The new figures come as the NHS and government strive to make contacting your practice as easy as possible. Around … Read More “GPs managed record number of online requests”
The first national awareness day highlighting domestic abuse among the NHS workforce will take place on Wednesday 10 December, with … Read More “Domestic abuse among NHS staff”
Data published today shows the NHS met its ambitious goal to maintain 95% of planned care during this round of … Read More “NHS maintained almost all care”
The report says lockdown could have been avoided if steps such as social distancing and isolating those with symptoms along … Read More “Lockdown could have been avoided”
There are reports of healthcare staff incorrectly recording a patient’s penicillin allergy as a penicillamine allergy in electronic prescribing systems. … Read More “National patient safety alert”
Practice managers are being warned about a scam in which fraudsters target patients by impersonating the NHS automated phone calls. … Read More “Scam uses fake NHS calls”
Industrial action begins at 7am today (Friday 14 November) until 7am on Wednesday 19 November and hospital teams across the … Read More “NHS patients urged to come forward”
A county’s health officials have warned more children and young people could become infected with a severe strain of flu … Read More “Children may be hit harder”
The overall waiting list for September was 7.39 million (an estimated 6.24 million patients) down 15,845 compared to the previous … Read More “Waiting list down”
Doctors going on strike for the 13th time in a long-running pay dispute is not only “unnecessary” but also “completely … Read More “Doctors harming patients”