New cap on legal costs to save NHS £500 million

The government is launching a consultation to tackle disproportionate legal fees for lower value clinical negligence claims.

Second antiviral to be deployed to country's most vulnerable

Thousands of the country’s most vulnerable will be able to access the UK’s second ground-breaking antiviral from 10 February.

Vaccinations expanded to most vulnerable five to 11 year olds

The NHS vaccination programme will begin to roll out to children aged between five and 11 who are most at risk of coronavirus.

NHS soups and shakes diet helps improve weight loss

NHS England has said that over 2,000 people with Type 2 diabetes have now improved their health through the NHS soups and shakes diet programme.

PPE worth £2.7bn bought for NHS set to go unused

It has revealed that £2.7 billion worth of PPE will be wasted as they are no longer needed or cannot safeguard NHS staff.

NHS England could employ unvaccinated staff after 1 April

Hospitals could continue to employ unvaccinated NHS healthcare workers beyond the April deadline if not doing so risks leaving them dangerously understaffed.

Lung cancer patients to benefit from new drug on NHS

Thousands of lung cancer patients will be fast-tracked a ground-breaking new drug which can significantly reduce the risk of cancer returning.

Wearable tech trial for cancer patients in Manchester

A new trial has opened in Greater Manchester which is to test wearable technologies involving patients who have received cancer treatment.

Covid misinformation putting pregnant women at risk

The RCM has said that it is more important than ever that we encourage and support pregnant women to have the coronavirus vaccination.

£4.5m to investigate hospital-acquired Covid-19 infections in Wales

Welsh Health Minister Eluned Morgan has pledged that all incidents of coronavirus caught in hospitals will be investigated.

Campaign launched in Leeds to promote careers in care

People are being encouraged to apply for a range of health and social care roles as part of a new recruitment campaign launched in Leeds.

MFT joins UK partners to maximise the benefits of health data

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust is joining the UK Health Data Research Alliance to realise the benefits of using health data for research and innovation.

New reforms to make consultant awards fairer

The government is reforming the National Clinical Excellence Awards for high performing NHS senior doctors to be more inclusive and accessible.

Social care restrictions eased following booster success

The government has announced that restrictions in place to help prevent the spread of Omicron in adult social care will now be eased.

£1 million to innovations to support net zero NHS delivery

SBRI Healthcare has awarded a total of £1 million to ten pioneering MedTech and Digital innovations to support the delivery of a net zero NHS.

Public urged to sign up to Covid-19 antiviral study

Adults over the age of 50 or with an underlying health condition who test positive for coronavirus are being urged to sign up for a world-first antivirals study.

‘Game-changing’ pay rise needed to stop staff exodus

Unions say that the mounting NHS staffing crisis and long waiting times will become permanent unless the government brings in a game-changing retention package.

£8 million from NHS England to support secondary schools

New multi-million-pound funding from NHS England will enable all schools to fully support the in-school vaccination programme.

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