Hospitals to consider forming a single organisation

Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust and The Ipswich Hospital NHS Trust will meet to discuss the future of their partnership.

Number of people stopping smoking falls

The number of people who self-reported quitting smoking using NHS Stop Smoking Services has fallen for a fifth year in a row.

33 practices trial electronic consultation system

Practices across Hull and East Riding are trialling an digital consultation system that will enable patients to submit their symptoms to a GP electronically.

Older patients families struggle to complain about poor care

51 per cent of family members say it is difficult to complain about the hospital care or treatment of an older relative.

Third of GP trainees do not intend to work in NHS

Only two in three doctors currently completing their GP training plan to work in NHS general practice upon qualifying.

Improvement required for Lewisham NHS Trust

For the third time in three years, Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust has been instructed to improve patient care by the CQC.

Progress recognised at SaTH

The CQC has found a number of improvements at Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust.

‘Concerning’ rise in Welsh NHS complaints

Wales' public services watchdog has warned that the ‘ongoing rise’ in complaints about the health service in Wales ‘is concerning’.

NHS Digital and Microsoft sign cyber security agreement

NHS Digital has signed a new agreement with Microsoft to detect cyber threats to outdated IT systems.

‘Worryingly low’ meningitis jab uptake

Nurses have warned that those who do not take up the offer to be vaccinated against meningitis are putting themselves at unnecessary risk.

NHS organisations opportunity to learn with Local Growth Academy

New modules encouraging NHS organisations to learn from and collaborate with universities and local authorities will take place later this year.

One in 15 women need surgery to remove vaginal mesh implants

Thousands of women have had surgery to have vaginal mesh implants removed in the past decade, NHS figures obtained by the Guardian show.

Over 200 patients in England infected by Japanese fungus

As of July, 20 separate NHS trusts and independent hospitals in the UK had detected Candida auris.

Nine in 10 largest NHS hospitals short of nurses

More than nine in 10 of England’s 50 largest NHS hospital trusts are not staffed with nurses to the planned levels, analysis by the RCN shows.

RCM launches ‘Fair Pay Overdue’ campaign

The RCM has launched its ‘Fair Pay Overdue’ campaign which calls on the government to end pay restraint in the NHS.

GPs unfamiliar with national physical activity guidelines

The majority of doctors in England are unfamiliar with recommended levels of physical activity, a new report has revealed.

Wide disparities found in NHS waiting times and referral rates

Waiting times and access to treatments on the NHS dramatically vary across England, a new report has found.

Health inequality gap 'still growing'

The health gap between rich and poor is ‘still growing’ in England, according to figures gathered by the Department of Health.

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