Government backtracks selling off of NHS Professionals

The government has made a U-turn on its decision to privatise an NHS employment agency it owns that supplies hospitals with staff.

Statins reduce deaths from heart disease by 28 per cent

The study, conducted by Imperial College London with the University of Glasgow, focused on 2,560 men with high levels of ‘bad’ cholesterol.

NHS Resolution welcomes National Audit Office study

NHS Resolution has welcomed the publication of the NAO study, ’Managing the costs of clinical negligence in trusts’.

Mass GP list closures would have ‘detrimental impact’

The DOH has urged the BMA to consider the ‘detrimental impact’ closing many practices would have on patients.

Child safety fears following shortage of doctors

Child safety fears and long waiting times have been highlighted in a new report as the RCPCH calls for more doctors in the community.

Dorset Trust and Interserve Prime announce new strategic estates partnership

Dorset Trust and Interserve Prime have announced a new partnership to enable the strategic transformation of the Dorchester hospital estate.

‘Unrelenting pressure’ on NHS troubling for cancer patients

Workforce pressures in the NHS are affecting the care being delivered to cancer patients, new report warns.

NHS could save £400 million a year tackling health anxiety

The NHS could save over £400 million yearly by offering treatment for health anxiety and ‘cyberchondria’.

Tooth decay leading reason for children being hospitalised

Almost 8,000 children in Wales had to be admitted to hospital to have teeth extracted under general anaesthetic.

Free IVF on NHS to be suspended in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough CCG has decided to suspend routinely commissioning specialist fertility services until April 2019.

Thousands of nursing staff to protest over pay

An estimated 2,000 nursing staff are to take part in a demonstration outside parliament demanding that the government lift the one per cent cap.

Instrument sterilisation to move 40 miles away

Patient safety in north east London could be compromised if the sterilisation of instruments move to Maidstone in Kent, Unite warns.

Health services deeply concerning for rural residents

Rural residents are more concerned about deteriorating healthcare services than any other issue, a new survey has found.

GPs could face huge tax bill as result of inflation

High-earning GPs could face higher tax bills as a result of inflation figures which could see pension pots grow.

Training on pre- and postnatal mental illness insufficient

72 per cent of 419 midwives and health visitors said they do not think the current amount of training on pre- and postnatal mental illnesses is sufficient.

RCN launches drive to combat delirium

The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has launched a new drive to help nurses identify the signs of delirium in order to improve care and save lives.

North Lincolnshire trust to get support to improve

ELHT has been commissioned by NHS Improvement to work with North Lincolnshire and Goole Hospitals Foundation Trust (NLAG) to improve services.

Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust receives ‘warning notice’ from CQC

The CQC has told Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust that it must make significant improvements at the Royal Cornwall Hospital.

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