Health & Patient Care
iCares pilot scheme saves £7m in NHS costs
A scheme underway in Sandwell in the West Midlands has proven hugely successful for patients with long-term conditions, while saving the NHS millions According to keep reading
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Patients are losing out due to focus on hospitals rather than GPs
CREDIT: This story was originally seen on The Guardian Labour MP Paul Williams spoke to The Guardian about how strain could be taken away from keep reading
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GP practices must also help to curb rising hospital readmissions
Hospital readmissions have seen a sharp rise, according to the Nuffield Trust, and all aspects of the medical community should help to combat this issue keep reading
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Primary care complex opens to patients
Credit: This story was first seen on the BBC A new £105m hospital is opening to patients in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, the BBC reports. keep reading
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Ban smoking outside nurseries and GP practices, says PHW
Credit: This story was first seen on the BBC Plans to ban smoking in school and hospital grounds and playgrounds in Wales should also extend keep reading
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Woman died after GP cancer diagnosis failings
Credit: This story was first seen on The Manchester Evening News A pensioner who felt she was being branded a ‘hypochondriac’ died from cancer after keep reading
Compliance
Mother struck off GP’s register days after baby hospital dash
Credit: This story was first seen on the Glasgow Evening Times A mother-of-four has been left in lurch after being struck off her local GP’s keep reading