NHS Digital pledge to increase diversity for staff across all levels NHS Digital have pledged to increase diversity, and ensure that there is the same level of diversity for staff across all levels of their organisation... Explore
Glenfield Hospital to benefit from new £3.1m MRI scanner facility The University of Leicester NHS Trust’s Glenfield Hospital, is to benefit from a new MRI scanner facility. The British Heart Foundation (BHF) have... Explore
NHS Blood and Transplant chair to step down, interim chair namedThe Chair of NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT), Millie Banerjee, is to step down on August 6 2021. This follows on from four years of service to the... Explore
BHRUH launches Rapid Diagnostic Centre to speed up cancer diagnosis Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust has launched a Rapid Diagnostic Centre (RDC) to encourage faster diagnosis for patients... Explore
BMA to ask consultants in England to share their views on 3% pay riseThe British Medical Association (BMA) have revealed that they will be asking consultants in England what their thoughts are on the 3% pay rise, and... Explore
NHS NOE CPC: Supporting the recovery As the NHS recovers from the second wave of the pandemic and the vaccine rollout continues, NHS England has recently announced a £160m initiative to...
UCLH start clinical trial for Alzheimer’s drug treatment The University College London Hospitals NHS FT (UCLH) has developed a clinical trial for a new drug candidate for Alzheimer’s disease, with...
NHS Digital launch Data Uses Register to improve transpare... NHS Digital have launched their new Data Uses Register as a way to improve patient data transparency. NHS Digital’s data is already published and...
NHS England introduce new Innovative Medicines Fund During an announcement on Wednesday, the NHS chief executive unveiled the introduction of a new Innovative Medicines Fund (IMF) and £680 million of...
Northern Care Alliance NHS Group appoint new chief executi... The Northern Care Alliance NHS Group (NCA) has appointed Dr Owen Williams OBE as its new Chief Executive. This follows on from the news in April that...
Gloucestershire Royal Hospital start upper GI programme Gloucestershire Royal Hospital (GRH) has become the first NHS hospital to start an upper GI programme with a new surgical robot, and will soon start a...
What the introduction of the Health and Care Bill could me... The long-awaited Health and Care Bill was introduced to parliament during the 1st reading yesterday. This follows on from the proposals for...
Unravelling NICE’s impact on diagnostic pathology Around 1.2 billion pathology tests are carried out in England each year. These tests involve taking and analysing samples of body fluids or tissues...
X-rays on your high street – a first line of care for the ... Changing access to NHS diagnostics could have a big impact on equity, waiting times, workforce effectiveness, and on NHS recovery post-Covid. Imagine...
Smarter working in public services in the age of Covid-19 Covid-19 has caused seismic shifts in the way we work. Traditional, inflexible models of working - based around physical office spaces and set working...
Optimal care pathway in ophthalmology Back in January 2019, Richard Whittington, then Assistant Director of Commissioning, now Chief Executive of Local Optical Committee Support Unit...
A £33bn opportunity: How the pandemic accelerated digital ... The Covid-19 pandemic has stretched UK health and social care like never before. To overcome this great collective challenge, the sector has turned to...
Community providers at the heart of the Covid-19 recovery Today the Community Network published an infographic setting out the vital role that community health services have played during the pandemic and...
How volunteering can provide vital support for people dyin... Main image: Provided by Helpforce before the pandemic. Tackling the big challenges our health and social care system faces needs radical thinking and...
Why pager replacement progress cannot be allowed to slow d... The Covid-19 pandemic could have taken the Health Secretary’s mission to replace pagers in the NHS by 2021 in one of two directions: stalling out as...
People are at the heart of the NHS; it’s time to recognise... The NHS started the pandemic with close to 100,000 vacancies across the service. As of the last report from NHS Digital, covering the period up to...
Providing the right additional capacity for backlog suppor... Funding for the NHS across the next year is going to place a greater emphasis on the rising demand for elective care and how to provide additional...
A pivotal time for the future of public health in England The Covid-19 pandemic has brought to the fore many questions about the organisation of public health services and responsibilities in England. Covid...
National Health Executive launches our #NHE365 events plat... The team at National Health Executive is proud to announce the launch of our new year-long festival of virtual events: #NHE365. We’ve all become well...
Tackling cardiovascular disease in challenging times Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is one of the most common causes of death in England. As the second wave of Covid-19 continues, the risk factors...
Using rapidly mobile clinical teams to address patient bac... The emerging data and insight into the number of patients waiting for planned procedures and outpatient consultations worries everyone; a huge pool of...
How technology procurement is supporting the Covid-19 figh... Over Christmas, the Office for National Statistics released illuminating new evidence of the social impact of coronavirus on the UK population...
The growing maintenance backlog across the NHS estate Investment in NHS capital funding is critical to safety, care quality and efficient use of the NHS estate, equipment and wider resources. This has...
Are we solving technology challenges in healthcare or crea... The healthcare sector is undergoing a rapid digital transformation these days. Due to the pandemic outbreak, care processes are being digitalised...
New partnership to improve patient safety in South East Lo... I am delighted to announce a ground-breaking development partnership with leading automated medication management and supply solution specialists...
As MPs back national lockdown, where does the NHS currentl... A third national lockdown has received approval from MPs in Parliament, with the strict ‘stay at home’ messaging part of a plan of steps to help...
Capturing the potential of digital technology How well do we understand the NHS shift to cloud and automation technologies? Do we understand the common challenges faced in the adoption of new...
What are the possible implications of a no-deal Brexit on ... There are 28 days to go until the UK officially departs the European Union. Negotiations around a deal are deep into the eleventh hour. Lord David...
An opportunity to take a broader view on preventative heal... Until 2020, as far as the UK was concerned, the rapid and devastating consequences of infectious diseases had diminished. As life expectancy grew...
Understanding the dangerous ‘false economy’ of public heal... Public Health England (PHE) is soon to be no more. Back in August, Health Secretary Matt Hancock swung the proverbial parliamentary axe at the...
A step change in system working but big questions remain Today NHSE/I signalled a significant step change in the evolution of system working. There is now a clear national plan to accelerate the development...
Could the newly-announced UK infrastructure bank help the ... As part of his speech in Parliament delivering the latest Spending Review, Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced the establishment of a new UK...
‘Tough lessons’ to be learnt from NAO report into PPE supp... The National Audit Office (NAO) recently published its findings from an investigation into government procurement for the supply of personal...
Innovation must be at heart of Covid-19 response – and bey... To say that the Covid-19 pandemic has changed the health service is an understatement. The crisis has precipitated transformation at a scale and pace...
Improving the quality of prostate cancer care and treatmen... In the UK, about 1 in 6 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime. Most of those affected are aged 50 and over. The number of...
Addressing health inequalities in the recovery from Covid-... Health and care services worldwide have faced an unparalleled challenge in responding to and managing the impact of Covid-19. No part of the...
Where do current Brexit negotiations leave UK pharma? When the clock strikes midnight on January 1, 2021, the United Kingdom will have left the European Union. It’s a fact we’ve long since known now...
Covid Testing: Keeping up with demand during the second wa... As the UK finds itself in the middle of a second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, testing capabilities are becoming ever more strained as people attempt...
What role are the Armed Forces playing in the UK coronavir... Once again, in the Prime Minister’s latest second national lockdown announcement, the UK heard mention of the Armed Forces being drafted in to help...
Why health messaging is vitally important during coronavir... Coronavirus has dominated health in 2020. The virus itself has had significant impacts on people across the country directly, but also required the...
How providers delivered during the height of Covid-19 In late January, national NHS leaders declared coronavirus as a level four incident. Since that moment, trusts have been at the forefront of the...
Providing opportunities to the next generation of the NHS When asked to think of a career in the NHS, it’s hard not to immediately jump to the traditional, staple careers: doctor, nurse, midwife. These are...
The deadline to modernise approaches: Where are you? Back in February 2019, Health Secretary Matt Hancock declared war on an outdated piece of hospital technology. A legacy hold-on long in need of...
How breaking out of professional silos can transform care The NHS Confederation’s NHS Reset campaign recognises that the NHS must transform the way it works if it is to be able to cope successfully with the...
Improving the quality of end of life care through better p... Judith Richardson, Acting Director for Health and Social Care, NICE Around half a million people die in England each year. With an ageing population...
Health services vital in rebuilding local economies after ... It’s impossible to switch on the news without hearing about how Covid-19 has affected the economy but what may be less well known is the part that the...
NICE’s support for rebuilding capacity in non-Covid health... When the Covid-19 pandemic hit the UK’s shores earlier this year, the NHS responded quickly, diverting and devoting resources to make sure patients...
Psychological safety in a world of Covid-19 As we move into winter amid the prospect of a second wave of Covid-19, the focus on health and care workers’ wellbeing and safety in the run up to...
Organ Donation Week: Having the conversation As part of Organ Donation Week, NHE’s Matt Roberts spoke with our Managing Director Roy Rowlands about the importance of raising awareness for the...
Covid-19 can signal a new deal with the public on health The common enemy of coronavirus united the public side by side with the NHS in a way that many had not seen in their lifetimes and for others evoked...
Making research more accessible and attractive in our hosp... UK medical and scientific research is a global success story, encompassing Nobel prize-winning breakthroughs, novel drug discoveries and world-leading...
Calling the NHS a ‘Covid-only service’ is untrue, unfair a... Last week the NHS was widely described as providing a ‘Covid-19 only’ service for much of the last few months. Frontline NHS trust leaders are...
Adopting intelligent automation technology in the health s... “What I say to all the organisations I engage with is to forget the technology and come up with: Why do you want to do automation, what are you...
Supporting complex needs and providing a caring environmen... With the UK government announcing a £62m funding package to speed up the discharge of people with learning disabilities and autism from hospital, Dr...
Investing in people to reap the full benefits of data in t... Data has the power to drastically improve patient care delivery within our healthcare services. From managing key operational issues, to identifying...
Improving population health: How trusts contribute to prev... The idea that the NHS should be involved in prevention is not a new one. However, in an environment of strained resources and widening health...
How to create an effective personalised care plan Personalised care will play an increasing role in the future of delivering healthcare. By 2024, personalised care is expected to benefit up to 2.5...
AAC, PHPs & Me: Could the life sciences sector benefit the... Yes, would be the simple answer. There are significant skills and expertise within the sector which the NHS could tap into; that much has been a...
The mental health victims of the pandemic – the role of in... As the fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic continues, there is increased awareness that the virus is causing problems far beyond physical illness. So...
Moving the dial towards digital transformation “It just shows, with the right conditions and a shared goal, what we can achieve as the NHS.” Sonia Patel is talking about 'NHS Book a virtual visit'...
BHRUH launches Rapid Diagnostic Centre to speed up cancer ... Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust has launched a Rapid Diagnostic Centre (RDC) to encourage faster diagnosis for patients...
Global View/MyPorter launches GV Healthcare The same great company, same great solutions – just repackaged, ready for expansion. So if you’ve been paying attention to any Global View or MyPorter...
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals FT utilise high-tech robot fo... Blackpool Teaching NHS FT (BTH) has utilised a high-tech robot for cleaning, which will replace the more traditional ‘floor scrubber’ machine. The...
CWH FT open Adult and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS FT (CWH), and its charity CW+, have unveiled the expansion and redevelopment of their Adult and Neonatal...
Trust open state-of-the-art room to improve cancer care fo... Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust’s (PHU) Queen Alexandra Hospital (QA), opened a new state-of-the-art room and cancer equipment last...
Is Winter 2021 a ticking time bomb for the NHS? Most people will have heard about some sort of backlog within the NHS due to the pressures put on the organisation by the Covid-19 pandemic and...
Royal Preston Hospital NHS FT open new Discharge Lounge Royal Preston Hospital NHS FT have opened a new Discharge Lounge, improving the facilities and therefore improving the patient’s experience as they...
Trust to launch HVLC hubs for patients on waiting lists Barts Health NHS Trust are planning to launch a series of high-volume low-complexity (HVLC) hubs within specific specialties, allowing patients to...
NHS Property Services make Open Space booking service more... NHS Property Services have enhanced their Open Space service by launching a new booking website. This will mean that customers hiring clinical and non...
New video clinic suite opens at Royal Preston Hospital Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS FT’s (LTH) Royal Preston Hospital, has opened a new video clinic suite to make it easier to speak to patients during...
STH first trust in England to receive IEM award for all ho... South Tees Hospitals NHS FT has received an international environmental management (IEM) award for all its acute hospitals, making it the first trust...
World’s first research centre for recurrent head and neck ... The Royal Marsden NHS FT have launched the world’s first research centre for recurrent head and neck cancer, as a result of funding from the Royal...
Southend Hospital's final floors of wing open to reduce wa... Mid and South Essex NHS FT’s (MSEFT) Southend Hospital, is aiming to reduce patients’ waiting time with a new purpose-built £9.7m wing. The hospital’s...
Trust improve screening services with new imaging equipmen... Oxford University Hospitals NHS FT have installed and expect to install new imaging equipment later this year at the trust's four hospital sites. It...
New wellbeing and dementia community hub to open in Middle... Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys (TEWV) NHS FT have set up a new wellbeing and community drop-in hub for people with dementia and their carers in...
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough successful in bid for inno... Health and care providers across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough are set to benefit from a new hub for innovation and improvement. This forms part of...
Young people’s mental health services to benefit from fund... Mental health services for children and young people will receive an extra £40m boost to help deal with the impact Covid-19 has had on their mental...
NHE365: Building sustainable hospitals fit for purpose Ensuring that buildings are built sustainably, with enough ventilation, including some of the biggest challenges experienced, and sourcing the most...
York Hospital's Emergency Department to benefit from £15m ... York Hospital’s Emergency Department will benefit from a £15m investment to increase capacity and improve patient care. This will help develop a brand...
NHS trust collaborate in launch of radiochemistry unit Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS FT and King’s College London, have launched a new radiochemistry unit that produces tracers to help identify cancers and...
New Surgery Treatment Centre to open to tackle waiting lis... St George’s University Hospitals (SGUH) NHS FT have opened a new Surgery Treatment Centre at their Queen Mary Hospital. The centre was constructed in...
Next phase of £30m Berwick hospital rebuild begins The next phase of the £30m project to build a new hospital in Berwick is due to commence week commencing Monday, June 21. This will involve the...
Peterborough City Hospital opens new Children’s Assessment... North West Anglia’s NHS FT has opened a new purpose-built Paediatric Assessment Unit, at their Peterborough City Hospital. This is part of a wider...
Trust to benefit from £3.8m investment in new imaging tech... The United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust will benefit from a £3.8m investment in new imaging technology. This will help patients in need of cancer...
Supporting NHS cleanliness standards through MyAudit tool New National Standards of Healthcare Cleanliness 2021 are now being introduced and implemented across England which will see improvements towards high...
Main improvement work to start on £40m development at trus... Work will now start on the main phase of the £40m development, at Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust, following the completion of enabling works at the site...
Work starts on £27m pathology lab for Leeds and West Yorks... Work on a new £27m dedicated pathology laboratory has started at St James’s Hospital in Leeds (part of The Leeds Teaching Hospitals (LTH) NHS Trust)...
Leighton Hospital invests in portering technology to impro... Mid Cheshire Hospital NHS Foundation Trust’s Leighton Hospital in Crewe has installed GlobalView Systems’ unique MyPorter software management system...
£1.5m Same Day Emergency Care Unit to open at WCT FT The £1.5m Emergency Assessment Unit extension, at West Cumberland Hospital (WCT) FT, will be open to patients on Wednesday 26 May. The modular unit...
NHS commuting emissions under the spotlight to support net... Five pioneering NHS Trusts have committed to reducing their commuting emissions in a bid to meet ambitious net zero goals. Often overlooked, commuting...
FT opens new £1m stroke rehab unit to improve patient reco... Gateshead NHS FT has opened a new £1m state-of-the-art rehabilitation unit, which has been specially designed for the types of patients the hospital...
ULH NHS Trust receives £250k digital strategy investment United Lincolnshire Hospitals (ULH) NHS Trust is one of 32 NHS organisations to receive funding in the second part of the Digital Aspirants programme...
Planning permission approved for £40m MRI A&E transformati... Manchester Royal Infirmary (MRI) have been given planning approval by Manchester City Council to transform their Emergency Department (ED). The £40m...
