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08/12/2015 - 11:52
The NHS has been urged to offer free Wi-Fi in every NHS building as part of a list of recommendations made by Martha Lane Fox.
08/12/2015 - 11:50
Investigations carried out by the NHS into complaints about avoidable harm and death have been criticised as inadequate by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman, Dame Julie Mellor.
08/12/2015 - 11:48
GPs who limit the amount of antibiotics they prescribe risk facing poor patient satisfaction scores, according to research from King’s College London.
07/12/2015 - 12:30
The government has advised that overseas visitors should pay for using some GP services, in addition to ambulances and A&E care.
04/12/2015 - 11:58
Education Secretary Nicky Morgan has announced a partnership with NHS England to trial a named single point of contact in 255 schools to promote ‘better joined-up working’ between schools and health services.
04/12/2015 - 11:00
Chief operating officers (COOs) working within the NHS need greater support, according to a report from health regulator Monitor.
03/12/2015 - 09:00
NHS England projections have claimed more than 10 million GP appointments will be booked online by the end of the financial year, as a result of the rapid adoption of online services by GPs.
03/12/2015 - 08:58
New guidelines published by health watchdog NICE has informed that hospitals should appoint health or social care practitioners responsible for discharging patients, in order to avoid delays.
03/12/2015 - 08:00
Over three quarters of Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) have expressed interest in becoming part of the first wave roll out of the NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme.
02/12/2015 - 11:18
Decisions to downgrade several North West London hospitals in a bid to cut costs have been criticised as ‘deeply flawed’ in a report by Michael Mansfield QC.
02/12/2015 - 11:16
Wales has introduced a new ‘deemed consent’ system for organ donation, which assumes consent unless people have chosen to opt out.
01/12/2015 - 10:59
More than 4,000 patients have had their treatment delayed, despite the British Medical Association (BMA) agreeing to suspend its strike after last-minute breakthrough talks.
01/12/2015 - 10:57
A study has found three quarters of patients sent to A&E by NHS 111 call handlers could have been seen and treated in a non-emergency care setting, if GPs had been undertaking the triage.
30/11/2015 - 11:57
GP practices will reduce the number of routine appointments to patients on the junior doctor strike days, in a bid to lessen the chance of a sudden increase in urgent care demand.
27/11/2015 - 15:59
A report conducted by the National Audit Office (NAO) study has found nearly a third of people struggle to access GP services through the phone.
27/11/2015 - 15:57
The London Ambulance Service (LAS) NHS Trust has been put into special measures after inspectors declared it to be underperforming in regard to meeting target response times.
27/11/2015 - 12:40
NHS England has confirmed plans to create a new chief information and technology officer (CITO) role to manage and develop the organisation’s information and technology agenda to take over from outgoing national director for patients and information, Tim Kelsey.
26/11/2015 - 11:30
The British Medical Association (BMA) has declared it will continue its plans for a strike, even after agreeing to enter conciliatory talks with government.
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