The Mental Health Taskforce has published a report recommending that 700 new mental health specialist GPs should be trained and enrolled in the NHS by the end of the decade.

The BBC has reported that funding levels for NHS mental health care in England have decreased, after obtaining information from a Freedom of Information (FoI) request.

The NHS in Wales is performing ‘no better or worse’ than than the health service in England and the rest of the UK, according to a new report from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced £27 million worth of funding to support a number of new initiatives aimed at improving recruitment and retention in the Scottish NHS.

Scotland will not impose any contract on junior doctors working north of the border, following recent disputes in England.

The British Medical Association (BMA) says that the government’s ‘bullying’ approach to impose a new contract on junior doctors is a ‘total failure’ on ministers’ part.

The target for routine operation in England has been missed for the first time.

NHS Improvement, the body responsible for overseeing improvement in trusts and independent providers, has published its vision for providers in 2020.

Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has given a statement to Parliament regarding the introduction of the new junior doctors’ contract, after the BMA rejected the government’s final offer to end the dispute.

The British Medical Association (BMA) has rejected the government’s final offer to settle the junior doctor contract dispute in England.

According to a survey conducted by the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC), recruitment agencies are struggling to find enough nurses and doctors to fill hospital shifts since the introduction of hourly pay caps.

Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced that £4.2 billion of the government’s investment in the NHS budget, will be earmarked for IT projects.

The number of young doctors applying to become specialists has dropped to a new all-time low, according to a report from the Guardian.

The second junior doctors’ strike, organised by the British Medical Association (BMA), has begun, with almost 3,000 operations being cancelled due to the walk out.

A report published by Natural England has reviewed the benefits and outcomes of green care as a therapeutic treatment for reducing anxiety, stress and depression.

Skills for Health and the National Skills Academy for Health have launched a new campaign that aims to highlight the role of support workers in the NHS.

The West Midlands ‘super-practice’, the Modality Partnership, is expected to expand across England following approaches from other practices.

A survey conducted by NatCen Social Research has found that there has been the biggest ever rise in public dissatisfaction regarding the NHS.

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