NHS FT open IR facility to improve patient care St George’s Hospital NHS FT has opened a new facility to care for patients undergoing interventional radiology (IR) procedures. The new unit will...
SWLSTG NHS Trust secures £2.8m investment in mental health... South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust (SWLSTG) has successfully secured £2.8m to support the development of its adult community...
KGH FT develop pioneering specialist Post MI Clinic Kettering General Hospital (KGH) Foundation Trust has become one of only a few hospitals in the country to develop a specialist Post MI (myocardial...
CQC find areas of outstanding practice at STS FT South Tyneside and Sunderland (STS) NHS Foundation Trust have welcomed a quality report published today by the CQC following a focused inspection of...
NHS trust reach milestone in plans for new surgical facili... Plans to create new surgical facilities for patients at Hinchingbrooke Hospital NHS Trust have reached a significant milestone, following national...
NHS Supply Chain help trust reinvest millions of savings Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) NHS Trust’s savings on orthopaedic trauma products – through NHS Supply Chain - has allowed them to reinvest in...
NMUH opens new children's ward following £4.4m investment North Middlesex University Hospital (NMUH) NHS Trust opened a new children’s ward yesterday, following a £4.4m investment to improve facilities at the...
NHS Louisa Jordan helped radiology department continue vit... NHS Lanarkshire’s radiology department continued to diagnose and scan thousands of patients over the last few months with the help of the NHS Louisa...
NHS Portering Manager’s new external role to help the NHS Mark Edwards worked as a porter and then as a porter supervisor for nearly three years at Hull Royal Infirmary (part of Hull University Teaching...
CQC find outstanding examples of practice at East Kent NHS... The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has published a report, following a recent inspection of infection prevention and control (IPC) measures at East...
Reducing contact within healthcare: Secure hubs for item e... Across all industries, organisations are changing how they work in an attempt to increase their efficiency and effectiveness. Adding to this...
Plans approved for new health hub development in Bakewell Planning permission has been granted for a health hub and ambulance station in Bakewell, incorporating part of Newholme Hospital and the adjoining...
Royal Free London NHS FT launch clinical research facility... The Royal Free London (RFL) NHS FT have opened a new clinical research facility (CRF), which will make it possible to carry out early-stage research...
New NHS Trust Integrated Mental Health Hubs in Newport and... The Isle of Wight NHS Trust has taken another step forward in delivering its mental health transformation plans, with the acquisition of two new...
Open letter from health organisations calls for upgrades t... Leading health organisations have called for upgrades to England’s NHS maternity service buildings to improve care for women and conditions for staff...
Costs of Bristol Nightingale hospital revealed An NHS Nightingale hospital set up in Bristol cost £26m to set up and operate, running to provide 300 additional intensive care beds to NHS trusts in...
NHS Supply Chain to consult on standardised national NHS u... NHS staff working in clinical roles across England are being invited to take part in a seven-week consultation period with NHS Supply Chain around the...
NHS Scotland spent £20.8m using private sector hospitals Between March and September 2020, NHS Scotland spent more than £20.8m on using private sector hospitals during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a...
NHS trusts drop £2.35bn business rates appeal A petition to the Court of Appeal by a group of NHS trusts, over a £2.35bn refund on business rates paid by hospitals, has been dropped. Led by...
Advanced hospital bed washing system launched in the UK Yorkshire-based Innova Care Concepts has partnered with Dutch manufacturer, Weber Hospital Systems, to bring the Bed Washing System to the UK hospital...
Sunderland NHS trust unveil plans for new £36m hospital South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust have unveiled the plans for their new £36m Eye Hospital in the centre of Sunderland. The new...
The Secret Patient: My newfound love for hospital porters Hull porters are leading the way in patient experience In hospitals, across the country, portering services are working harder than ever, in extreme...
Crawley Hospital surgery theatres benefit from £2.6m upgra... Patients undergoing surgery at Crawley Hospital are set to receive better and safer care following a £2.6m upgrade of the hospital’s surgery theatres...
Innovative portering system helps Sunderland hospital impr... Sunderland Royal Hospital has introduced GlobalView Systems’ MyPorter task management software system to support the Portering function in its...
NHS Open Space expands services across England The innovative estates booking service NHS Open Space, which was launched by NHS Property Services (NHSPS), has recently expanded its portfolio to...
NHS ‘Community Hero’ Scoops National Porter Award A new national award-scheme recognising the work and dedication of NHS hospital porters has today announced its first winner and a special posthumous...
NHSPS supports major expansion of Manchester health centre A health centre serving the people of Manchester has underwent a major £162,000 expansion to expand local healthcare capacity, part-delivered by NHS...
Construction begins on new £68m Salford Royal hospital bui... A new £68m hospital development at Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust has taken its next step, as building work began on the project. The facility...
MyPorter looking to support you through strength in number... In a year that has seen NHS hospitals across the nation battling with the harrowing scenes which Covid-19 has brought to their wards, and with it the...
NHS England backs framework as route to reduce hospital st... A framework agreement managed by NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) which helps NHS trusts and hospitals acquire additional capacity from external...
NHS trust appoints contractor to deliver £30m healthcare u... Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (RCHT) have taken a major step forward in the construction of a new £30m healthcare facility, appointing a...
New £30m hospital in Berwick takes key step forward Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has formally appointed a contractor to deliver a brand new £30m hospital in Berwick. Awarding the contract...
NHS Highland awards £32m contract to build world-class tre... Work on a new, world-class ophthalmology and orthopaedic health facility in Inverness, Scotland is set to begin shortly following the awarding of a...
National Health Executive launches our #NHE365 events plat... The team at National Health Executive is proud to announce the launch of our new year-long festival of virtual events: #NHE365. We’ve all become well...
Microsafe antimicrobial proven to reduce SARS-CoV-2 on pai... Microsafe by Hanford+Green, a highly effective antimicrobial paint proven to significantly reduce the growth of harmful bacteria is now proven to...
Tecman launches biomaterial reusable face shields for NHS ... Tecman Advanced Healthcare Products is once more leading the field in the development of high-quality, British-made PPE for the NHS with Optec® - a...
NHS Supply Chain launches updated medical IT framework In an effort to help support the adoption of innovative new digital solutions in hospital trusts across England, NHS Supply Chain has launched an...
Innovative portering management system to support Hull hos... Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) has been central to the further development of the unique MyPorter software management system...
Hospital awarded £14m grant to reduce carbon footprint Harrogate District Hospital has been granted £14m in funding to carry out work aimed at reducing the carbon footprint of the site by a quarter of its...
How GOJO is keeping pace with the changing landscape Recent research undertaken by skin health and surface hygiene expert, GOJO Industries-Europe, has revealed that eight in 10 people now expect to see...
NHS Supply Chain launches new sanitary products framework With the launch of a new NHS Supply Chain framework next month, hospital trusts and their patients will soon benefit from a greater selection of...
The growing maintenance backlog across the NHS estate Investment in NHS capital funding is critical to safety, care quality and efficient use of the NHS estate, equipment and wider resources. This has...
Supporting the NHS through a period of extreme pressures With the rampant new variant of the virus causing chaos, the NHS is facing up to the challenge of managing seasonal winter pressures alongside a...
Emergency measures set to allow hospitals to discharge pat... Emergency measures are expected to be utilised by health chiefs in the coming weeks to begin discharging early thousands of hospital patients, for who...
The annual cost of the NHS estate revealed in new report An annual bill of £9.7bn was what it cost to run the NHS estate in 2019/20, it has been revealed by new data released by NHS Digital. The data comes...
New leadership appointment for NHS hospital construction p... The Government’s pledge to build 40 new hospitals by 2030 has received a significant boost following the appointment of a new lead: Natalie Forrest...
The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS FT sets out £400m minor works... In an effort to support their own needs and those of other NHS trusts and related organisations in North West London, The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS...
NHS Property Services unlocked £48m in savings for health ... NHS Property Services (NHSPS) has confirmed it unlocked £48m of savings for the NHS and £90m in capital investment into new buildings and facilities...
Creating innovative solutions to deliver storage as a serv... Pure Storage has recently been named a leader in the 2020 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Primary Storage Arrays for their forward-thinking work...
NHS trusts set to benefit from £600m refurbishment funding A new £600m investment into NHS hospitals across England, aimed at upgrading and refurbishing the sites, has been announced by Health Secretary Matt...
Liverpool to benefit from new state-of-the-art cancer cent... Opening a new satellite unit in Liverpool, NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) has worked to facilitate the provision of state-of-the-art cancer care...
What are the possible implications of a no-deal Brexit on ... There are 28 days to go until the UK officially departs the European Union. Negotiations around a deal are deep into the eleventh hour. Lord David...
NHS Open Space announces further expansion to portfolio From March 2021, NHS Open Space is set to further grow its portfolio of properties with an additional batch of sites now announced. The announcement...
Could the newly-announced UK infrastructure bank help the ... As part of his speech in Parliament delivering the latest Spending Review, Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced the establishment of a new UK...
‘Tough lessons’ to be learnt from NAO report into PPE supp... The National Audit Office (NAO) recently published its findings from an investigation into government procurement for the supply of personal...
Guidance launched to support NHS trusts with new parking g... New government guidelines come into force on 1 January 2021 requiring all 206 NHS Hospital Trusts across England to offer free parking to thousands of...
Virtual mapping and the future of hospitals This week Navenio has secured a £400,000 UKRI grant for its ‘Intelligent Workforce Solution’ (IWS), to mitigate the impact of Covid-19 on healthcare...
Addressing health inequalities in the recovery from Covid-... Health and care services worldwide have faced an unparalleled challenge in responding to and managing the impact of Covid-19. No part of the...
Department of Health Commercial Director joins GS1 board Melinda Johnson, Commercial Director of the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), has joined the supervisory board of GS1 UK, the global data...
RCS England secure £40m to improve headquarters The Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) England have received a £40m investment to transform their grade-II listed headquarters, which will significantly...
Supporting NHS trust to manage Covid-19 through effective ... Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust has recently invested in the MyPorter portering management system to help improve service resilience and patient flow as...
Covid Testing: Keeping up with demand during the second wa... As the UK finds itself in the middle of a second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, testing capabilities are becoming ever more strained as people attempt...
New state-of-the-art hospital in Sutton green lit Residents in south west London and Surrey are set to benefit from a new NHS hospital after the Health Secretary Matt Hancock gave the green light on a...
What role are the Armed Forces playing in the UK coronavir... Once again, in the Prime Minister’s latest second national lockdown announcement, the UK heard mention of the Armed Forces being drafted in to help...
Doctors can lead by example in fight against climate chang... A new report by the British Medical Association (BMA) urges doctors and the NHS to seize an opportunity and help lead forward the fight against...
Patient capacity increases targeted as £10bn framework lau... As part of efforts to increase capacity across NHS services, a new national £10bn contract notice has opened for tender by potential suppliers...
Hospital site clearance: The 9 top tips to manage the proj... Words provided by Hilditch Group, editorially reviewed by National Health Executive The health care sector of any country is in a constant state of...
New £400m funding commitment to revamp mental health facil... Dormitory accommodation in mental health facilities in the UK is set to become a thing of the past in the next four years, following a new £400m...
UK’s rapid response vaccines manufacturing centre approved The UK is set to benefit from two fully operational rapid response vaccine manufacturing lines by later this month, after both of the ‘virtual...
Largest hospital building programme in a generation confir... The Prime Minister has confirmed a £3.7bn funding package to facilitate the construction of 40 new hospitals around the England by 2030, with a...
NHS becomes first national health system to commit to ‘car... The NHS has adopted a new multi-year plan to become the world’s first carbon net zero national health system, in a move backed by World Health...
Diagnostic ‘one stop shops’ recommended in the community Community diagnostic hubs, which would overhaul the way the NHS delivers MRI, CT and other diagnostic services to patients, have been recommended as...
A ‘re-imagining’ of the NHS necessary to emerge stronger Calls have been made for a dramatic reassessment of what the health service is able to deliver as it prepares to grapple with a triple challenge from...
NHS Business Service Authority targeting net-zero by 2030 The NHS Business Service Authority (NHSBSA) has declared a climate emergency and outlined it’s ambitious goals to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas...
New Transformation Director appointed at NHS SBS NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) have appointed David Shields as its new Transformation Director, who will look to help the organisation deliver...
Northumbria NHS PPE factory produces two million gowns An initiative set up by Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, which saw the trust establish its own PPE factory to produce gowns for frontline...
Sir James Bevan: Investing in nature could save NHS billio... As part of a speech at University College London (UCL), Environment Agency Chief Executive Sir James Bevan is set to say universal access to a healthy...
New £47bn construction framework launched for the NHS Companies are being invited to tender for a new four-year £47bn developer-led framework launched to provide the NHS and public sector with a compliant...
NHS to open new Lighthouse Lab to further boost lab capaci... Following the success of the UK’s network of diagnostic testing facilities, and to help further increase lab capacity ahead of winter, a new...
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS FT issues £12m works f... An open opportunity contract notice has been issued by University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB NHS) as part of a small and large...
Young people in Essex to benefit from a new Health and Car... Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (EPUT) are leading a new project of work alongside Health Education England (HEE), establishing a...
NHS SBS launches £500m facilities management framework A new £500m procurement framework has been launched by NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) to offer high-quality soft facilities management...
Work underway on £14.5m specialist CAMHS unit in Leeds Work on a new state-of-the-art £14.5m Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) unit, being built in partnerships between Leeds Community...
East Surrey Hospital completes £8.5m neonatal unit A new state-of-the-art neonatal unit has now been completed and is fully operational at East Surrey Hospital as part of a significant £8.5m expansion...
Consultation launched over £70m Nottinghamshire NHS rehabi... Proposals to create a £70m NHS Rehabilitation Centre in Nottinghamshire, which could see services move from Nottingham city centre to a new specialist...
New powers and framework launched to contain coronavirus l... The Department of Health and Social Care has launched a new framework outlining how NHS Test and Trace will work in partnership with Public Health...
Manchester University NHS FT health innovation campus take... A world-leading health innovation and precision medicine campus being established in Manchester, as part of a joint venture between Manchester...
NHS England reveal new mental health access standards NHS England will introduce five new waiting time guarantees, under new standards released today. It aims to help improve patient access to mental...
Yorkshire Ambulance Service pilot mental health vehicles One of the UK's first mental health response vehicles is being piloted at the Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust (YAS) to provide dedicated support...
NIHR psychosis therapy trial shows potential life-changing... Half of patients with psychosis on a new therapy programme demonstrated significant benefits, according to the results of an NIHR-funded clinical...
MKUH Launches Hospital Navigator Scheme to support vulnera... The Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS FT (MKUH) has launched the Hospital Navigator Scheme aimed at supporting their most vulnerable patients...
New wellbeing and dementia community hub to open in Middle... Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys (TEWV) NHS FT have set up a new wellbeing and community drop-in hub for people with dementia and their carers in...
Young people’s mental health services to benefit from fund... Mental health services for children and young people will receive an extra £40m boost to help deal with the impact Covid-19 has had on their mental...
The Health and Social Care Committee report: Impact of sta... The Commons Health and Social Care Committee have published their report on the workforce burnout and resilience in the NHS and social care. The...
Trust fund research on mental health strategies for frontl... The Burdett Trust for Nursing have funded a research project led by the Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS FT. The grant of more than £82,000 will enable...
NHS FT collaborates in bipolar study to understand medicat... The Norfolk and Suffolk NHS FT (NSFT), and the University of East Anglia (UEA), have conducted a study into why people diagnosed with bipolar, may not...
New remote ECGS to be rolled out across the North East and... A portable ECG that detects heart irregularities in minutes, is now due to be rolled out across the North East and North Cumbria. During the start of...
Health and Care Partnership invest in NWCCG mental health ... NHS England and Improvement have approved a mental health programme for NHS Norfolk and Waveney (NW) Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG). The aim is to...
FTs collaborate in launch of Mental Health Urgent Assessme... Lancashire and South Cumbria (LSC) NHS FT, has launched a new Mental Health Urgent Assessment Centre (MHUAC), in collaboration with Blackpool Teaching...
SWLSTG NHS Trust secures £2.8m investment in mental health... South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust (SWLSTG) has successfully secured £2.8m to support the development of its adult community...
MLU early implementer site for Maternal Mental Health Serv... The Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin (STW) Midwife Led Unit (MLU) has been selected to be an early implementer site for the new NHS Maternal Mental...
