Improvements in asthma care needed as EDs struggle to meet standards

RCEM has called for improvements amid wide variation in the speed of asthma care in UK Emergency Departments (ED).

New £1.4 million tram bridge to open on QMC’s birthday

A new bridge providing direct access to Queen’s Medical Centre (QMC), part of Nottingham University Hospitals, will open to patients, visitors and staff.

Therapy sessions offered to doctors to combat stress

Doctors from St Bartholomew’s Hospital in London have been attending art therapy groups to combat stress.

NHS staff sickness absence decline

NHS staff sickness absence has consistently reduced from the first quarter of 2015 to the first quarter of the 2017.

New treatment for advanced blood cancer

People with an advanced type of blood cancer will benefit from nivolumab on the NHS following approval by NICE.

Loss of access to isotopes ‘critical’, BMA warns

Medical research and patient care could be at risk if the UK pulls out of the EU nuclear agency, the BMA has warned.

NHS England releases CCG Annual Assessment

NHS England has released its CCG Annual Assessment for the 2016/17 year.

Over 80,000 NHS posts vacant, NHS Digital finds

More than 86,000 NHS posts were vacant between January 2017 and March 2017, statistics from NHS Digital show.

NHS ‘does not need more money to improve’, CQC chief inspector says

CQC’s chief inspector has said that the NHS does not necessarily need more money to improve care.

‘NHS cannot continue to work this way’, says Norfolk watchdog

A Norfolk watchdog has warned that the NHS cannot continue to work as it is in a new hard-hitting report.

Alcohol-related illness and deaths to cost NHS £17 billion

Between 2017 and 2022 the total cost to the NHS of alcohol-related illness and deaths will be £17 billion, a new report estimates.

£26million pharmaceutical manufacturing unit opens in Torbay

A £26 million pharmaceutical manufacturing unit, Torbay Pharmaceuticals, has opened in Paignton.

NHS Grampian to raise £27 million selling disused buildings

NHS Grampian, a North-east health authority, is set to raise £27 million by disposing of its assets in the next few years.

£165 million Papworth Hospital delays opening

Cambridge’s £165 million Papworth Hospital will open five months later than planned.

Patients to wait at least a week to see GP or practice nurse

Patients across England face waiting longer than a week for a GP or practice nurse on over 100 million occasions by 2022, the RCGP warns.

NHS to ban homeopathy and herbal medicine

The NHS has announced that it is banning homeopathy and herbal medicine in a new publication.

Benefits for NHS if number of falls reduced

A report has shown that reducing falls can help NHS trusts improve patient experience and reduce costs.

Cancer patient experiences are improving

A national survey has shown that cancer patients feel increasingly positive about their NHS care.

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