RECENT NEWS

The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) has awarded £7 million to the universities of Birmingham, Edinburgh and Warwick to establish a joint research unit focused on developing global surgical research.

A London South Bank University (LSBU) study highlights the need for greater regulation of standards and qualifications within nursing.

East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust has implemented a new electronic patient record computer system.

Hospital chiefs have warned that patient safety will be put at risk this winter if the NHS does not receive a £350 million emergency bailout.

NHS hospitals are spending millions of pounds on outdated and even broken pager devices, a new report has revealed.

Dr John Byrne has been appointed executive medical director at Humber NHS Foundation Trust.

Dr Ashley Shaw has been appointed as the new medical director at Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust.

A new report from The Centre for Health and the Public Interest (CHPI) examines the profits that PFI companies have made from the NHS in recent years.

New first aid guidance to help ensure victims of acid attacks get the right help fast has been issued by the NHS.

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has been named as a UK top 10 NHS ‎research active Trust.

A new medical ambulatory care service which will see patients assessed, treated and discharged on the same day has been launched at Grimsby hospital.

A nurse at Royal Surrey County Hospital has helped stabilise and improve the vision of her 1,000th patient with macular degeneration.

Wales has seen a 400% increase in patients waiting more than a year for surgery, according to analysis by the Royal College of Surgeons (RCS).

Health Secretary Vaughan Gething has announced that an extra £50 million will be spent on the Welsh NHS in an effort to improve waiting times.

A nationwide pilot to help NHS whistleblowers back into work is being launched by NHS England.

The potential benefits of vaginal seeding do not outweigh the risks, according to a group of doctors who reviewed the available evidence published in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.

Accident and Emergency (A&E) attendance among people with dementia in their last year of life is common and is increasing, according to research.

NHS Digital has launched its first ever e-nursing week in support of the campaign for a digital-ready workforce.

A Sheffield doctor who pioneered the use of a tiny pill camera to detect problems in the intestine and stomach, has won a national prize in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the field.

Analysis by the Royal College of Nursing shows that than nine in 10 of England's 50 largest NHS hospital trusts are not staffed with nurses to the planned levels.