TEWV NHS FT improve access to mental health services Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys (TEWV) NHS FT have been working with local primary care colleagues to improve access to services for people with mental...
NHE365: We must rebuild but proportionately, Danny Mortime... Speaking at the NHE365 Staff Wellbeing & Welfare event, Chief Executive of NHS Employers and Deputy Chief Executive of NHS Confederation, Danny...
Doncaster and Bassetlaw NHS FT introduce Holistic Care Tea... Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has formed a Holistic Care Team, to further improve the care given to patients with...
New NHS Trust Integrated Mental Health Hubs in Newport and... The Isle of Wight NHS Trust has taken another step forward in delivering its mental health transformation plans, with the acquisition of two new...
New Non-Executive Director and Trustee of Skills for Healt... Dr Sara Munro, Chief Executive of Leeds and York Partnership NHS Trust, has been appointed as a Trustee and Non-Executive Director of the board at the...
CNTW NHS Trust charity provides funding to mental health j... An employment service run by Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust (CNTW), has been granted £3,240 to loan laptops to people...
New services to reduce custodial sentences for vulnerable ... Research commissioned by NHS England shows that an NHS England programme may significantly reduce the chances of those with mental health and other...
Dedicated mental health services for mothers launched NHS England are to launch 26 new mental health hubs aimed at helping and supporting thousands of new, expectant or bereaved mothers with their mental...
Mental health recovery plan awarded £500m funding The Government have backed their Mental Health Recovery Action Plan with £500m funding to help support people with mental health difficulties, ranging...
NHS and social care to receive £7bn funding package The Government has announced a £7bn package of funding for health and care services to support the next phase of the NHS response to Covid-19, Health...
Mental health education to be boosted by new coalition In order to better understand the impact of the pandemic on the mental health and wellbeing of children, young people and education staff across...
Government awards £79m to children, young people mental he... With NHS research suggesting as many as 1 in 6 children and young people in England may be facing a mental health problem, the Government has...
NHS expands mental health support for staff In response to one of the most difficult periods in the health service’s recent history, the NHS has announced an expansion to mental health support...
National Health Executive launches our #NHE365 events plat... The team at National Health Executive is proud to announce the launch of our new year-long festival of virtual events: #NHE365. We’ve all become well...
New research to support serious mental health problems NIHR has awarded £3m funding to four new research projects aimed at improving the experiences of people with serious mental health problems, including...
Quarter of doctors have sought mental health support durin... The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has revealed that 1 in 4 doctors sought mental health support during the pandemic, having faced one of the...
Mental Health Network welcomes Every Mind Matters campaign Sean Duggan, Chief Executive of the Mental Health Network, has welcomed a new NHS mental health campaign, which will look to work to support and...
Mental Health Act undergoes landmark reforms Individuals are set to benefit from greater control over their treatment following major reform to the Mental Health Act being set out by the UK...
Ep 16. A completely normal reaction to an abnormal situati... Normalising mental health is an essential step to breaking down barriers and ensuring all people across society have both the access to the services...
BMA raises attention to staff wellbeing during winter peri... Our healthcare system is built on the foundations of quality patient care, but all of that means little if staff aren’t able to look after their own...
Mental health services coped well, but still ‘significant ... The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has revealed where mental health services made the most significant gains during the Covid-19 pandemic, empowering...
Mental health crisis: How a new approach to care could hel... In England, it’s predicted that up to 10 million people will need either new or additional mental health support as a result of the pandemic. This...
Specialist treatment for young people with eating disorder... Young people who suffer from eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia are set to receive rapid access to specialist NHS treatment across England...
Online dementia carer support resources to be assessed for... A new study is set to assess an online training and support resource, developed by the World Health Organisation (WHO), for family and friends...
RCGP, NICE and SIGN release further details on long-term e... The Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network (SIGN), NICE and the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) have today (30 Oct) released more...
Action taken to prevent care leavers becoming homeless New guidance has been published today, (26th Oct) by Minister for Rough Sleeping and Housing Kelly Tolhurst, for councils to help guarantee care...
Rise in mental health problems among children, young peopl... One in six children and young people had a probable mental health disorder in July during the first wave of coronavirus, compared to just one in nine...
New film released to warn of long-term effects of Covid-19... Young people in particular are being urged by the Health Secretary, Matt Hancock, to follow the rules and protect themselves and others from Covid-19...
Additional £15m staff mental health support welcomed The announcement of an additional £15m investment by NHS England to bolster mental health support for nurses, paramedics, therapists, pharmacists and...
Why health messaging is vitally important during coronavir... Coronavirus has dominated health in 2020. The virus itself has had significant impacts on people across the country directly, but also required the...
Funding boost for Covid-19 mental health research Six new research projects have been awarded a share of £2m funding by NIHR and UKRI to investigate and reduce the impacts of Covid-19 and the pandemic...
New £400m funding commitment to revamp mental health facil... Dormitory accommodation in mental health facilities in the UK is set to become a thing of the past in the next four years, following a new £400m...
Personalised dementia care in care homes receives £1.2m fu... NIHR and UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) have awarded £1.2m to support the development of an innovative online programme designed to improve and...
A ‘re-imagining’ of the NHS necessary to emerge stronger Calls have been made for a dramatic reassessment of what the health service is able to deliver as it prepares to grapple with a triple challenge from...
Applications open in new mental health recruitment drive More than 10,000 people with serious mental illness are set to benefit from a new £27m recruitment drive having been launched by mental health charity...
Urgent measures called for to reduce nursing stress and bu... The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has called for urgent measures to reduce the strain on nursing and midwifery staff in order to minimise burnout and...
Partnership agreed to provide transformative response serv... Taking Care, one of the largest digital monitoring services in the UK, has just won a new contract to provide 24/7 response services for Brain in Hand...
Psychological safety in a world of Covid-19 As we move into winter amid the prospect of a second wave of Covid-19, the focus on health and care workers’ wellbeing and safety in the run up to...
NHS announce £10m funding for mental health community init... From mental health first aid training to help barbers spot the warning signs of problems through to counselling for bereaved relatives, NHS England...
Sir James Bevan: Investing in nature could save NHS billio... As part of a speech at University College London (UCL), Environment Agency Chief Executive Sir James Bevan is set to say universal access to a healthy...
BMA calls for further investment, innovation into mental h... As coronavirus and the restrictions and measures which were taken to counteract it put an increased strain on people’s mental health, the British...
Work underway on £14.5m specialist CAMHS unit in Leeds Work on a new state-of-the-art £14.5m Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) unit, being built in partnerships between Leeds Community...
Accelerated joint working between PCNs and mental health p... A newly-published briefing by the NHS Confederation’s PCN Network and Mental Health Network has made the case for accelerating joint working between...
Improving population health: How trusts contribute to prev... The idea that the NHS should be involved in prevention is not a new one. However, in an environment of strained resources and widening health...
Health Secretary Matt Hancock highlights significant achie... Health Secretary Matt Hancock has illustrated the significant achievements and key lessons to be learnt within our healthcare system as we move into...
Health leaders highlight concerns for staff wellbeing ahea... Staff wellbeing has been identified as a major concern of health leaders as they prepare for the next phase of the Covid-19 pandemic and the pressures...
NHS Confederation: PCNs perfectly placed to deliver integr... Following publication of the Mental Health and Primary Care Networks report by The King’s Fund, which addresses whether Primary Care Networks (PCNs)...
Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS FT announce new Chair Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust has announced Mike Potts will be joining the trust as their new chair on August 1, 2020 when the...
NHS at 72: Managing mental health services going forward Sean Duggan, Chief Executive of the Mental Health Network Let’s take this opportunity to reflect on the amazing achievements of our health system over...
Empower your superheroes to power your organisation Words provided by Quinyx, editorially reviewed by National Health Executive The year 2020 has been nothing short of cataclysmic for the entire world...
The mental health victims of the pandemic – the role of in... As the fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic continues, there is increased awareness that the virus is causing problems far beyond physical illness. So...
NHS NOE CPC: Supporting the recovery As the NHS recovers from the second wave of the pandemic and the vaccine rollout continues, NHS England has recently announced a £160m initiative to...
Minimising HCAIs in the secondary care setting Yvonne Carter, Clinical Director of GAMA Healthcare and previously Head of Infection Control at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, says lessons...
Warwick Medical School: Reflections on the pandemic Over the past year, the Covid-19 pandemic has inspired an outpouring of public appreciation for our frontline health workers. But #ClapForCarers was...
Is Winter 2021 a ticking time bomb for the NHS? Most people will have heard about some sort of backlog within the NHS due to the pressures put on the organisation by the Covid-19 pandemic and...
Innova Care partners to launch bariatric care advancement Yorkshire-based Innova Care Concepts has partnered with Canadian manufacturer, Rotec International, to bring to the UK hospital and care sectors the...
Kettering General Hospital NHS FT commences major records ... Kettering General Hospital has embarked on a major medical records digitisation project with partners System C, IMMJ Systems and SPS that will see...
Using Consultant Connect to ease summer A&E pressures Recently the HSJ reported a significant ‘summer pressure’ in urgent care. Firstly, A&E attendances are now running well above seasonal levels...
78% of NHS workers volunteered or raised money during the ... Almost four fifths of those working in the NHS have undertaken volunteer work or raised money to help others during the pandemic, a survey released on...
Carl Holland: The success of front door triage in Northamp... It’s been over two months since Northampton General Hospital started using Consultant Connect’s Referral Triage service. In this blog article Deputy...
Harnessing technology to clear the elective surgery backlo... The rate of technology adoption within the NHS has at times been very fragmented. Some NHS trusts are leading the digital revolution, whilst other...
HSL telehealth video platform offers ‘lifeline’ for NI hea... Since its introduction to the Clark Clinic at Belfast Children’s Hospital in 2007, video conferencing has played an integral role in providing major...
Body-worn video will transform public safety The public safety of frontline staff is under scrutiny after a sharp rise in reports of verbal abuse, threats, and even physical attacks on...
Supporting NHS cleanliness standards through MyAudit tool New National Standards of Healthcare Cleanliness 2021 are now being introduced and implemented across England which will see improvements towards high...
Leighton Hospital invests in portering technology to impro... Mid Cheshire Hospital NHS Foundation Trust’s Leighton Hospital in Crewe has installed GlobalView Systems’ unique MyPorter software management system...
Smarter working in public services in the age of Covid-19 Covid-19 has caused seismic shifts in the way we work. Traditional, inflexible models of working - based around physical office spaces and set working...
Optimal care pathway in ophthalmology Back in January 2019, Richard Whittington, then Assistant Director of Commissioning, now Chief Executive of Local Optical Committee Support Unit...
NHS commuting emissions under the spotlight to support net... Five pioneering NHS Trusts have committed to reducing their commuting emissions in a bid to meet ambitious net zero goals. Often overlooked, commuting...
Bringing in the expertise needed to lead digital transform... “Terms like outsourcing and TUPE can be controversial but there really is no better way to make sure that IT and infrastructure achieves and maintains...
A £33bn opportunity: How the pandemic accelerated digital ... The Covid-19 pandemic has stretched UK health and social care like never before. To overcome this great collective challenge, the sector has turned to...
Pioneering approach to acute mental health care could save... With the NHS spending more than £800m each year on patients who are ready to be discharged, hospital trusts around the country are looking for...
Understanding NHS cyber risks of remote working during Cov... When the Covid-19 pandemic hit the UK and sent the country into lockdown in March last year, it catalysed a huge disruption of regular working...
Interoperability is the key to transforming the healthcare... Interoperability allows different computer systems or software solutions to share information creating productive interactions. This opens up endless...
Insource Ltd acquires NHS capacity planning experts Gooroo Insource Ltd, the UK’s leading data management experts to the NHS, announces the acquisition of Gooroo Ltd, a British company with unrivalled...
NHS Portering Manager’s new external role to help the NHS Mark Edwards worked as a porter and then as a porter supervisor for nearly three years at Hull Royal Infirmary (part of Hull University Teaching...
Medstrom webinar: medical device innovation in the NHS After a highly successful inaugural webinar discussing the consequences of patient immobility Medstrom is continuing its series of high-quality...
Leading British PPE manufacturer Tecman introduces new pro... Having led the field in the production of PPE from the early days of Covid-19, Tecman Advanced Healthcare Products has revealed the results of its...
Reducing contact within healthcare: Secure hubs for item e... Across all industries, organisations are changing how they work in an attempt to increase their efficiency and effectiveness. Adding to this...
Elective care backlog a concern for 70% of surgical profes... One year from lockdown, a new survey of healthcare professionals working in operating theatres across the NHS and private sector has revealed the...
How can the NHS develop effective health economy plans? The scale of the challenges facing the NHS in England is laid bare in the recently published planning guidance from NHS England. Given the impact of...
Maintaining momentum in digital adoption: 12 top tips from... The big challenge that we face is how to build on the digital adoption that we saw during the coronavirus pandemic. In the first wave of Covid-19, in...
Seconds save lives: clean your hands Skin health and surface hygiene expert, GOJO Industries-Europe, is proud to be part of the global movement to improve hand hygiene and is once again...
Using managed equipment services to create savings, improv... NHS trusts require a complex and diverse range of equipment and products to provide the standard of clinical care that is expected. From infusion...
Advanced hospital bed washing system launched in the UK Yorkshire-based Innova Care Concepts has partnered with Dutch manufacturer, Weber Hospital Systems, to bring the Bed Washing System to the UK hospital...
People with complex needs at risk of being left behind as ... With lockdown ending and life reopening, it’s a time of optimism for the nation. But for those whose lockdown began long before Covid-19, not everyone...
NHE365: ‘Digital maturity is a journey’ “Digital maturity is a journey, but requires a change in mindset. Digital is not a bolt-on” Those were the words of Dr Afzal Chaudhry, Consultant...
The Secret Patient: My newfound love for hospital porters Hull porters are leading the way in patient experience In hospitals, across the country, portering services are working harder than ever, in extreme...
How one NHS trust is making communal patient and visitor s... As the NHS adapts communal patient and visitor spaces for safe social distancing, Tritonshield’s clear vinyl screen concept has already been installed...
Providing the right additional capacity for backlog suppor... Funding for the NHS across the next year is going to place a greater emphasis on the rising demand for elective care and how to provide additional...
Addressing common finance issues within the NHS For those involved in health service finance, there are a number of key challenges which are essential to be overcome to support the smooth operation...
NHS ‘Community Hero’ Scoops National Porter Award A new national award-scheme recognising the work and dedication of NHS hospital porters has today announced its first winner and a special posthumous...
Intelligent automation: the key to personalised care in a ... Almost every aspect of our lives is streamlined by technology and the pace at which this digital transformation is taking place has increased...
Pure accelerates hospital’s recovery from ransomware attac... When the staff at a major hospital discovered a ransomware attack, Pure worked with the hospital to quickly restore the data and bring systems back...
MyPorter looking to support you through strength in number... In a year that has seen NHS hospitals across the nation battling with the harrowing scenes which Covid-19 has brought to their wards, and with it the...
National Health Executive launches our #NHE365 events plat... The team at National Health Executive is proud to announce the launch of our new year-long festival of virtual events: #NHE365. We’ve all become well...
Microsafe antimicrobial proven to reduce SARS-CoV-2 on pai... Microsafe by Hanford+Green, a highly effective antimicrobial paint proven to significantly reduce the growth of harmful bacteria is now proven to...
Intuitive innovation extends uses of da Vinci instruments Intuitive, the pioneer of robotic-assisted surgery, has announced that the usability of many of its da Vinci instruments has been extended through...
Tecman launches biomaterial reusable face shields for NHS ... Tecman Advanced Healthcare Products is once more leading the field in the development of high-quality, British-made PPE for the NHS with Optec® - a...
Using rapidly mobile clinical teams to address patient bac... The emerging data and insight into the number of patients waiting for planned procedures and outpatient consultations worries everyone; a huge pool of...
UK healthcare scaleup chosen for exclusive tech programme Navenio, the healthcare scaleup whose location-based technology has revolutionised workflows and has been shown to double the throughput of hospital...
Innovative portering management system to support Hull hos... Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (HUTH) has been central to the further development of the unique MyPorter software management system...
How GOJO is keeping pace with the changing landscape Recent research undertaken by skin health and surface hygiene expert, GOJO Industries-Europe, has revealed that eight in 10 people now expect to see...
