RECENT NEWS

A report by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers claims that the rollout of mobile and digital technology could have saved the NHS more than £1 billion in the last five years, by enabling patients to leave hospital sooner.

Medway Hospital has been removed from special measures after making major improvements to the services it offers patients.

Low value prescription items may no longer be available on the NHS in England under plans which could save the organisation up to £400 million a year.

Elderly cancer patients are being let down by NHS services, according to research conducted by Leukaemia CARE.

Professor Nicola Thomas at London South Bank University (LSBU) has been appointed the first Professor of Kidney Care in the UK.

Researchers from the University of Bristol and NHS Blood and Transplant have generated the first immortalised cell lines which allow for more efficient manufacture of red blood cells.

A range of clinical trials aimed at developing new treatments for pancreatic cancer will get underway after a £10 million investment from Cancer Research UK.

The number of children and young people being seen in hospital emergency departments rose by more than 7.5% between 2014/15 and 2015/16.

Three NHS Trusts have been put into financial special measures in an effort to help them meet their savings plans.

The boss of NHS Providers has warned that what is currently being asked of NHS Trusts in the coming financial year is well beyond reach.

The Department of Health has published the government’s mandate to NHS England for 2017/18.

The Government has set out plans that will allow NHS whistleblowers better protection if they seek re-employment in the health service.

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.