
‘Escalation routes’ should be set up
GP practices are contractually required to offer an ‘appropriate response’ to patients the first time they get in contact, by … Read More “‘Escalation routes’ should be set up”
GP practices are contractually required to offer an ‘appropriate response’ to patients the first time they get in contact, by … Read More “‘Escalation routes’ should be set up”
Britain’s most successful male tennis player, Andy Murray, is encouraging people across the UK to take part in ‘parkrun for … Read More “Sir Andy Murray OBE backs ‘parkrun for the NHS’”
A loophole allowing retailers to give free vape samples to children is set to be closed. There will also be … Read More “Vaping: Government plans under-age crackdown”
The NHS is set to introduce a new genetic blood-matching test for thousands living with sickle-cell disease or thalassemia that … Read More “World-first NHS test”
Core Competency #81 – Service performance indicators Will have an awareness of terminology. May gather/collate data to monitor performance (Administrative … Read More “My Competencies”
Hundreds of women with advanced womb cancer in England are to be offered a new ‘lifeline’ option from today, as … Read More “NHS rolls out new ‘lifeline’ combination therapy”
Junior doctors in Scotland have been offered a 14.5% pay rise. The new offer from the Scottish government, which covers … Read More “Junior doctors in Scotland offered 14.5% pay rise”
Tens of thousands of people at increased risk of hepatitis C will be able to confidentially order self-testing kits to … Read More “NHS rolls out order-to-home hepatitis C tests”
Core Competency #80 – Health needs assessment Provides data to support assessment process. May collate data in readiness for analysis … Read More “My Competencies”
The head of the NHS in England has hailed the ‘great strides’ the health service is making, as new figures … Read More “NHS cuts longest waits”