South Tees signs with Insource to automate elective care m... South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust signed a major deal with data automation provider Insource Ltd to improve the accuracy of elective care data...
Recognising a year of innovation in healthcare The coronavirus pandemic has been an extremely challenging time for the healthcare industry, which is why it’s important to recognise and encourage...
Supporting Covid-19 efforts through rapid antigen testing With the increased infection rates across the UK and the new lockdown restrictions, early detection of the virus through rapid antigen testing is more...
NHS consultant explains how triage backlogs are being addr... For much of his time, Dr Adam Shakir works as a Consultant ENT and Head & Neck Surgeon at Milton Keynes University NHS Foundation Trust and as a...
Are we solving technology challenges in healthcare or crea... The healthcare sector is undergoing a rapid digital transformation these days. Due to the pandemic outbreak, care processes are being digitalised...
New partnership to improve patient safety in South East Lo... I am delighted to announce a ground-breaking development partnership with leading automated medication management and supply solution specialists...
Capturing the potential of digital technology How well do we understand the NHS shift to cloud and automation technologies? Do we understand the common challenges faced in the adoption of new...
EKF introduces accurate quantitative Covid-19 antibody tes... Global in vitro diagnostics company EKF Diagnostics have announced it has introduced to market one of the first tests to precisely measure levels of...
Leaders, clinicians and MPs launch heart valve disease fas... Over 1.5 million people in the UK are effected by aortic stenosis each year, if left untreated the disease is fatal. A form of heart valve disease...
Creating innovative solutions to deliver storage as a serv... Pure Storage has recently been named a leader in the 2020 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Primary Storage Arrays for their forward-thinking work...
Urgent action called for to drive down surgical site infec... A newly-released ‘State of the Nation’ report has led to calls for urgent action to reduce the potentially devastating impact of surgical site...
Ep 16. A completely normal reaction to an abnormal situati... Normalising mental health is an essential step to breaking down barriers and ensuring all people across society have both the access to the services...
Mental health crisis: How a new approach to care could hel... In England, it’s predicted that up to 10 million people will need either new or additional mental health support as a result of the pandemic. This...
Navenio benefits from $1.1m investment to help lower healt... Navenio, the UK healthcare scale-up, has announced a $1.1 million investment from Future Planet Capital to help revolutionise healthcare efficiency...
Guidance launched to support NHS trusts with new parking g... New government guidelines come into force on 1 January 2021 requiring all 206 NHS Hospital Trusts across England to offer free parking to thousands of...
West Yorkshire firm launches approved Covid-19 antigen tes... West Yorkshire based manufacturing and distribution company Multibrands International has become one of the first companies in the UK to launch an...
Robotics and robotic surgery: how to access better patient... Robotics and robotic surgery are changing the way the healthcare industry operates. Ultimately robotics and robotic surgery help to improve the level...
Getting tech to the frontline: Jigsaw24’s Covid-19 contrib... 2020 has seen the whole country come together to fight a common enemy, perhaps more than at any other time in a generation. British businesses have...
Virtual mapping and the future of hospitals This week Navenio has secured a £400,000 UKRI grant for its ‘Intelligent Workforce Solution’ (IWS), to mitigate the impact of Covid-19 on healthcare...
Supporting NHS trust to manage Covid-19 through effective ... Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust has recently invested in the MyPorter portering management system to help improve service resilience and patient flow as...
Covid Testing: Keeping up with demand during the second wa... As the UK finds itself in the middle of a second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, testing capabilities are becoming ever more strained as people attempt...
Revitalise your weight loss programme with ShapeUp4Life Words provided by ShapeUp4Life, editorially reviewed by National Health Executive The association between excess weight and poor outcomes with Covid...
Developing new ways of working to better support one anoth... Coronavirus has made people think differently about how they care for others. Jenny Mace, Strategic Lead for Service Design and Practice at Home Group...
Strategic collaboration between Cerner and Induction Healt... Words provided by Zesty, editorially reviewed by National Health Executive Induction Healthcare, a leading healthcare technology company that helps...
Hospital site clearance: The 9 top tips to manage the proj... Words provided by Hilditch Group, editorially reviewed by National Health Executive The health care sector of any country is in a constant state of...
The role of the iPad in healthcare Words provided by Jigsaw24, editorially reviewed by National Health Executive Digital tools are changing the face of healthcare. Modern solutions are...
Why paging technology is still crucial to major incident r... Words provided by PageOne, editorially reviewed by National Health Executive While moves are being made by NHSX to speed up the transition of clinical...
Stoptober 2020 is here, and there has never been a better ... Words provided by Solutions 4 Health, editorially reviewed by National Health Executive While Covid-19 brings challenges for stop smoking services...
Improving infection control with patient equipment deconta... A potential peak in Covid-19 cases, paired with the usual surge in health service demand over the winter months, means patient equipment could quickly...
Partnership agreed to provide transformative response serv... Taking Care, one of the largest digital monitoring services in the UK, has just won a new contract to provide 24/7 response services for Brain in Hand...
Need for tech to reduce medication error and improve patie... Words provided by Omnicell, editorially reviewed by National Health Executive Omnicell UK & Ireland, a leading provider of automated healthcare and...
Supporting complex needs and providing a caring environmen... With the UK government announcing a £62m funding package to speed up the discharge of people with learning disabilities and autism from hospital, Dr...
Investing in people to reap the full benefits of data in t... Data has the power to drastically improve patient care delivery within our healthcare services. From managing key operational issues, to identifying...
Delivering Sustainable Digital Transformation Covid-19 has brought about a seismic change in the uses of digital technology with McKinsey estimating that digital adoption accelerated by a...
Empower your superheroes to power your organisation Words provided by Quinyx, editorially reviewed by National Health Executive The year 2020 has been nothing short of cataclysmic for the entire world...
Free access to online learning for NHS trusts, employees a... In the midst of this unprecedented global health crisis, we all owe so much to the courage and dedication of NHS staff. We are all impacted by these...
Cel-Fi products improve mobile signal coverage in NHS prop... The universal problem of poor mobile signal has far reaching implications for individuals and organisations across the UK. But, for an institution...
Emergency call: 4G coverage is a necessity in hospitals an... Stuart Waine of Spry Fox Networks explains why 4G coverage is not just nice to have inside hospital buildings and care homes but an essential part of...
Providing mission-critical IT hardware and equipment to th... In these unprecedented times, technology can and is helping during the pandemic in surprising ways. We have seen this in our core business, where...
Zappshelter: ‘It’s about supporting the country in a time ... In light of the ongoing coronavirus outbreak, workforces have seen a need to keep people separated on sites, with specialist shelter provider...
Efficient respirator fit testing and infection prevention TSI explain about respirator fit testing and infection prevention for hospital staff and healthcare workers, and how they can best support the...
UCLH start clinical trial for Alzheimer’s drug treatment The University College London Hospitals NHS FT (UCLH) has developed a clinical trial for a new drug candidate for Alzheimer’s disease, with...
NHS England introduce new Innovative Medicines Fund During an announcement on Wednesday, the NHS chief executive unveiled the introduction of a new Innovative Medicines Fund (IMF) and £680 million of...
UCLH FT awarded £6.8m for new Long Covid clinical trial The University College London Hospitals NHS FT (UCLH), has been awarded £6.8m from the NIHR to conduct – what has been regarded as the largest Long...
World's first cell therapy trial for post Covid-19 lung sc... Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS FT have recruited and treated their first patients, in a first in human cell therapy trial for the treatment of post Covid-19...
Oxford Cancer network launches at the University of Oxford The Oxford Cancer network has launched at the University of Oxford to represent and coordinate cancer research in Oxford. The pan-divisional...
AI software used to help speed up treatment for stroke pat... Northumbria Healthcare NHS FT have been offering a specialist software to analyse images from brain scans, using artificial intelligence (AI), since...
UHP and UCL to collaborate in clinical trial for Parkinson... An Honorary Consultant Neurologist at University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust (UHP), is now able to co-lead the Accelerating Clinical Treatments for...
ABPI launches 2021 Code of Practice The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) has published the 2021 Code of Practice, which comes into force on July 1, 2021. These...
Blood pressure could be 'reset' in six-week window after g... Researchers at the University of Oxford, and clinicians at Oxford University Hospitals NHS FT (OUH), found that lowering a hypertensive mother's blood...
Trust launches a new clinical trial for cystic fibrosis pa... Royal Papworth Hospital NHS FT has launched phase II of the clinical trial for patients with cystic fibrosis with serious lung infections, such as...
Implementation plan: More than £64m to back clinical resea... The UK Government and devolved administrations released The Future of UK Clinical Research Delivery: implementation plan on Wednesday. This will...
NICE recommend several treatment options for moderate arth... NICE have published final draft guidance, recommending several treatment options for around 25,000 people with moderate rheumatoid arthritis, who were...
NHS action plan success after data reveals sharp rise in v... Since the launch of the NHS’s action plan to tackle vaccine hesitancy, there has been a sharp rise in the number of people taking up the vaccine in...
Midland-based NHS trusts collaborate with university in PE... A new study — in collaboration with a range of Midland-based NHS trusts, and a team from the University of Birmingham — found almost half of people...
Clinical trial offers a novel treatment for blood cancer p... The Cure Leukaemia blood cancer charity have launched a new clinical trial called the PROMise, offering a novel treatment option for patients with the...
NHSBT antibody study looks at vaccinated and previously in... NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) is carrying out a vaccination study (C-Velvet)¸ based on two small studies (1) (2).The study will look at whether...
NHS FT collaborates in bipolar study to understand medicat... The Norfolk and Suffolk NHS FT (NSFT), and the University of East Anglia (UEA), have conducted a study into why people diagnosed with bipolar, may not...
Salford Royal FT provide pioneering spinal treatment for a... Salford Royal NHS FT has become one of only 11 centres in the country able to provide the Nusinersen drug to treat spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) in...
NICE approve life-extending treatment for colorectal cance... NICE have published their draft guidance today for the routine commissioning of a potentially life-extending treatment, for untreated metastatic...
Bradford FT research trial could save lives of heart attac... Researchers at Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS FT, have launched a cutting-edge trial which could save the lives of patients who have suffered from...
ABPI names Ben Osborn as new President Ben Osborn has been confirmed as the new President of the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI), beginning his term on May 1, 2021...
BCH FT change flu vaccination system to protect schoolchil... An innovative NHS immunisation team at Bridgewater Community Healthcare (BCH) NHS FT, have adopted new methods for delivering flu vaccinations to...
Plymouth NHS Trust launch Valneva Covid-19 vaccine study The NIHR-supported Valneva Phase 2/3 study will be run at Derriford Hospital, managed by University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust, in collaboration...
First participant joins FT study to improve diet for cance... The first participant has joined a Royal Surrey (RS) NHS FT led trial, analysing a four-stage diet designed to boost food intake for cancer patients...
NICE guidance offers new NHS treatment for high cholestero... Thousands of people with high cholesterol will soon have access to a new treatment option on the NHS, according to final NICE guidance published today...
The Christie FT first in the UK to provide Phesgo home tre... The Christie NHS FT, has become the first in the country to provide a treatment called Phesgo for breast cancer patients in their own homes. Phesgo is...
YSTH NHS FT collaborate in new Covid-19 vaccine trial York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals (YSTH) NHS FT are taking part in a study, trailing a new Covid-19 vaccine with the University of York and Tees...
NIHR study finds improvements in heart health of dialysis ... A study supported by NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre has found that the heart health of patients with kidney failure could drastically...
NICE guidance for access to advanced breast cancer treatme... NICE has published draft guidance today recommending trastuzumab deruxtecan for use in the Cancer Drugs Fund (CDF) as an option for treating HER...
Vaccine choice for pregnant women welcomed by maternity Ro... The Joint Committee for Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has announced it will be offering pregnant women the Covid-19 vaccine, in line with the...
Cornwall NHS Trust conduct study on Covid-19 vaccines and ... Researchers at Royal Cornwall Hospitals (RCH) NHS Trust are running a new study which could set the foundations for how booster Covid-19 vaccinations...
Com-Cov vaccine trial to include Moderna and Novavax The Com-Cov trial looking at alternating vaccines has expanded to include the Moderna and Novavax vaccines in a new study. The trial, launched in...
Moderna jabs mark new milestone in NHS vaccination program... The first Moderna jabs will be delivered in England today as the NHS vaccination programme reaches another milestone. More than 20 sites, including...
Nine highest risk groups have now been offered a Covid-19 ... All adults over 50, the clinically vulnerable and health and social care workers have now been offered a Covid-19 jab, as the government prepares to...
PHE analysis finds 10,400 deaths prevented by Covid vaccin... Public Health England (PHE) analysis has indicated that the Covid-19 vaccination programme prevented 10,400 deaths in those aged 60 and older in...
NHS England set to roll out new breast cancer treatment Thousands of breast cancer patients could see the amount of time they spend in hospital cut down dramatically as NHS England begins to roll out a new...
ABPI: Collaboration key to restoring NHS cancer services A new report released by the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) has outlined the importance for collaboration across the UK...
NHS-developed Covid-19 treatment saves one million worldwi... A clinical trial ran in the NHS proved dexamethasone, an inexpensive and widely available steroid, to be an effective treatment for Covid-19 nine...
NHS vaccine programme rollout reaches record levels As many as 27 people were being administered Covid-19 vaccine doses each second over the weekend, as the NHS’ national vaccine rollout programme...
Almost £50m additional funding awarded to support vaccines The Vaccines Manufacturing and Innovation Centre (VMIC), which will be the UK’s first national vaccines manufacturing and innovation facility, has...
ABPI: New guidance allows focus to be on getting medicines... New regulations for the batch testing of imported medicines should allow pharmaceutical companies to focus more closely on getting treatments and...
Inclusive pharmacy practice plans set to be published Health Education England (HEE) are working collaboratively with a number of NHS and pharmaceutical partners to ensure the most is made of the benefits...
Wales invests £16m in extending medicines access fund Welsh Minister for Health Vaughan Gething has confirmed a further £16m funding investment by the Welsh Government to extend the New Treatment Fund...
NICE approves spinal muscular atrophy gene therapy treatme... A new, potentially curative one-off gene therapy treatment for babies with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), a rare genetic disorder, has been...
UK awards first Innovation Passport to promising treatment A promising treatment for a cancer-causing rare disease is set to become the first innovative medicine in the UK to be awarded an ‘Innovation Passport...
Breast cancer drug combination to be made available for ro... Thousands of breast cancer patients will potentially now have access to another potentially life-saving drug combination after amends to draft NICE...
Newly-launched NHS Commercial Framework to offer ‘welcome ... The publication of a new NHS Commercial Framework for New Medicines has been welcomed by the industry as a way of providing clarity, support and a...
UK blood plasma ban lifted for life-saving treatments The Government has lifted a ban on UK-sourced blood plasma being used in the manufacture of potentially life-saving treatments, a move which could...
New oncology collaboration established to boost cancer res... Oncology research experts from around the country have joined forces to establish a new collaborative effort, aimed at accelerating particular types...
Routine NHS use of skin cancer drug recommended NICE has recommended the routine NHS use of a new skin cancer drug, as an option after surgery for some patients with melanoma. Final draft guidance...
How NHS data is supporting the discovery of lifesaving tre... Data gathered by NHS Digital has helped researchers discover evidence that an anti-inflammatory drug reduces the risk of death in patients with severe...
National Health Executive launches our #NHE365 events plat... The team at National Health Executive is proud to announce the launch of our new year-long festival of virtual events: #NHE365. We’ve all become well...
UK launches world’s first alternating Covid-19 vaccine dos... The UK has been at the forefront of the global efforts to vaccinate against Covid-19 and a new £7m study is set to begin at sites across England to...
UK reaches 10 million milestone for Covid-19 vaccinations More than 10 million people across the UK - the equivalent of almost 1 in 5 adults - have now received their first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine, as the...
NIHR to investigate new potential Covid-19 treatment A potential new treatment for hospitalised Covid-19 patients, using an anti-inflammatory arthritis drug, is being investigated by the NIHR-supported...
Additional 40 million vaccine doses secured by UK Governme... A further 40 million additional doses of the Valneva vaccine candidate have been secured in a new deal signed by the UK Government, helping further...
