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12/08/2016 - 12:46
A report by think-tank IPPR has argued that the devolution of health will not succeed unless Westminster relinquishes some control.
12/08/2016 - 10:34
The Junior Doctors Committee (JDC) of the British Medical Association (BMA) is to request fresh industrial action as part of its row with the government over the new contract.
12/08/2016 - 09:49
St George’s University of London has opened up its five-year medical degree undergraduate course to candidates wishing to apply through clearing.
11/08/2016 - 12:49
Delays in discharging patients from hospital have risen 23 per cent since June last year, NHS England has revealed.
11/08/2016 - 10:24
England's chief inspector of Hospitals has recommended that Hinchingbrooke Health Care NHS Trust exits special measures.
11/08/2016 - 10:17
Airedale NHS Foundation Trust has been rated as ‘requires improvement’ in its latest Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspection.
11/08/2016 - 10:07
The NHS is set to introduce a gender quota to ensure an equal 50:50 male-female split on trust boards, The Telegraph reports.
11/08/2016 - 09:44
Mental health targets are being ignored by a quarter of clinical commissioning groups (CCGs), a FOI request has shown.
10/08/2016 - 11:33
A study published by Imperial College London has shown that people who exercise regularly often have slightly enlarged hearts, a beneficial response to exercise, but one that could lead to a misdiagnosed heart disease.
10/08/2016 - 10:21
NHS Education for Scotland has offered 100 £20,000 ‘golden hellos’ for GP trainees going to 37 hard-to-fill locations in rural and remote areas.
10/08/2016 - 09:59
A study published in the BMJ Open has suggested that catching the Zika infection during pregnancy can cause limb deformities in babies.
10/08/2016 - 09:46
United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust has confirmed it is considering closing its accident and emergency department at night, in order to combat a severe shortage of doctors.
10/08/2016 - 09:28
Morrison Hospital in Swansea has welcomed a £6.6 million extension to its cardiac intensive care unit, in a move that aims to reduce surgery waiting times.
09/08/2016 - 14:15
Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust has joined forces with South Yorkshire police and firefighters to reduce the demand on 999 responders.
09/08/2016 - 11:27
The NHS has access to the first National Clinical Staffing framework to facilitate compliance with caps on agency staffing pay and charge rates.
09/08/2016 - 10:43
St Helens CCG could suspend all non-essential hospital referrals for four months to help the hospital cope with increased demands.
09/08/2016 - 10:34
The British Medical Association (BMA) has warned that, despite initial steps to tackle rocketing GP indemnity fees, more needs to be done.
09/08/2016 - 09:58
Referring patients for social activities did not lower subsequent GP consultations or improve patients’ health outcomes, Pulse has reported.
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