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Restrictions on GP at Hand app relaxed

November 20, 2018

GP at Hand has had some restrictions relaxed after NHS England found that it met national safety standards The controversial app, GP at Hand, has keep reading

Lack of detail regarding NHS in Brexit agreement draws criticism

November 19, 2018

The proposed Brexit withdrawal agreement has created a stir, with some saying it doesn’t contain nearly enough detail regarding what will happen to the NHS keep reading

Medical profession urged to back a people’s vote on Brexit

November 15, 2018

Medical and nursing groups are urging the wide profession to back a people’s vote on final Brexit deal As the UK House of Commons prepares keep reading

Health secretary reveals tech revolution plans at GovTech

November 13, 2018

The Guardian has reported that Matt Hancock spoke to world leaders at GovTech yesterday, extolling the virtues of advanced technology in healthcare Matt Hancock, the keep reading

NHS to make up half of Scottish government’s spending

November 9, 2018

Government spending for the NHS in Scotland will be boosted from 41% at the beginning of the decade to 50% next year Half of Scottish keep reading

Welsh Labour candidates choose between NHS and council funding

November 8, 2018

Wales Online has interviewed three Welsh Labour leaders, asking: what would you prioritise between the NHS versus council funding? Wales Online asked the three candidates keep reading

Nicola Sturgeon calls for clarity on cost of Brexit to the NHS

November 6, 2018

Nicola Sturgeon wants the government to “come clean” over how the cost of Brexit will impact the NHS, according to the BBC Scotland’s first minister, keep reading

BMA calls for ‘tougher action’ on preventable ill health

November 6, 2018

The government must face healthcare prevention head-on and with ‘ambitious action’, says the BMA According to the British Medical Association (BMA), the government’s healthcare prevention keep reading

Healthcare services in prisons are ‘operating on a shoestring’

November 5, 2018

Access to healthcare in prisons has become a severe issue, with budget cuts affecting many vulnerable people According to a report put together by the keep reading

NHS will lose £1bn in training funding

November 1, 2018

The NHS is expected to lose £1bn worth of funding for doctor and nurse education – a fact that an economist claims has been hidden keep reading