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NEWS: Strike over pay stalemate
As reported by The BMA, junior doctors in Northern Ireland are gearing up for further strike action as negotiations over pay with the Department of Health keep reading
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Battling the surge in assaults on healthcare staff
More than 50,000 incidents of violence against healthcare staff have been reported in the last five years, revealing a concerning trend that demands urgent attention keep reading
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Dame Andrea Leadsom: Confirmed as primary care minister
As reported by Nursing in Practice, Dame Andrea Leadsom takes the helm of public health, Start for Life, and primary care, steering the Department of Health keep reading
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UK government misses target for paperless prescriptions
As reported by Digital Health, a 2024 deadline to eliminate paper prescriptions in practices is pushed to 2025 due to digital challenges, leaving the NHS behind its ambitious keep reading
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NHS to launch new digital health check to cut waiting times and free up GP appointments
As reported by Medscape, a new digital health check delivering an additional one million checks in the first four years is to be rolled out keep reading
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Waiting list silence causing worry for patients and overwhelm for practices
Practices in Northern Ireland are being overwhelmed by patients “kept in the dark” about their place on the region’s record waiting lists, according to an keep reading
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GP practice numbers in Northern Ireland have fallen by 9% in last eight years
As reported by the BBC, the number of GP practices in Northern Ireland has fallen by more than 9% in eight years, according to the keep reading
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Plan to fix emergency care unveiled
As reported by The Independent, the plan set out new measures for health services provided in patients’ homes Thousands more hospital beds and 800 new keep reading
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GP surgeries to be taken over by health trust
As reported by the BBC, two large GP surgeries in County Down are to be taken over by health authorities after talks failed to find keep reading
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Cold medicine shortage blamed on lack of government planning
According to the BBC, pharmacies say a lack of government planning is behind a shortage of cough and cold medicines in shops The Association of keep reading