December 10, 2025
Hungry mothers and dirty wards
Baroness Amos, who is chairing a review into maternity care, said that what she has seen so far “has been … Read More “Hungry mothers and dirty wards”
Category: Patient and Community Issues
December 9, 2025
NHS ready for double whammy
Cases were an incredible 10 times higher than in the same week in 2023 (160), and more than 50% higher … Read More “NHS ready for double whammy”
December 5, 2025
Online requests rise by a fifth
Online patient requests to GP practices have risen by more than a fifth in the first month of new contractual … Read More “Online requests rise by a fifth”
December 3, 2025
WHO warning over shortage of obesity jabs
With more than one billion people worldwide now obese, it is calling for more widespread and fairer access to GLP-1 … Read More “WHO warning over shortage of obesity jabs”
December 2, 2025
GPs managed record number of online requests
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”
November 27, 2025
NHS maintained almost all care
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”
November 26, 2025
Lockdown could have been avoided
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”
November 25, 2025
National patient safety alert
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”
November 21, 2025
Scam uses fake NHS calls
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”
November 20, 2025
NHS patients urged to come forward
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”