ABPI addresses reports of the UK restricting medicines exp... Reports have emerged in recent days that the UK has banned exports of medicines which could have been used to treat Covid-19 patients. Discourse...
Large-scale Covid-19 vaccine manufacturing begins in the U... Following a multi-million-pound joint investment by the UK Government last year into a commercial manufacturing facility, production of another Covid...
UK to offer genomics expertise to identify new Covid-19 va... As part of the global effort to combat Covid-19, the UK is set to offer its world-leading genomics expertise to countries without the same...
NHS patients to benefit from cutting-edge cancer treatment... NICE has recommended the use of a new cutting-edge cancer treatment, which will see NHS patients be among the first in the world to be offered the new...
Severe and long Covid risk could be established ‘very earl... New research has suggested there are specific molecular responses found in some Covid-19 patients which could be used to determine their likelihood of...
Health Education England welcomes new training standards The publication of new education and training standards for pharmacists, released by the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) this week, has been...
Key supply chain workers to be offered Covid-19 vaccine As many as 2,000 highly-trained workers in roles crucial to the Covid-19 vaccine supply chain are set to be offered a jab in the coming days to help...
Pharma industry records growth in employment, export and p... A new report released by the University of Strathclyde’s Fraser of Allander Institute has revealed continued growth in a number of areas in at least...
High street pharmacies to help deliver NHS Covid-19 vaccin... As part of efforts to further accelerate the national Covid-19 vaccination drive, high street pharmacies are to begin delivering the life-saving jabs...
New UK rare diseases framework launched The UK Government has launched a new framework to raise awareness of rare diseases, speed up diagnosis and improve care and treatment. The UK Rare...
UK approves third Covid-19 vaccine for use UK regulators have approved the use of a third Covid-19 vaccine, developed by US pharmaceutical firm Moderna, for use in the country outside of...
NHS patients set to receive potentially life-saving Covid-... Patients admitted to intensive care units across UK with Covid-19 are set to receive new life-saving treatments which could reduce the time spent in...
Oxford vaccine rolled out to general practice To support protecting care home residents and other vulnerable people against Covid-19, the newly-approved Oxford vaccine is now being rolled out...
NHS begins delivering newly-approved Oxford vaccine jabs The NHS is set to begin administering the new Oxford vaccine from today, with 82-year-old Brian Pinker from Oxford being the first person outside...
EKF introduces accurate quantitative Covid-19 antibody tes... Global in vitro diagnostics company EKF Diagnostics have announced it has introduced to market one of the first tests to precisely measure levels of...
Almost 150,000 people in UK receive vaccine dose in first ... Having kickstarted the NHS’ largest vaccination programme in its history, the Government has confirmed that more than 137,000 people have received...
Major reforms planned as new pharmacist training standards... Both patients and future pharmacists are set to benefit from major reforms to the standards for initial education and training, being introduced by...
More hospitals set to join Covid-19 vaccination programme Additional hospital sites across England, from Devon to Birmingham and Lancashire, are set to join the network of sites rolling out the newly-approved...
Professor Whitty: Government will have to determine accept... While addressing a health committee meeting, England’s Chief Medical Officer Professor Chris Whitty has addressed what the long-term future may look...
Oxford vaccine becomes first to publish data in peer-revie... In another significant step forward in the development of an effective vaccine to combat the Covid-19 virus, a vaccine candidate being developed by...
UK and EU reach agreement in principle affecting supply of... Reports out of the ongoing Brexit negotiations suggest that an agreement in principle has been struck between UK and EU negotiators, covering a number...
Covid-19 vaccine approved for use in the UK The UK could soon see the first Covid-19 vaccines rolled out to priority groups after the Government accepted a recommendation from the Medicines and...
Government asks MHRA to begin vaccine approval process As a next step to permitting it for use in the UK, the Government has formally asked the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) to...
UK medicines manufacturing to benefit from £20m funding bo... Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced a new £20m fund aimed at expanding medicines manufacturing capabilities within the UK, strengthening the...
UK Government secures two million additional vaccine doses As the UK Government continues to work to strike deals with manufacturers to secure additional doses of promising Covid-19 vaccine candidates, it has...
ABPI: Life sciences offer a route back for the economy Life sciences could provide a route to future economic growth, helping deliver jobs, fiscal reward and position the UK as a global leader in science...
Weekly Covid-19 tests for homecare workers From Monday (23 Nov) registered carers looking after people in their own homes will be able to access weekly Covid-19 tests. The roll-out markers the...
Government secures five million doses of US vaccine After initial data showed a US-developed vaccine candidate showed a nearly 95% success rate in protecting against Covid-19, the UK government has...
Charity research funding crisis could irreparably damage U... The UK’s position as world-leading in science could be put under serious and long-term threat as a result of an ongoing crisis in charity research...
NICE recommends chemotherapy-free treatment option Patients suffering with untreated chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CCL) may soon be offered a new treatment option after NICE recommended a new...
Who would first benefit from a Covid-19 vaccine? It’s proven a challenging year so far in 2020, particularly as a result of Covid-19, so news that a potential vaccine candidate has shown promising...
ABPI: Changes to NICE methods ‘a catalyst for global inves... Following publication of consultation on NICE’s methods for health technology evaluation, which the organisation has been undergoing a review of, The...
Analysis shows promising results for potential Covid vacci... According to newly-published preliminary analysis, one of the most advanced potential Covid-19 vaccines – developed by Pfizer and BioNTech – has...
Government, social media to tackle Covid-19 misinformation... Social media giants, Digital Secretary Oliver Dowden and Health Secretary Matt Hancock have reached an agreed of new measures to limit the spread of...
Where do current Brexit negotiations leave UK pharma? When the clock strikes midnight on January 1, 2021, the United Kingdom will have left the European Union. It’s a fact we’ve long since known now...
Millions of extra flu jabs to support UK vaccine programme The UK has made millions of additional doses of flu vaccines available in order to support the most comprehensive flu vaccinations programme in the UK...
ABPI: 'No deal' Brexit not in the interest of patients As the Prime Minister warned the country to brace for the possibility of a ‘no deal’ Brexit as negotiations once again hit a stumbling block in...
New measures introduced to support vaccine roll-out In order to better support the rollout of vaccines across the UK, a number of new laws have been introduced to allow more healthcare workers to...
ABPI: Securing supply routes pleasing but more work to be ... Brexit looms ever closer in the future, with Government ministers still battling to strike a deal with the European Union ahead of its formal exit...
International partnerships to fast-track cutting-edge trea... NHS patients could soon have quicker access to new cutting-edge treatments and technologies after the UK has come together to join a host of...
NHS England issues £755m framework for monoclonal antibodi... With a view to establishing a pharmaceutical medicines framework for monoclonal antibodies – a type of antibody treatment – NHS England has published...
NIHR issues guidance to safeguard research during a second... In the event of a second wave of increased Covid-19 activity, new guidance has been released by NIHR to protect both coronavirus and non-coronavirus...
Changes to medicines and medical devices evaluation propos... As part of wide-reaching work being carried out to review the methods and processes NICE uses to develop guidance, the organisation has launched a...
UK’s rapid response vaccines manufacturing centre approved The UK is set to benefit from two fully operational rapid response vaccine manufacturing lines by later this month, after both of the ‘virtual...
Pharmaceutical industry in key position to support NHS Following the release of two NHS Confederation reports, focusing in on the restarting of NHS services and health inequalities, the Association of the...
UK-Japan trade agreement to bolster pharmaceutical industr... As part of a wide-reaching future trade deal struck between the UK Government and Japan last week, pharmaceutical companies from both countries will...
Open letter to PM urging support to plug projected £310m s... A collective of more than 30 top pharmaceutical and health tech companies have signed an open letter to Prime Minister Boris Johnson urging for...
Interim Foundation Pharmacist programme launched by HEE Health Education England (HEE) has launched its new education and training programme to support the 2019/20 cohort of pre-registration pharmacists...
Office of Health Economics urges supercharged R&D investme... A new report by the Office for Health Economics (OHE) has warned that without immediate action from the Government to “supercharge” private and public...
Pharmaceutical industry invested £381m into UK R&D collabo... According to newly published data, the pharmaceutical industry invested more than £381m on R&D activities in the UK during 2019 – an increase from...
HEIW sets new framework to assist pharmacy technicians A first-of-its-kind advanced practice framework, developed by Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW), has been launched to assist pharmacy...
NHS to use world-first ‘subscription-style’ model to tackl... Contracts are set to be offered to pharmaceutical companies, paying them at the beginning of their work, in order to incentivise work in bringing new...
North Tees & Hartlepool achieves savings with medicines pr... At a time when cost-saving was as crucial as ever in the NHS, the North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust achieved more than double its...
Royal Pharmaceutical Society welcomes NHS England plans The Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) has responded to NHS England’s letter sent out to hospitals and healthcare institutions, outlining further...
NPA commissions study into frozen funding impact on pharma... The National Pharmacy Association (NPA) has commissioned an economic impact assessment of community pharmacy funding and policy framework in England...
New drug set for NHS approval could save up to 30,000 live... The government has announced the launch of a clinical trial for a new cholesterol treatment to be made available on the NHS. The heart disease drug...
ABPI: UK leading Europe in early clinical research The UK is leading the rest of Europe for early-stage clinical research into new medicines and vaccines, according to a new report by the Association...
General Election manifesto launched by pharmaceutical indu... The Association of The British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) has launched a General Election 2020 Manifesto for Medicine. ABPI employs over 63,000...
Multi-million-pound investment in Occupational Therapy at ... The University of Sunderland will now be responsible for producing an army of professionals dedicated to supporting service users with interventions...
NHS England secures new deal for all three UK-licensed cys... NHS England has today announced it has secured a definitive agreement to make three of the UK-licensed cystic fibrosis medicines available on the NHS...
Ep 21. The power of pulse oximetry during the pandemic, Ma... The pandemic caused our health service to have to innovate and adapt, and with restrictions and risk limiting the number of patients we brought into...
Ep 20. Early pioneers of video consultations, Dr Shanti Vi... Video consultations have become one of the buzzwords of the NHS throughout the last 18 months, as healthcare had to balance patient and staff safety...
Ep 19. A structured but tailored offer of support, Annie L... On Episode 19 of NHE’s Finger on the Pulse podcast, host Matt Roberts is joined by Annie Laverty, Chief Experience Officer at Northumbria Healthcare...
Ep 18. Innovation in primary care has never happened so fa... Dr Anshumen Bhagat, Founder and Chief Medical Officer of GPDQ - alongside continuing to be a practicing NHS GP - joined us on episode 18 of NHE’s...
Ep 16. A completely normal reaction to an abnormal situati... Normalising mental health is an essential step to breaking down barriers and ensuring all people across society have both the access to the services...
Ep 15. A better understanding of tech benefits the patient... On Episode 15 of NHE's Finger on the Pulse podcast, brought to you by Brother UK, regular host Matt Roberts is joined by Ged Cairns and Matt Jones of...
Ep 14. Health messaging is a science, Professor Craig Jack... On Episode 14 of NHE's Finger on the Pulse podcast, we're joined by Professor Craig Jackson, Professor of Occupational Health Psychology Birmingham...
Ep 13. Accessing the full range of careers available, Anth... Anthea Hockly, Associate Director of Workforce Development and Learning at Essex Partnership University NHS FT (EPUT), joins us to talk about the new...
Ep 12. The key words: 'cashless, user experience and reven... On Episode 12 of NHE's Finger on the Pulse podcast, I'm joined by Michelle Nix of Parking Eye as we discuss the ways their car park solutions can...
Ep 11. Using automation technology to make time matter, Da... On this episode of NHE's Finger on the Pulse podcast, host Matt Roberts is joined by Darren Atkins, Chief Technology Officer (Artificial Intelligence...
Ep 10. One part of the mental health toolkit, Nicholas Row... Mental health has always been an area of significant discussion in the health sector, from clinicians to solution through to prevention. But, on...
Ep 9. Telemedicine: Effectiveness at all levels of the org... Telemedicine has been one of the emerging areas of progress during the coronavirus pandemic, with a much more widespread and rapid adoption of remote...
Ep 8. Engagement with the community & industry was vital, ... Throughout this coronavirus period, the topic of personal protective equipment (PPE) and the availability of supplies for our healthcare workers has...
Ep 7. Keep the doors open to creativity, Baroness Ilora Fi... Baroness Ilora Finlay, Chair of the National Mental Capacity Forum and a Professor of Palliative Care, joins NHE's Matt Roberts to talk about efforts...
Ep 6. Unless we change the game we are going to lose, Henr... In Episode 4 of #WeAreNHE podcast we are joined by Henry Jones, CEO of digital mental health organisation Big White Wall. As Henry explains, with...
Ep 5. Mental health is not a life sentence, Stewart Lucas Strategic Lead for Mind in Greater Manchester, Stewart Lucas, joins us for this on the go podcast to discuss mental health care in the UK and how he...
Ep 4. Shifting the burden of care, Mark Duman In Episode 4 of #WeAreNHE podcast we are joined by Mark Duman, Chief Patient Officer at MD Healthcare Consultants. He believes strongly in patient...
Ep 3. From Turning Point to NHS Confed - Lord Victor Adebo... Chief Executive of social care enterprise, Turning Point, Lord Victor Adebowale, joins us for the third NHE podcast, giving us insight into the...
Ep 2. Mental health doesn't happen in isolation, Dr Claire... Claire Watson, recovery academy lead at Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, joins us on the second-ever NHE podcast, talking us...
Ep 1. This is quite controversial. Health in GM, Dr Tracey... Dr Tracey Vell MBE, chief executive of Manchester LMC, clinical director of Health Innovation Manchester and associate lead for primary care at the...
BMA to ask consultants in England to share their views on ... The British Medical Association (BMA) have revealed that they will be asking consultants in England what their thoughts are on the 3% pay rise, and...
NHS staff to get 3% pay rise NHS nurses, paramedics, consultants, dentists, and salaried GPs, in England will receive a 3% pay rise, which will be backdated from April 2021. This...
HEE to review long term strategic framework for health and... The Minister of State for Care, Helen Whately, has commissioned Health Education England (HEE) to review long term strategic trends for the health and...
Liverpool academics awarded £5.7m in cancer research grant... Academics at the Liverpool Head and Neck Centre (LHNC), based at the University of Liverpool, have been awarded five cancer research grants, totalling...
RCP joins call for independent future staffing needs asses... As the Health and Care Bill prepares to enter it’s second reading in Parliament, the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has signed a joint letter...
NHS to invest £20m into faster cancer diagnosis measures More patients with suspected cancers could receive same day diagnosis following plans by the NHS to invest £20m into a package of measures to speed up...
RCN backs calls to protect the title ‘nurse’ in UK law The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) Council has agreed to lend its support to the principles behind an ongoing petition calling for the title of ‘nurse...
What the introduction of the Health and Care Bill could me... The long-awaited Health and Care Bill was introduced to parliament during the 1st reading yesterday. This follows on from the proposals for...
NHS maternity staff to benefit from £2.45m to improve safe... NHS maternity staff will benefit from a £2.45m investment to improve the safety for the women and babies being cared for, to avoid brain injuries. The...
NHS Resolution business strategy: Improving staff and pati... NHS Resolution published their 2021/22 business plan on Wednesday, detailing their key objectives for the final year of their refreshed five year...
Healthcare organisations launch guidelines supporting pati... The Centre for Perioperative Care, the Royal College of Surgeons of England, and the Royal College of General Practitioners, have launched new...
Motolani Awokoya: How to manage outbreak challenges effect... There are many processes in place to be able to manage an outbreak effectively, but it can become more problematic when the source of an outbreak is...
NHS Supply Chain ensure bladder and bowel products meet pa... NHS Supply Chain have conducted research to ensure that products used to manage incontinence, meet the needs of people living with bladder and bowel...
Sheffield Hospitals detail improvements needed, following ... Following a CQC inspection in March 2021, Sheffield Teaching Hospital NHS FT’s maternity service rating, changed from outstanding to inadequate. The...
BMA welcome delay in collection of GP Data for Planning an... The collection of GP data for Planning and Research in England will now take place on 1 September 2021 instead of 1 July. This is in response to...
Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS FT launch Green Plan The Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS FT, launched their Green Plan last Friday to mark Sustainability Day. The trust aims to reduce their carbon...
The Health and Social Care Committee report: Impact of sta... The Commons Health and Social Care Committee have published their report on the workforce burnout and resilience in the NHS and social care. The...
