Health & Patient Care
NHS approves new drug for muscle-wasting disease
As reported by The Guardian, a drug that could prolong and improve the lives of those suffering with a muscle-wasting disease has finally been approved keep reading
NHS
News
NHS overturns 1.7 million wrongly-issued fines
As reported by the BBC, the National Audit Office has found that patients across England have been wrongly fined for prescriptions and dental treatments The keep reading
Health & Patient Care
New manifesto highlights disparity in physical and mental health at work
With Mental Health Awareness Week in full swing, a new mental health manifesto has highlighted some of the issues regarding mental health in the workplace keep reading
News
Brits seeking medical procedures in Lithuania due to lower costs and faster turnaround
According to recent data, the number of Brits looking to other countries – such as Lithuania – for medical procedures is rapidly rising UK citizens keep reading
Compliance
Latest NHS performance figures ‘shocking’, says BMA
The latest NHS England performance figures show that, since last April, the percentage of patients who waited more than four hours in A&A has risen keep reading
Management
CCG meeting will set the fate of regional NHS services
As reported by Shropshire Star, a CCG is set to approve a plan for the future of the NHS in the area tomorrow The governing keep reading
News
NHS prepares for global recruitment campaign
As reported by the BBC, the UK’s health service is planning a major recruitment drive across Europe and beyond The NHS is preparing a major keep reading
Management
NHS sees first sustained fall in GPs since 1960s
The GP ‘crisis’ continues, with the NHS seeing a sustained fall in GP numbers for the first time since the 1960s The BBC has revealed keep reading
News
Loss of EU nurses blamed on Brexit
As reported by The Guardian, over half of EU nurses that left the NHS in the last two years claimed that Brexit was the reason keep reading
Health Tech
‘Excruciating’ IT drives tech boss away from NHS
As reported by HSJ, a respected NHS IT boss has left his role thanks to the organisations ‘excruciating’ grasp of technology A chief digital information keep reading