Nearly 400,000 people have used a new prescription tracking feature in the NHS App in the first ten weeks since … Read More “Hundreds of thousands use ‘Amazon-style’ prescription tracker”
New measures to make it easier for NHS employers in England to take on newly qualified nurses and midwives have … Read More “Plan to boost jobs”
The investigational cancer vaccine uses mRNA technology to help the immune system recognise and kill cancer cells containing human papillomavirus … Read More “NHS to fast-track patients with head and neck cancer”
GPs in Northern Ireland will begin collective action this week, implementing measures ‘designed to reduce the unfunded work they carry … Read More “Northern Ireland GPs undertake collective action”
The global sum for GP practices in England has been increased from £121.79 to £123.34 per patient to implement the … Read More “Global sum rises by £1.55 per patient”
NHS patients from Wales who need knee and hip operations in England face lengthy delays after a health board asked … Read More “NHS in England told to keep Welsh patients waiting”
Hardworking GP teams carried out 383.3m appointments in the last 12 months, compared to 375.7m in the previous year. Figures … Read More “Millions more GP appointments delivered”
GP practices have been told they must consider patients’ neurodivergence and learning disabilities before removing them from their patient list under the … Read More “GP practices to consider ‘alternative approaches’”
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has been holding a consultative vote on their 3.6% pay rise, previously describing it … Read More “Nurses to ‘overwhelmingly’ reject pay deal”
GPs are to offer patients with mild or moderate depression tickets to football matches as an alternative to prescribing antidepressants … Read More “Football on prescription”