hospital staff in a line

NHS England appoints Dr Navina Evans as its new chief workforce officer

Virtual ward being trialled in Cornwall to free up hospital beds

bacteria

The Health Secretary is set to announce funding for a global antibiotic research fund to help millions of people in low-and middle-income countries.

Doctor on a laptop

Government plans to digitise healthcare in effort to reduce Covid Backlog

NHS England 'on track to virtually eliminate two year waiters by July'

NHS England chief executive Amanda Pritchard has said that it remains on course to 'eliminate two year waiting list' by the end of July.

Draft Mental Health Bill pledges £150 million over three years

The draft bill includes “a range of changes to shift the balance of power from the system to the patient, putting service users at the centrof decisions about their own care"

NHS Property Services launches Green Plan

Plan includes a commitment to transition 800 service vehicles and 130 company cars to electric

MHRA to amend Medical Device Regulations

To signify products have met the new standards, they will carry the UK conformity assessment marking, replacing the CE mark.

Polio detected in East London sewage works

Investigations are underway after several closely-related viruses were found in sewage samples taken between February and May.

Moderna to open UK vaccine research and manufacturing centre

mRNA Innovation and Technology Centre will be developing vaccines for respiratory diseases including COVID-19

BCS report advocates the creation of a 'clinical satnav'

Better computerised advice for routine medical decisions will solve problems such as over-prescription of antibiotics, says IT body.

SECAmb responds to damning CQC inspection report

Bullying, harassment and inappropriate sexualised behaviour at the Trust were not addressed and became normalised behaviours, says Care Quality Commission

UKHSA publishes monkeypox vaccination strategy

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has recommended that some gay and bisexual men at higher risk of exposure to monkeypox should be offered vaccines.

The government is investing up to £3m to close the gaps between university, NHS, and mental health services

New approach diagnoses Alzheimer’s with a single scan

The new approach requires just one MRI brain scan taken on a standard 1.5 Tesla machine

Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology to implement changes to close the gender health gap.

The UKHSA has published an update on the UK-wide investigations into a rise in cases of sudden onset hepatitis in children

Sickle cell awareness campaign launched

A new NHS training programme will aim to help staff better understand the condition, which affects up to 15,000 people in the UK.

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