How we improved VTE assessments at Stockport NHS FT Stockport NHS FT has recently been named as an Exemplar Centre for our ongoing commitment to VTE (Venous Thromboembolism) prevention. We’re delighted...
A £33bn opportunity: How the pandemic accelerated digital ... The Covid-19 pandemic has stretched UK health and social care like never before. To overcome this great collective challenge, the sector has turned to...
Insource Ltd acquires NHS capacity planning experts Gooroo Insource Ltd, the UK’s leading data management experts to the NHS, announces the acquisition of Gooroo Ltd, a British company with unrivalled...
Sir Simon Stevens announces he is to step down from NHS ro... The Chief Executive of the NHS, Sir Simon Stevens, has formally notified the NHS England board of his decision to step down as planned at the end of...
NICE update on lower third molar surgery beneficial for pa... An expert working group have updated the 20-year-old National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidelines for lower third molar surgery...
CNTW marks Earth Day with Green Plan to reach ‘net zero’ b... Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust (CNTW) are marking Earth Day today by launching their Green Plan. The Green Plan sets out...
NHE365: We must rebuild but proportionately, Danny Mortime... Speaking at the NHE365 Staff Wellbeing & Welfare event, Chief Executive of NHS Employers and Deputy Chief Executive of NHS Confederation, Danny...
RCP calls for doubling of medical school places to ease ba... With a mounting treatment backlog across the NHS, the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has called for the doubling of medical school places, in order...
Costs of Bristol Nightingale hospital revealed An NHS Nightingale hospital set up in Bristol cost £26m to set up and operate, running to provide 300 additional intensive care beds to NHS trusts in...
NHS Scotland spent £20.8m using private sector hospitals Between March and September 2020, NHS Scotland spent more than £20.8m on using private sector hospitals during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a...
Government commission on race rejects health disparities c... The newly-released UK Government’s Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities has “rejected the common view that ethnic minorities have universally...
NHS Supply Chain helps trust make £450k savings annually Working in partnership with South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust, NHS Supply Chain was able to help make savings of more than £450,000...
Additional £2.4m funding awarded to disability charities The Government has outlined £2.4m of additional funding to support a range of charities to overcome challenges as a result of the pandemic, helping...
NHS trusts drop £2.35bn business rates appeal A petition to the Court of Appeal by a group of NHS trusts, over a £2.35bn refund on business rates paid by hospitals, has been dropped. Led by...
Mental health recovery plan awarded £500m funding The Government have backed their Mental Health Recovery Action Plan with £500m funding to help support people with mental health difficulties, ranging...
New £1bn digital hardware framework launched for NHS NHS and wider public sector organisations are set to benefit from the launch of a new cost-effective IT hardware procurement framework, with an...
New UK Health Security Agency to lead future health threat... Going forward, the planning for, prevention of and response to external health threats such as infectious diseases is set to be coordinated by a new...
Government awards £660m funding for Scotland NHS and care ... NHS and social care services in Scotland are set to be further supported through £660m of additional UK Government funding, following an announcement...
Future of clinical research delivery outlined In an effort to improve the efficient delivery, diversity and accessibility of clinical research, and embed this learning into the NHS, the UK...
NHS and social care to receive £7bn funding package The Government has announced a £7bn package of funding for health and care services to support the next phase of the NHS response to Covid-19, Health...
Government announces partnership with UK rapid test manufa... Contracts have been secured between the UK Government and two British companies manufacturing and supplying rapid lateral flow tests, which are being...
Increase to NHS-funded nursing care rate The NHS-funded nursing care rate, provided by the NHS to care homes to support nursing care needs of their residents, is to be increased. Across the...
Wales invests £16m in extending medicines access fund Welsh Minister for Health Vaughan Gething has confirmed a further £16m funding investment by the Welsh Government to extend the New Treatment Fund...
Government launches evidence call to improve women’s healt... Women are being encouraged to share their experiences of the health and care system via a call for evidence aimed at improving healthcare for women...
NICE approves spinal muscular atrophy gene therapy treatme... A new, potentially curative one-off gene therapy treatment for babies with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), a rare genetic disorder, has been...
Addressing common finance issues within the NHS For those involved in health service finance, there are a number of key challenges which are essential to be overcome to support the smooth operation...
NHS Confederation: Discipline key to capitalising on vacci... As newly-published data showed the effectiveness of currently-approved vaccines in reducing severe Covid-19 infections in older adults, NHS...
Newly-launched NHS Commercial Framework to offer ‘welcome ... The publication of a new NHS Commercial Framework for New Medicines has been welcomed by the industry as a way of providing clarity, support and a...
A pivotal time for the future of public health in England The Covid-19 pandemic has brought to the fore many questions about the organisation of public health services and responsibilities in England. Covid...
Kingston University project reduces inpatient falls and sa... The NHS saved more than £13m and saw the number of inpatient falls across fall, as part of a major 10-year project carried out by a team of...
NHS Providers outlines four key health goals before liftin... Writing to the Prime Minister, NHS Providers have produced a detailed briefing of the four tests that NHS trust leaders must believe have been passed...
NHS England backs framework as route to reduce hospital st... A framework agreement managed by NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) which helps NHS trusts and hospitals acquire additional capacity from external...
UK publishes new vaccine uptake plan to ensure equal acces... In an effort to increase transparency over how the Government and NHS England are partnering with organisations to increase uptake of the Covid-19...
NHS and social care reform blueprint launched Health Secretary Matt Hancock, supported by NHS England and health and care system leaders, will launch new proposals setting out a more joined-up...
Data modelling tool capable of forecasting local virus vul... A number of different population characteristics have shown to be associated with an increased risk of mortality from Covid-19, with a new data...
National Health Executive launches our #NHE365 events plat... The team at National Health Executive is proud to announce the launch of our new year-long festival of virtual events: #NHE365. We’ve all become well...
NICE launches its public consultation on guidance process A new public consultation has been launched on proposals on changes to the processes which NICE uses to develop its guidance on medicines, medical...
Captain Sir Tom Moore: ‘An inspiration to all of us’ Everyone at National Health Executive acknowledges the legacy of Captain Sir Tom Moore, who through his actions inspired the country in a most...
Tackling cardiovascular disease in challenging times Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is one of the most common causes of death in England. As the second wave of Covid-19 continues, the risk factors...
RCN submits official case for 12.5% pay rise The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has submitted evidence to the NHS pay review body (PRB) reinforcing its demand for a fully-funded 12.5% pay...
Mental Health Act undergoes landmark reforms Individuals are set to benefit from greater control over their treatment following major reform to the Mental Health Act being set out by the UK...
First vaccine dose administered to more than 2.2 million p... Daily Covid-19 vaccination figures show that more than 2.2 million people in the UK have now received their first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine. Three...
New UK rare diseases framework launched The UK Government has launched a new framework to raise awareness of rare diseases, speed up diagnosis and improve care and treatment. The UK Rare...
Asymptomatic community testing to be rolled out across the... In order to help break down chains of transmission in the community, local authorities are being encouraged to target testing to people who cannot...
As MPs back national lockdown, where does the NHS currentl... A third national lockdown has received approval from MPs in Parliament, with the strict ‘stay at home’ messaging part of a plan of steps to help...
Oxford vaccine rolled out to general practice To support protecting care home residents and other vulnerable people against Covid-19, the newly-approved Oxford vaccine is now being rolled out...
RCGP: Returning retired GPs are a resource being underutil... Chair of the Royal College of GPs (RCGP), Professor Martin Marshall, has called on the health service to better utilise retired GPs who have returned...
Danny Mortimer: National lockdown was ‘inevitable’ and ‘ne... NHS Confederation Chief Executive Danny Mortimer has described the latest UK national lockdown as both ‘inevitable’ and ‘necessary’ to reduce...
UK Chief Medical Officers: ‘Critical people still attend f... Following the stepping up of the Covid-19 alert level in the UK from level 4 to level 5, the highest mark on the scale, the UK Chief Medical Officers...
More than 6,000 new doctors working in the NHS last year The number of doctors in the NHS in England rose by more than 6,000 and the number of nurses by more than 13,000 during last year. The figures...
Government commits to tackling gender pay gap in medicine The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has pledged to tackle the gender pay gap among doctors by making the NHS a more equal place to work...
NHS Property Services unlocked £48m in savings for health ... NHS Property Services (NHSPS) has confirmed it unlocked £48m of savings for the NHS and £90m in capital investment into new buildings and facilities...
Targeted testing for children in high risk areas of Englan... Children of secondary school and college age in areas of north east London, Kent and Essex, where Covid-19 infection rates have been rising rapidly...
Landmark changes to UK blood donation criteria Health Secretary Matt Hancock has announced new blood donation criteria in the UK, focused around individual behaviours, which will see the country...
More hospitals set to join Covid-19 vaccination programme Additional hospital sites across England, from Devon to Birmingham and Lancashire, are set to join the network of sites rolling out the newly-approved...
Matt Hancock: ‘We can’t stop now, just because the vaccine... Speaking at a Downing Street press conference, Health Secretary Matt Hancock reiterated the importance of continued vigilance, measures and...
NHS trusts set to benefit from £600m refurbishment funding A new £600m investment into NHS hospitals across England, aimed at upgrading and refurbishing the sites, has been announced by Health Secretary Matt...
Urgent action called for to drive down surgical site infec... A newly-released ‘State of the Nation’ report has led to calls for urgent action to reduce the potentially devastating impact of surgical site...
UK and EU reach agreement in principle affecting supply of... Reports out of the ongoing Brexit negotiations suggest that an agreement in principle has been struck between UK and EU negotiators, covering a number...
First non-trial vaccines seen as landmark moment in Covid-... NHS Chief Executive Sir Simon Stevens has hailed the NHS Covid-19 vaccination programme as a “turning point” in the battle against the virus, as the...
NHS Confederation: Integrated care systems are an importan... With news emerging recently that NHS England is backing plans to abolish clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) by April 2022, with many of their...
Extra £68m funding to support people with disabilities liv... Thousands more disabled people will be empowered to live independently, after the UK Government announced an additional £68m funding to support people...
An opportunity to take a broader view on preventative heal... Until 2020, as far as the UK was concerned, the rapid and devastating consequences of infectious diseases had diminished. As life expectancy grew...
NHSCC: Positive legacy of CCGs must not be lost With the recent news that NHS England and NHS Improvement are to formalise a change in the way system working will work across the health service...
Covid-19 vaccine approved for use in the UK The UK could soon see the first Covid-19 vaccines rolled out to priority groups after the Government accepted a recommendation from the Medicines and...
Understanding the dangerous ‘false economy’ of public heal... Public Health England (PHE) is soon to be no more. Back in August, Health Secretary Matt Hancock swung the proverbial parliamentary axe at the...
Positive change in the workplace not experienced equally b... A new report by the General Medical Council (GMC) has revealed Black and minority ethnic (BAME) doctors are less likely to report improvements in...
ABPI: Life sciences offer a route back for the economy Life sciences could provide a route to future economic growth, helping deliver jobs, fiscal reward and position the UK as a global leader in science...
Could the newly-announced UK infrastructure bank help the ... As part of his speech in Parliament delivering the latest Spending Review, Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced the establishment of a new UK...
‘Tough lessons’ to be learnt from NAO report into PPE supp... The National Audit Office (NAO) recently published its findings from an investigation into government procurement for the supply of personal...
Health Secretary aims to tackle unnecessary bureaucracy A new drive to empower frontline health and care staff has been announced by Health Secretary Matt Hancock, aimed at reducing unnecessary bureaucracy...
HEE publishes funding guide aimed at increasing transparen... Health Education England (HEE) has outlined how it’s funding will be distributed to support the training of healthcare professionals as part of it’s...
Government welcomes MHRA review into vaccine candidates News that the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) will review the data from trials of one of the most promising Covid-19...
MP proposes NHS reservists bill to strengthen health servi... Alan Mak MP, who represents Havant in Hampshire and serves as the Vice Chairman of the Conservative Party, is set to present a new bill in Parliament...
Innovation must be at heart of Covid-19 response – and bey... To say that the Covid-19 pandemic has changed the health service is an understatement. The crisis has precipitated transformation at a scale and pace...
Thousands of health workers benefit from visa extensions As the UK approaches the Brexit deadline, more than 6,000 frontline health workers will have their visas extended for a year for free, including...
NHS to receive £3bn funding package Chancellor Rishi Sunak is set to announce an additional funding package of £3bn for the NHS, as part of the latest spending review, to help the health...
Could NHS avoid public sector pay freeze? The Government is expected to announce that Public Sector workers will face a freeze in their pay when the Chancellor announces his spending review...
Government secures five million doses of US vaccine After initial data showed a US-developed vaccine candidate showed a nearly 95% success rate in protecting against Covid-19, the UK government has...
Charity research funding crisis could irreparably damage U... The UK’s position as world-leading in science could be put under serious and long-term threat as a result of an ongoing crisis in charity research...
NHS Confederation: We are not seeing major progress on tes... As we continue through this second national lockdown, with one of the goals being the rapid development of the UK test and trace system, NHS...
Matt Hancock: The lessons we’ve learnt during the pandemic Speaking to the NHS Clinical Commissioners conference, the Health Secretary Matt Hancock detailed the ways we can use the lessons learnt during the...
Tests proven accurate enough for community use Extensive clinical evaluation from Public Health England (PHE) and the University of Oxford has demonstrated lateral flow tests – rapid turnaround...
Department of Health Commercial Director joins GS1 board Melinda Johnson, Commercial Director of the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), has joined the supervisory board of GS1 UK, the global data...
Scottish manufacturer wins Covid-19 outstanding response a... “This is the story of the pandemic… an incredible response at a time when it was most needed” Plastics manufacturer, ICL Tech Ltd, announced today...
UK takes steps to tackle unhealthy food advertising In keeping with the government’s landmark obesity strategy, a new public consultation has been launched around new proposals to introduce a total ban...
Who would first benefit from a Covid-19 vaccine? It’s proven a challenging year so far in 2020, particularly as a result of Covid-19, so news that a potential vaccine candidate has shown promising...
Government, social media to tackle Covid-19 misinformation... Social media giants, Digital Secretary Oliver Dowden and Health Secretary Matt Hancock have reached an agreed of new measures to limit the spread of...
New capital investment plan key to NHS digital revolution Virtually all aspects of the NHS have shifted in some capacity as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, but perhaps none more so than in the digital...
UK reaches record testing capacity, over 10 million people... New figures published by NHS Test and Trace reveal the UK has reached a landmark record testing capacity, with more than 10 million people across the...
NHS Confederation: We must use lockdown to fix test and tr... It’s been the continual talking point throughout the latter half of the coronavirus pandemic so far: the beleaguered NHS Test and Trace system. Now...
Whole city testing pilot to be launched in Liverpool Everyone living or working in Liverpool is set to be offered Covid-19 testing, whether they’re displaying symptoms or not, as part of a new whole city...
NHS Providers: Trust boards must empower digital teams In becoming truly digital organisations, trust leaders must take key steps to build and empower digital teams, according to a new guide published by...
Doctors can lead by example in fight against climate chang... A new report by the British Medical Association (BMA) urges doctors and the NHS to seize an opportunity and help lead forward the fight against...
NHS leader: National lockdown will help health service As the Prime Minister announced national four-week lockdown to begin from November 4, 2020, the NHS’ Medical Director, Professor Stephen Powis, has...
Action taken to prevent care leavers becoming homeless New guidance has been published today, (26th Oct) by Minister for Rough Sleeping and Housing Kelly Tolhurst, for councils to help guarantee care...
Further examination needed into Covid-19 disparities There have been calls for further investigation into understanding and tackling Covid-19 disparities experienced by individuals from an ethnic...
Millions of extra flu jabs to support UK vaccine programme The UK has made millions of additional doses of flu vaccines available in order to support the most comprehensive flu vaccinations programme in the UK...
BMA: Clarity needed on pensions transition arrangements The British Medical Association (BMA) has outlined a clear call on the Government to offer ‘absolute assurance’ over any fixes it intends to implement...
Six areas of change identified for a more flexible NHS wor... NHS Providers have outlined their key areas of change as part of a newly-published report, investigating new and innovative ways of working which have...
NHS Providers: Tackling health inequalities will be key As the recently-published Care Quality Commission (CQC) annual State of Care report addressed, there have been significant challenges facing the...
