Almost 300 extra ambulance staff being recruited

Almost 300 additional ambulance service staff are being recruited through a £20 million Scottish Government funding injection.

Scrapping free prescriptions ‘a kick in the teeth’

Age UK has warned that scrapping free prescriptions for 60-65s will put older people’s health at risk and pile pressure on the NHS.

Patients in peril as NHS future funding finalised

NHS leaders have warned that millions of patients risk being condemned to further delays if the government fails to recognise full impact pandemic on NHS.

Huge discrepancy in NHS England waiting times uncovered

Research has revealed that some areas across the UK are facing huge backlogs for common hospital treatments while others have almost none.

Black surgeons ‘promoted far less’ in England

Analysis of NHS medics’ careers on England has found that black surgeons are far less likely to be promoted than their white colleagues.

New drug to lower cholesterol available on NHS

A new drug to lower cholesterol will be made available to hundreds of thousands of NHS patients, thanks to a world-leading deal.

New digital guidelines launched for NHS trusts

NHSX has published new digital guidelines to support local NHS leaders and organisations to transform services for patients.

‘Grab-a-jab’ initiative boosts ethnic minority vaccinations

The Covid vaccination programme has protected more than 700,000 people from ethnic minority backgrounds since rolling out the grab-a-jab campaign.

NHS to diagnose thousands of people with rare diabetes

NHS England has announced that genetic testing on the NHS will spot a rare form of diabetes in thousands of people unaware they are living with the disease.

Nurse vacancies increase across English NHS

New data has shown that the number of NHS nurse vacancies in England has spiked by a significant 12 per cent in the past few months.

NHS trusts forced to call hospital refurbs ‘new hospitals’

The government has ordered NHS trusts to call hospital refurbs ‘new hospitals’ as it attempts to hit its 2030 build target.

New study to better understand vaccine response

The UKHSA has received new funding to lead a consortium of research partners to better understand how individuals respond to the coronavirus vaccines.

Robot brings futuristic touch to trust’s cleaning regime

Royal Surrey NHS Foundation Trust is one of the first NHS Trusts in the UK to welcome a cleaning robot to its staff, thanks to its partnership with Medirest.

Mental health therapists pressured into exaggerating success

An expert in mental health at work has claimed that NHS mental health therapists are pressurised to exaggerate their success in treating patients.

Reading Festival, 2019

Coronavirus jabs will be on the bill as the NHS vaccination programme sets up camp at Reading and Leeds festivals this coming weekend.

Survey finds that sexism is widespread in medicine

More than nine in ten female doctors in the UK have experienced sexism at work, with 42 per cent feeling that they could not report it.

More than £1 billion to improve care in Scotland

The Scottish Government has published its NHS Recovery Plan, committing more than £1 billion for the recovery and renewal of Scotland’s health service.

Hospital parking charges set to end permanently in Scotland

Hospital parking charges are set to end permanently in Scotland after agreements were reached to buy out two car parks in Glasgow and Dundee.

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