RECENT NEWS

The Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain & Ireland (AAGBI) has called for a change in culture around night shift working.

The safety of NHS maternity services is under threat, according to a new report from the Royal College of Midwives (RcM).

A new survey from the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) shows that 74% of physicians are worried about the ability of their service to deliver safe patient care in the next 12 months.

An extra 1,500 doctors a year will be trained in England under plans unveiled by the Department of Health.

The financial pressures facing the NHS are continuing to affect patient care, according to a new report by The King’s Fund.

A new report from the Association of British Neurologists (ABN) has revealed that one in five UK hospitals only have access to neurologists on three or fewer days per week.

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has called on hospital staff to treat people with life-threatening sepsis symptoms within one hour.

Chancellor Philip Hammond claimed the Conservatives “are the party of the NHS” as he announced an extra £2 billion for social care in yesterday’s (8 March) Budget.

NHS England is publishing new guidelines that will strengthen the management of conflicts of interest and ensure transparent and accountable healthcare.

The latest figures released by NHS Digital show that NHS staff sickness absence has decreased from 4% in September 2015 to 3.99% in September 2016. The data considers sickness absence rates and total days lost supplied by staff groups, Health Education England (HEE) regions and organisations.

A new study demonstrates ‘unacceptably high’ rates of hospital-acquired infections among children in the UK and Europe.

By 2050, the death rates from malignant melanoma will have decreased from their current levels, but the number of people dying from the disease will have increased due to the ageing population.

The General Medical Council (GMC) has published revised, expanded and reorganised guidance on confidentiality for all doctors practising in the UK.

Tuberculosis (TB) is a disease still associated with social deprivation. In 2015, rates of TB among people living in the most deprived areas of England were nearly six times as high as those of people living in wealthier areas, with a clear trend of an increasing rate of TB with increasing deprivation.

The mcr-1 gene –a gene that makes bacteria resistant to colistin, an antibiotic of last resort, and that is transferrable between bacteria – has been found in a wide variety of strains of Escherichia coliin China following widespread use of colistin in agriculture

A new tool from the Royal College of Physicians (RCP), that enables ward staff to quickly assess a patient’s eyesight in order to help prevent them falling or tripping while in hospital, is being made available to Trusts and local health boards in England and Wales.

The Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) has issued a statement to say that it strongly believes that the four-hour standard is a vital measure of performance and safety.

The majority of NHS staff feel that their workplaces are improving, according to the results of a survey.

Decisions on any future hospital bed closures will only be supported if certain patient test criteria are met.

Women are up to three times more likely to experience discomfort after surgery, according to research released by the Royal College of Anaesthetists (RCoA).