL) group as its clinical partner.

Northumbria to deliver North East immunisation programme

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is to deliver immunisations to children and young people in schools across the North East.

Health Secretary commends patient safety at Medway Hospital

The Secretary of State for Health, Jeremy Hunt, commended patient safety on his visit to Medway Maritime Hospital recently.

People at risk of type 2 diabetes should be given weight loss tips by NHS

More than a million people at high risk of type 2 diabetes should be given intensive exercise and weight loss help by the NHS, NICE says.

NHS workers call for 3.9 per cent pay rise

Unions representing nurses and other NHS staff have written to the chancellor to demand a 3.9 per cent pay rise.

http://www.cqc.org.uk/news/releases/cqc-finds-improvement-needed-safety-wigan-hospital

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Foundation Trust has been instructed to improve the safety of two services by the CQC.

€1.6million for South Tees clinical trial

Clinicians at South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust have been given €1.6million to trial the effectiveness of osteoporosis equipment.

Coventry nurses’ clinical blood app recognised

Nurses at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust have been shortlisted for an award for its blood transfusion app.

£1.7m to explore heart attack treatments for over-75s

Newcastle health researchers have received £1.7million from the British Heart Foundation to lead a new clinical trial.

New bill to investigate patient safety incidents

The Department of Health has announced a new safety organisation that has new legal powers to investigate serious patient safety incidents.

£10m investment to revolutionise NHS business services

A £10 million investment by NHS SBS has led to 48 NHS organisations signing contracts for a range of finance, procurement and employment services.

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