CQC highlights urgent need to tackle community services

The health and social care system remains fragmented and under severe strain as it prepares for a major shift from hospital to community care, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has warned in its annual State of Care report.

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Ground-breaking ceremony marks start of £17.8m Bridgwater Diagnostic Centre

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Advancing wound debridement practice

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How financial pressures are driving innovation

A webinar series has looked at how bold thinking, patient focus, and data-driven insights are reshaping the future of the NHS. An expert panel of healthcare leaders came together to outline a blueprint for a more agile, efficient and patient-focused NHS.

The faulty funding model in orthopaedics

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Arrow FlexTip Plus epidural kit now available in the UK

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Medneo acquires MRI and CT fleet from Fairford Medical to strengthen NHS diagnostic support

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CQC highlights urgent need to tackle community services

Other News

Surgeons trained using gaming hardware

Surgeons trained using gaming hardware

Four top national awards for city’s acute pain team put Sheffield excellence on the map

Four top national awards for city’s acute pain team put Sheffield excellence on the map

Ground-breaking ceremony marks start of £17.8m Bridgwater Diagnostic Centre

Ground-breaking ceremony marks start of £17.8m Bridgwater Diagnostic Centre

Newcastle Hospital performs first procedure with pioneering dissolving stent

Newcastle Hospital performs first procedure with pioneering dissolving stent

Features

Advancing wound debridement practice

The need for zero tolerance for sharps injury risk

How financial pressures are driving innovation

The faulty funding model in orthopaedics

Products

Mop eliminates the risk of cross-contamination

Mop eliminates the risk of cross-contamination

Arrow FlexTip Plus epidural kit now available in the UK

Arrow FlexTip Plus epidural kit now available in the UK

Medneo acquires MRI and CT fleet from Fairford Medical to strengthen NHS diagnostic support

Medneo acquires MRI and CT fleet from Fairford Medical to strengthen NHS diagnostic support

ElectronRx launches pDx App for remote chronic respiratory disease management

ElectronRx launches pDx App for remote chronic respiratory disease management

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