BMA warn of looming consultant recruitment crisis A number of the medical royal colleges have joined the British Medical Association (BMA) in warning of a potential recruitment and retention crisis...
ABPI: 'No deal' Brexit not in the interest of patients As the Prime Minister warned the country to brace for the possibility of a ‘no deal’ Brexit as negotiations once again hit a stumbling block in...
New measures introduced to support vaccine roll-out In order to better support the rollout of vaccines across the UK, a number of new laws have been introduced to allow more healthcare workers to...
ABPI: Securing supply routes pleasing but more work to be ... Brexit looms ever closer in the future, with Government ministers still battling to strike a deal with the European Union ahead of its formal exit...
Major test and trace improvements key to avoid further res... As different parts of England adjust to their new levels of restriction under the Prime Minister’s three-tiered system, NHS Confederation have...
RCN: A wake-up call to invest in the nursing workforce Following the publication of the Care Quality Commission’s (CQC) annual report, the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has issued a plea for further...
NHS Confederation: Reaching free trade deal essential for ... As we approach the latter stages of 2020, the coronavirus pandemic continues to dominate headlines, but there’s another important ongoing situation at...
NHS England issues £755m framework for monoclonal antibodi... With a view to establishing a pharmaceutical medicines framework for monoclonal antibodies – a type of antibody treatment – NHS England has published...
Why health messaging is vitally important during coronavir... Coronavirus has dominated health in 2020. The virus itself has had significant impacts on people across the country directly, but also required the...
Changes to medicines and medical devices evaluation propos... As part of wide-reaching work being carried out to review the methods and processes NICE uses to develop guidance, the organisation has launched a...
Action to be taken to stimulate NICE guidance use with sys... Following the publication of a report by the Independent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety (IMMDS) Review in July, NICE has outlined action it will...
Partnership struck to significantly boost lab testing capa... The UK Government has struck another partnership agreement with four London university labs which will see testing capacity boosted by tens of...
Sir Simon Stevens outlines five-part package to boost NHS ... Speaking at the NHS Providers conference, NHS Chief Executive Sir Simon Stevens has outlined the five core elements of a package of measures designed...
NHS specialist centres to offer help to long-term Covid-19... People suffering from long-term symptoms of coronavirus, also sometimes referred to as Long Covid, will be offered specialist help at clinics across...
Health Foundation: Time to redraw UK map of inequality As the Health Foundation launch a new UK-wide inquiry, the health charity has called on health governing bodies to reassess action being taken to...
Largest hospital building programme in a generation confir... The Prime Minister has confirmed a £3.7bn funding package to facilitate the construction of 40 new hospitals around the England by 2030, with a...
NHS becomes first national health system to commit to ‘car... The NHS has adopted a new multi-year plan to become the world’s first carbon net zero national health system, in a move backed by World Health...
Immigration health surcharge reimbursement now open Delivering on a pledge made by the Prime Minister in May, overseas NHS and care workers are now able to claim their reimbursement from the immigration...
Major Covid-19 study publishes new interim results In late September, England saw a substantial increase in coronavirus infections across the country before the R rate fell to around 1.1, suggesting a...
The deadline to modernise approaches: Where are you? Back in February 2019, Health Secretary Matt Hancock declared war on an outdated piece of hospital technology. A legacy hold-on long in need of...
A ‘re-imagining’ of the NHS necessary to emerge stronger Calls have been made for a dramatic reassessment of what the health service is able to deliver as it prepares to grapple with a triple challenge from...
UK PPE supply chains benefit from huge boost The supply and manufacturing of personal protective equipment (PPE) in the UK has benefitted from significant efforts building stockpiles and...
Applications open in new mental health recruitment drive More than 10,000 people with serious mental illness are set to benefit from a new £27m recruitment drive having been launched by mental health charity...
Matt Hancock announces new National Genomic Healthcare Str... Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock has today announced the launch of a landmark new strategy that will secure the UK’s place in the future...
Urgent measures called for to reduce nursing stress and bu... The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has called for urgent measures to reduce the strain on nursing and midwifery staff in order to minimise burnout and...
NHS Business Service Authority targeting net-zero by 2030 The NHS Business Service Authority (NHSBSA) has declared a climate emergency and outlined it’s ambitious goals to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas...
NHS announces review into gender identity services for you... Former President of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, Dr Hilary Cass OBE, will lead an independent review into gender identity...
Nursing recruitment efforts boosted by funding support Thousands more nurses will look to be recruited to hospitals, mental health and community trusts across England following a multi-million-pound...
UK secures £31m coronavirus funding from EU mobility packa... The UK is to benefit from £31m in funding from the European Union to assist the UK’s coronavirus response. Secured through the EU’s mobility package...
Improving the quality of end of life care through better p... Judith Richardson, Acting Director for Health and Social Care, NICE Around half a million people die in England each year. With an ageing population...
Health services vital in rebuilding local economies after ... It’s impossible to switch on the news without hearing about how Covid-19 has affected the economy but what may be less well known is the part that the...
Digital prescribing and records introduction boosted by fu... More patients and healthcare staff are set to benefit from single electronic patient records after the UK Government announced £8.7m funding to be...
Care providers to receive more than £500m to protect staff... Social care providers are set to receive an additional £546m funding to bolster infection control measures and help protect residents and staff from...
Patient care to benefit from £150m funding boost In an effort to carry out upgrades, reduce overcrowding and improve infection control ahead of the winter period, a total of £150m funding is set to...
Government urged to tackle public health investment shortf... The Public Health Medicine Committee Chair of the British Medical Association (BMA), Dr Peter English, has called on government to acknowledge the...
NHS launches ‘vital’ staff flu vaccination drive Senior clinicians and leaders have urged their frontline colleagues across the health and care sectors to get their annual flu jab as soon as possible...
Public sector payment cap challenged by BMA Legal proceedings have been launched by the British Medical Association (BMA) against the UK Government following proposals earlier in the year to cap...
NHS England commits £30m to join up HR and staff rostering... As NHS England looks to support new ways of working, it has launched a £30m contract tender for HR and staff rostering systems, seeking suppliers to...
Sir James Bevan: Investing in nature could save NHS billio... As part of a speech at University College London (UCL), Environment Agency Chief Executive Sir James Bevan is set to say universal access to a healthy...
Covid-19 can signal a new deal with the public on health The common enemy of coronavirus united the public side by side with the NHS in a way that many had not seen in their lifetimes and for others evoked...
Calling the NHS a ‘Covid-only service’ is untrue, unfair a... Last week the NHS was widely described as providing a ‘Covid-19 only’ service for much of the last few months. Frontline NHS trust leaders are...
Investing in people to reap the full benefits of data in t... Data has the power to drastically improve patient care delivery within our healthcare services. From managing key operational issues, to identifying...
Improving population health: How trusts contribute to prev... The idea that the NHS should be involved in prevention is not a new one. However, in an environment of strained resources and widening health...
NHS Digital pledge to increase diversity for staff across ... NHS Digital have pledged to increase diversity, and ensure that there is the same level of diversity for staff across all levels of their organisation...
Glenfield Hospital to benefit from new £3.1m MRI scanner f... The University of Leicester NHS Trust’s Glenfield Hospital, is to benefit from a new MRI scanner facility. The British Heart Foundation (BHF) have...
NHS Blood and Transplant chair to step down, interim chair... The Chair of NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT), Millie Banerjee, is to step down on August 6 2021. This follows on from four years of service to the...
BHRUH launches Rapid Diagnostic Centre to speed up cancer ... Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust has launched a Rapid Diagnostic Centre (RDC) to encourage faster diagnosis for patients...
BMA to ask consultants in England to share their views on ... The British Medical Association (BMA) have revealed that they will be asking consultants in England what their thoughts are on the 3% pay rise, and...
NHS NOE CPC: Supporting the recovery As the NHS recovers from the second wave of the pandemic and the vaccine rollout continues, NHS England has recently announced a £160m initiative to...
UCLH start clinical trial for Alzheimer’s drug treatment The University College London Hospitals NHS FT (UCLH) has developed a clinical trial for a new drug candidate for Alzheimer’s disease, with...
NHS Digital launch Data Uses Register to improve transpare... NHS Digital have launched their new Data Uses Register as a way to improve patient data transparency. NHS Digital’s data is already published and...
NHS England introduce new Innovative Medicines Fund During an announcement on Wednesday, the NHS chief executive unveiled the introduction of a new Innovative Medicines Fund (IMF) and £680 million of...
Northern Care Alliance NHS Group appoint new chief executi... The Northern Care Alliance NHS Group (NCA) has appointed Dr Owen Williams OBE as its new Chief Executive. This follows on from the news in April that...
Gloucestershire Royal Hospital start upper GI programme Gloucestershire Royal Hospital (GRH) has become the first NHS hospital to start an upper GI programme with a new surgical robot, and will soon start a...
CWH FT launch acute Covid app for redeployed staff Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS FT (CWH) and its charity CW+ have launched an acute Covid app, to support NHS staff redeployed to care for Covid...
Global View/MyPorter launches GV Healthcare The same great company, same great solutions – just repackaged, ready for expansion. So if you’ve been paying attention to any Global View or MyPorter...
NHS England reveal new mental health access standards NHS England will introduce five new waiting time guarantees, under new standards released today. It aims to help improve patient access to mental...
NHS staff to get 3% pay rise NHS nurses, paramedics, consultants, dentists, and salaried GPs, in England will receive a 3% pay rise, which will be backdated from April 2021. This...
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals FT utilise high-tech robot fo... Blackpool Teaching NHS FT (BTH) has utilised a high-tech robot for cleaning, which will replace the more traditional ‘floor scrubber’ machine. The...
UHMB trust and Kendal College collaborate in new qualifica... Kendal College and the University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS FT (UHMB) are collaborating in a project to deliver a new national health...
NHS B&T maintained 75% of normal donation and transplantat... NHS Blood and Transplant (B&T) published their most recent report on Thursday, that showed that over the last year 3,391 people’s lives in the UK were...
Cromer and District Hospital launch new cancer service Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS FT’s (NNUH), Cromer and District Hospital, has opened a new service aimed at providing further support...
RCM and RCOG call for caution ahead of easing restrictions... Concerns have grown amongst the Royal College of Midwives (RCM), and the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG), ahead of the easing...
UCLH FT awarded £6.8m for new Long Covid clinical trial The University College London Hospitals NHS FT (UCLH), has been awarded £6.8m from the NIHR to conduct – what has been regarded as the largest Long...
World's first cell therapy trial for post Covid-19 lung sc... Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS FT have recruited and treated their first patients, in a first in human cell therapy trial for the treatment of post Covid-19...
Yorkshire Ambulance Service pilot mental health vehicles One of the UK's first mental health response vehicles is being piloted at the Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust (YAS) to provide dedicated support...
HEE to review long term strategic framework for health and... The Minister of State for Care, Helen Whately, has commissioned Health Education England (HEE) to review long term strategic trends for the health and...
Oxford Cancer network launches at the University of Oxford The Oxford Cancer network has launched at the University of Oxford to represent and coordinate cancer research in Oxford. The pan-divisional...
Innovative partners selected for green accelerator program... The first innovative partners have been selected for a new pilot programme, aimed at supporting the NHS’ in reducing their carbon footprint. They will...
£55m to be invested in NHS ambulance services to improve r... The NHS are investing an additional £55m in ambulance trusts in England, to increase the number of staff. It follows on from a letter from NHS leaders...
Minimising HCAIs in the secondary care setting Yvonne Carter, Clinical Director of GAMA Healthcare and previously Head of Infection Control at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, says lessons...
NHS to invest £20m into faster cancer diagnosis measures More patients with suspected cancers could receive same day diagnosis following plans by the NHS to invest £20m into a package of measures to speed up...
Warwick Medical School: Reflections on the pandemic Over the past year, the Covid-19 pandemic has inspired an outpouring of public appreciation for our frontline health workers. But #ClapForCarers was...
RCGP warns ‘safety of patients’ must be paramount in restr... As we approach some of the final stages of easing for Covid-19 restrictions in the UK, Chair of the Royal College of GPs (RCGP), Professor Martin...
CWH FT open Adult and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS FT (CWH), and its charity CW+, have unveiled the expansion and redevelopment of their Adult and Neonatal...
Trust open state-of-the-art room to improve cancer care fo... Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust’s (PHU) Queen Alexandra Hospital (QA), opened a new state-of-the-art room and cancer equipment last...
Waits for non-urgent treatment reduce considerably According to figures published by the NHS, the number of people waiting more than 18 and 52 weeks for non-urgent treatment reduced considerably. This...
Royal Preston Hospital NHS FT open new Discharge Lounge Royal Preston Hospital NHS FT have opened a new Discharge Lounge, improving the facilities and therefore improving the patient’s experience as they...
AI software used to help speed up treatment for stroke pat... Northumbria Healthcare NHS FT have been offering a specialist software to analyse images from brain scans, using artificial intelligence (AI), since...
NTH FT join others in offering pill-sized camera to detect... North Tees and Hartlepool NHS FT (NTH) will start offering a pill-sized camera to detect bowel issues, which has been praised by patients. It is...
UHP and UCL to collaborate in clinical trial for Parkinson... An Honorary Consultant Neurologist at University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust (UHP), is now able to co-lead the Accelerating Clinical Treatments for...
Trust to launch HVLC hubs for patients on waiting lists Barts Health NHS Trust are planning to launch a series of high-volume low-complexity (HVLC) hubs within specific specialties, allowing patients to...
What the introduction of the Health and Care Bill could me... The long-awaited Health and Care Bill was introduced to parliament during the 1st reading yesterday. This follows on from the proposals for...
What can be learned from cyber security risks during the p... Over the years, cyber security is something that has become increasingly important to the NHS. In May 2017 a computer virus attack was launched on the...
NHS Property Services make Open Space booking service more... NHS Property Services have enhanced their Open Space service by launching a new booking website. This will mean that customers hiring clinical and non...
New video clinic suite opens at Royal Preston Hospital Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS FT’s (LTH) Royal Preston Hospital, has opened a new video clinic suite to make it easier to speak to patients during...
Innova Care partners to launch bariatric care advancement Yorkshire-based Innova Care Concepts has partnered with Canadian manufacturer, Rotec International, to bring to the UK hospital and care sectors the...
STH first trust in England to receive IEM award for all ho... South Tees Hospitals NHS FT has received an international environmental management (IEM) award for all its acute hospitals, making it the first trust...
MKUH Launches Hospital Navigator Scheme to support vulnera... The Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS FT (MKUH) has launched the Hospital Navigator Scheme aimed at supporting their most vulnerable patients...
NHS maternity staff to benefit from £2.45m to improve safe... NHS maternity staff will benefit from a £2.45m investment to improve the safety for the women and babies being cared for, to avoid brain injuries. The...
HEIW award £1bn worth of healthcare professional education... Health Education and Improvement Wales (HEIW) has awarded over £1bn worth of healthcare professional education contracts to Higher Education...
NHS Digital Weight Management Programme backed by £12m The NHS Digital Weight Management Programme has launched today, and is supported by a £12m government investment. The new service will provide free...
Blood pressure could be 'reset' in six-week window after g... Researchers at the University of Oxford, and clinicians at Oxford University Hospitals NHS FT (OUH), found that lowering a hypertensive mother's blood...
Tailoring workforce planning systems for NHS trusts that w... Some of the most fundamental aspects for NHS trusts to run smoothly include ways to save money and improving clinical quality care for patients. As...
World’s first research centre for recurrent head and neck ... The Royal Marsden NHS FT have launched the world’s first research centre for recurrent head and neck cancer, as a result of funding from the Royal...
Thousands of respiratory patients to benefit from digital ... Thousands of patients with long-term respiratory conditions across the Bradford District and Craven area, will benefit from a dedicated remote...
Robotics software success in trust's Outpatients departmen... Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust, have praised the introduction of robotics software in their Outpatients department...
Southend Hospital's final floors of wing open to reduce wa... Mid and South Essex NHS FT’s (MSEFT) Southend Hospital, is aiming to reduce patients’ waiting time with a new purpose-built £9.7m wing. The hospital’s...
Streamlining cardiac care at Manchester University NHS FT HeartFlow would like to take a moment to recognise sites that are going above and beyond to deliver an outstanding CT service to patients, especially...
