General practice needs ‘real and meaningful support’

Dr Richard Vautrey has called for ‘real and meaningful support’ for general practices as they continue to play a vital role in the country’s pandemic recovery.

New nursing standards for delivery of safe care

New nursing workforce standards outline what’s needed to ensure services are properly staffed and nursing professionals are supported to perform their best.

Activist training for nurses to mobilise for strike action

Up to 25,000 nurses are training to become activists to help Britain’s nursing union force the Prime Minister his NHS pay offer.

New mental health service for NHS staff in Cambridgeshire

NHS staff across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough now have access to a pioneering service providing specialist mental health care and support.

Leaders call for support to bring back patient services

Rising demand combined with increased public expectation and more complex health needs are putting significant pressure on primary care delivery.

First elevated Helipad of its kind opens in North West

The first elevated Helipad of its kind in the North West has opened at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust.

Concerns raised over staff still being made to work overtime

Thousands of doctors and nursing staff say they feel under pressure from employers to work extra shifts, often unpaid.

NHS mental health support for school children

More than a million children and young people will have access to mental health support at school, to help tackle common mental health issues.

One third of adults in England receive both jabs

The NHS in England has confirmed that one third of adults in England have now had both doses of the coronavirus vaccine.

NHS to offer drug that halves the risk of cancer returning

NHS England is to roll out a new treatment that halves the risk of lung cancer patients suffering a return of the disease after undergoing treatment.

New coronavirus vaccine trial launched in York

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and the University of York are to trial a new coronavirus vaccine.

£102bn boost needed for NHS and social care

Spending on the NHS, social care and public health needs to rise by £102 billion over the next decade to improve Britain’s health, says inquiry.

Climate emergency likely to affect mental health, poll finds

More than four-fifths of the public think the climate emergency will affect mental health in a decade at least as much as unemployment and coronavirus.

New NetZero GOVERNMENT event to launch

NetZero GOVERNMENT is the online event that will provide guidance to help the public sector reach the government’s target of ‘net zero’ by 2050.

Early cancer diagnoses in England drop during pandemic

New data has confirmed that the number of people being diagnosed with cancer early in England has plummeted during the coronavirus pandemic.

NHS staff to help make Net Zero carbon pledge a reality

More than one million NHS staff will be asked to make a personal commitment to help the NHS achieve its Net Zero goal.

New testing centre to fast-track variant vaccines

Matt Hancock has announced that vaccines tailored to tackle coronavirus variants are to be accelerated through new state-of-the-art labs.

40,000 person daily contact testing study to launch

Daily coronavirus tests will be given to people who have been in contact with someone who has tested positive for coronavirus, as part of a new study.

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