Trust improve screening services with new imaging equipmen... Oxford University Hospitals NHS FT have installed and expect to install new imaging equipment later this year at the trust's four hospital sites. It...
Trust launches a new clinical trial for cystic fibrosis pa... Royal Papworth Hospital NHS FT has launched phase II of the clinical trial for patients with cystic fibrosis with serious lung infections, such as...
New wellbeing and dementia community hub to open in Middle... Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys (TEWV) NHS FT have set up a new wellbeing and community drop-in hub for people with dementia and their carers in...
NHS Resolution business strategy: Improving staff and pati... NHS Resolution published their 2021/22 business plan on Wednesday, detailing their key objectives for the final year of their refreshed five year...
Implementation plan: More than £64m to back clinical resea... The UK Government and devolved administrations released The Future of UK Clinical Research Delivery: implementation plan on Wednesday. This will...
Healthcare organisations launch guidelines supporting pati... The Centre for Perioperative Care, the Royal College of Surgeons of England, and the Royal College of General Practitioners, have launched new...
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough successful in bid for inno... Health and care providers across Cambridgeshire and Peterborough are set to benefit from a new hub for innovation and improvement. This forms part of...
Young people’s mental health services to benefit from fund... Mental health services for children and young people will receive an extra £40m boost to help deal with the impact Covid-19 has had on their mental...
NHE365: Building sustainable hospitals fit for purpose Ensuring that buildings are built sustainably, with enough ventilation, including some of the biggest challenges experienced, and sourcing the most...
NHE365: Engaging with communities and data key in future o... Engaging with communities and the importance of data in future pandemic was the key messages to come out of NHE365’s panel discussion: The Future of...
Motolani Awokoya: How to manage outbreak challenges effect... There are many processes in place to be able to manage an outbreak effectively, but it can become more problematic when the source of an outbreak is...
NHSX data strategy: Patients to have greater access and co... NHSX published their draft strategy: ‘Data saves lives: reshaping health and social care with data’ today. It continues to build on the use of data...
Chine Eyetan: How senior leadership, digital tools & data ... The importance of being prepared in infection prevention and control is something that has been emphasised in the last 12 to 18 months, showing how...
Dr David Nicholl: Nosocomial Covid and the lessons learned Ensuring that hospitals are equipped with the best protection, and the right measures are in place when it comes to infection prevention and control...
£100k funding boost to kickstart innovative health and car... The Health Innovation Network have announced five winners of the Innovation Grants award, in partnership with Health Education England. The five NHS...
Trust secures major funding for Terabotics cancer project The University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW) NHS Trust, has secured major funding to develop technology that detects tumours, and guides...
NHS Supply Chain ensure bladder and bowel products meet pa... NHS Supply Chain have conducted research to ensure that products used to manage incontinence, meet the needs of people living with bladder and bowel...
James Cook University Hospital adopt use of pill-sized cam... The James Cook University Hospital – which forms part of the South Tees Hospitals NHS FT – has adopted the use of pill-sized cameras to investigate...
Trusts collaborate to improve recovery for hip fracture pa... Airedale NHS FT are collaborating with five NHS trusts to provide a service that supports hip fracture patients in their nutritional recovery. The...
Ep 21. The power of pulse oximetry during the pandemic, Ma... The pandemic caused our health service to have to innovate and adapt, and with restrictions and risk limiting the number of patients we brought into...
NHS to invest £52m in digital maternity records Chief Nursing Officer for England Ruth May - announced yesterday during the NHS Confederation Conference – that all pregnant woman will be able to...
Dr Ben Kanter: The future of digital communication in hosp... The pandemic has highlighted positive technological innovations such as video and phone consultations, that have happened due to the pandemic, but we...
York Hospital's Emergency Department to benefit from £15m ... York Hospital’s Emergency Department will benefit from a £15m investment to increase capacity and improve patient care. This will help develop a brand...
Government grant funding for study on use of AI for breast... The government have granted funding to researchers in the UK, to study the use of artificial intelligence (AI) for breast cancer screening in NHS...
NHS to launch pilot to improve lives of patients with type... Speaking at the NHS Confederation’s conference on Tuesday, Sir Simon Stevens revealed the NHS’s plans to provide an ‘artificial pancreas’ for Type 1...
Carl Holland: The success of front door triage in Northamp... It’s been over two months since Northampton General Hospital started using Consultant Connect’s Referral Triage service. In this blog article Deputy...
NHS trust collaborate in launch of radiochemistry unit Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS FT and King’s College London, have launched a new radiochemistry unit that produces tracers to help identify cancers and...
Patients at NCH to benefit from £65k retinal scanner Patients at North Cambridgeshire Hospital (NCH) are set to benefit from a £65,000 retinal scanner, installed by The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King’s...
Trust launches online digital patient portal to manage app... Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (HHFT) has launched a secure, online digital portal to enable patients to manage their appointments. This...
NHS Digital’s Terminology Server now live The NHS Digital’s Terminology Server has now gone live. The system aims to tackle the issue surrounding language when professionals describe something...
£100m investment in NHS Long Covid services for young peop... The NHS are launching a set of specialist hubs for children and young people as part of a £100m Long Covid care expansion. The 15 paediatric hubs will...
Harnessing technology to clear the elective surgery backlo... The rate of technology adoption within the NHS has at times been very fragmented. Some NHS trusts are leading the digital revolution, whilst other...
Tens of thousands of women to benefit from NHS pelvic heal... The NHS will launch clinics in 14 areas across the country, aiming to support tens of thousands of pregnant women and new mums. The initiative hopes...
Researchers granted £2.6m for under 40s type 2 diabetes su... A team of researchers in Leicester have been granted £2.6m to develop a five-year care package, aimed at addressing support concerns for people under...
Some NHS services return to pre-pandemic levels According to data from NHS England, the number of people waiting more than 52 weeks to start treatment, decreased by more than 50,000 in April. There...
Trusts collaborate in launch of maternity app to improve c... University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay (UHMB) NHS FT have collaborated with Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, East Lancashire NHS Trust, and...
Kettering General Hospital highlight EDI initiatives Kettering General Hospital (KGH) NHS FT have been highlighting initiatives aimed at improving the working lives for BAME staff at their trust. To do...
New Surgery Treatment Centre to open to tackle waiting lis... St George’s University Hospitals (SGUH) NHS FT have opened a new Surgery Treatment Centre at their Queen Mary Hospital. The centre was constructed in...
NHS Arden and GEM awarded two-year data driven contract to... NHS Arden and Greater East Midlands Commissioning Support Unit (Arden & GEM) has been awarded a new two-year contract, aimed at providing a business...
NICE recommend several treatment options for moderate arth... NICE have published final draft guidance, recommending several treatment options for around 25,000 people with moderate rheumatoid arthritis, who were...
Next phase of £30m Berwick hospital rebuild begins The next phase of the £30m project to build a new hospital in Berwick is due to commence week commencing Monday, June 21. This will involve the...
Sheffield Hospitals detail improvements needed, following ... Following a CQC inspection in March 2021, Sheffield Teaching Hospital NHS FT’s maternity service rating, changed from outstanding to inadequate. The...
Liver cancer patients to benefit from microwave ablation a... Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust’s Queen Alexandra Hospital (QAH), has introduced a new microwave ablation service to their Diagnostic...
BMA welcome delay in collection of GP Data for Planning an... The collection of GP data for Planning and Research in England will now take place on 1 September 2021 instead of 1 July. This is in response to...
Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS FT launch Green Plan The Chesterfield Royal Hospital NHS FT, launched their Green Plan last Friday to mark Sustainability Day. The trust aims to reduce their carbon...
The Health and Social Care Committee report: Impact of sta... The Commons Health and Social Care Committee have published their report on the workforce burnout and resilience in the NHS and social care. The...
Peterborough City Hospital opens new Children’s Assessment... North West Anglia’s NHS FT has opened a new purpose-built Paediatric Assessment Unit, at their Peterborough City Hospital. This is part of a wider...
Trust to benefit from £3.8m investment in new imaging tech... The United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust will benefit from a £3.8m investment in new imaging technology. This will help patients in need of cancer...
NHS action plan success after data reveals sharp rise in v... Since the launch of the NHS’s action plan to tackle vaccine hesitancy, there has been a sharp rise in the number of people taking up the vaccine in...
NHS Digital provisional statistics: Record number in the N... According to provisional statistics published by NHS Digital on Thursday, as of March 2021 there are 124,078 doctors, and 304,542 nurses working in...
RJAH FT acquire tech to aid upper limb rehabilitation The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital NHS FT, have acquired a powered arm and hand brace, designed to help restore function to...
HEE business plan 2020/2021: Improving recovery and delive... Health Education England (HEE) have released their business plan for 2020/2021, detailing how they will support the NHS in the current climate, and...
Main improvement work to start on £40m development at trus... Work will now start on the main phase of the £40m development, at Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust, following the completion of enabling works at the site...
Royal Preston Hospital to benefit from innovative new vide... The Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS FT’s, Royal Preston Hospital, will benefit from an innovative new video clinic, making it easier for clinicians...
NHS Blood and Transplant launch new strategy NHS Blood and Transplant launched The Organ Donation and Transplantation: Meeting the Need strategy on Tuesday, setting out their aims for the next 10...
Volunteer initiative launched to combat NHS workforce shor... A volunteering organisation has launched a new initiative today, which will help five NHS trusts in England. It will encourage the trust’s volunteers...
Thousands of ambulance staff to benefit from body cams Thousands of ambulance staff in England are expected to benefit from body cameras, with NHS England speeding up the rollout. This follows on from the...
Healthcare organisations welcome urgent and emergency care... The Clinically led review of urgent and emergency care standards – published by NHS England – has been welcomed by patients, clinicians, and the...
Trust fund research on mental health strategies for frontl... The Burdett Trust for Nursing have funded a research project led by the Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS FT. The grant of more than £82,000 will enable...
New AI tool developed to streamline pathology workflow Academics at the University of Oxford, and pathologists at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust (OUH), have developed an AI tool that automates...
Midland-based NHS trusts collaborate with university in PE... A new study — in collaboration with a range of Midland-based NHS trusts, and a team from the University of Birmingham — found almost half of people...
Work starts on £27m pathology lab for Leeds and West Yorks... Work on a new £27m dedicated pathology laboratory has started at St James’s Hospital in Leeds (part of The Leeds Teaching Hospitals (LTH) NHS Trust)...
Ep 20. Early pioneers of video consultations, Dr Shanti Vi... Video consultations have become one of the buzzwords of the NHS throughout the last 18 months, as healthcare had to balance patient and staff safety...
CQC strategy: Regulation, driven by people's experience The CQC have launched a new strategy today, based on extensive consultation with the public, providers of health and social care services, charities...
Unravelling NICE’s impact on diagnostic pathology Around 1.2 billion pathology tests are carried out in England each year. These tests involve taking and analysing samples of body fluids or tissues...
Stockport NHS FT open specialist unit to improve endocrino... Stockport, NHS FT, has opened a new specialist endocrinology investigation unit, making it one of only two clinics of its type in Greater Manchester...
X-rays on your high street – a first line of care for the ... Changing access to NHS diagnostics could have a big impact on equity, waiting times, workforce effectiveness, and on NHS recovery post-Covid. Imagine...
New equipment launched to help women with tearing after la... Mid and South Essex NHS FT have launched a new machine that is helping improve the lives of women who have suffered tearing during labour at their...
Government to invest £30m in postgraduate medical training... The government will invest £30m in doctors currently in training, to help address the impact of the pandemic, ensuring the NHS has access to the...
NICE recommend inducing women in labour earlier NICE published new draft guidance today, recommending that women are induced earlier in labour than previously advised in 2008, due to it making the...
NHSBT antibody study looks at vaccinated and previously in... NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) is carrying out a vaccination study (C-Velvet)¸ based on two small studies (1) (2).The study will look at whether...
Optimal care pathway in ophthalmology Back in January 2019, Richard Whittington, then Assistant Director of Commissioning, now Chief Executive of Local Optical Committee Support Unit...
£1.5m Same Day Emergency Care Unit to open at WCT FT The £1.5m Emergency Assessment Unit extension, at West Cumberland Hospital (WCT) FT, will be open to patients on Wednesday 26 May. The modular unit...
ELHT paves the way in reconstructive head and neck cancer ... Surgeons at East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust (ELHT), successfully treated 75 complex head, neck and oral cancers with a 100% success rate, using...
Cloud-based health monitor improves care for CF patients d... Adults with Cystic Fibrosis (CF) have been able to monitor their health from home during the pandemic via a smartphone app, which has helped reduce...
SCAS becomes first ambulance service to rollout CPR device South Central Ambulance Service NHS FT (SCAS) has become the first ambulance service in the country to rollout a new device which performs CPR on a...
Carbon reduction saves Sussex Community NHS FT £10m Sussex Community NHS FT (SCFT) has saved £10m in ten years by slashing their carbon emissions. The success is detailed in the fifth annual report of...
Chelsea & Westminster Hospital NHS FT launch indoor way-fi... Chelsea and Westminster Hospital (CWH) NHS FT has launched a unique indoor way-finder app for hospitals, to help patients and their families navigate...
How we improved VTE assessments at Stockport NHS FT Stockport NHS FT has recently been named as an Exemplar Centre for our ongoing commitment to VTE (Venous Thromboembolism) prevention. We’re delighted...
Driving positive change around inclusion is key to NHS rec... Humber Teaching NHS FT celebrated the ninth Equality, Diversity and Human Rights Week (#EQW2021) - co-ordinated by NHS Employers - between the 10th...
GDH NHS Trust first to perform key hole hip replacement su... United Lincolnshire Hospitals’ (ULH) Grantham and District Hospital has become the first ever to carry out key hole hip replacement surgery. The...
NHS commuting emissions under the spotlight to support net... Five pioneering NHS Trusts have committed to reducing their commuting emissions in a bid to meet ambitious net zero goals. Often overlooked, commuting...
New remote ECGS to be rolled out across the North East and... A portable ECG that detects heart irregularities in minutes, is now due to be rolled out across the North East and North Cumbria. During the start of...
FT opens new £1m stroke rehab unit to improve patient reco... Gateshead NHS FT has opened a new £1m state-of-the-art rehabilitation unit, which has been specially designed for the types of patients the hospital...
Ambulance crews to acquire iPads to improve patient care NHS Chief Executive Sir Simon Stevens has announced that ambulance crews across England will receive 30,000 iPads to improve patient care efficiency...
Researchers discover cells in tumours centre most likely t... Researchers from the Royal Marsden (RM) NHS FT, and the University College London Hospitals (UCLH) NHS FT, have discovered that cells from different...
ULH NHS Trust receives £250k digital strategy investment United Lincolnshire Hospitals (ULH) NHS Trust is one of 32 NHS organisations to receive funding in the second part of the Digital Aspirants programme...
Planning permission approved for £40m MRI A&E transformati... Manchester Royal Infirmary (MRI) have been given planning approval by Manchester City Council to transform their Emergency Department (ED). The £40m...
NHS FT open IR facility to improve patient care St George’s Hospital NHS FT has opened a new facility to care for patients undergoing interventional radiology (IR) procedures. The new unit will...
Health and Care Partnership invest in NWCCG mental health ... NHS England and Improvement have approved a mental health programme for NHS Norfolk and Waveney (NW) Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG). The aim is to...
A £33bn opportunity: How the pandemic accelerated digital ... The Covid-19 pandemic has stretched UK health and social care like never before. To overcome this great collective challenge, the sector has turned to...
Salford Royal FT provide pioneering spinal treatment for a... Salford Royal NHS FT has become one of only 11 centres in the country able to provide the Nusinersen drug to treat spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) in...
NHS Confederation launch new network for GP Federations in... The NHS Confederation have increased their support and representation of primary care providers by launching a new national network for GP Federations...
NICE approve life-extending treatment for colorectal cance... NICE have published their draft guidance today for the routine commissioning of a potentially life-extending treatment, for untreated metastatic...
NHSX fund diagnostic technology for care home residents NHSX have funded and supported an innovative diagnostic technology solution, enabling GPs to remotely perform a clinical examination during a video...
FTs collaborate in launch of Mental Health Urgent Assessme... Lancashire and South Cumbria (LSC) NHS FT, has launched a new Mental Health Urgent Assessment Centre (MHUAC), in collaboration with Blackpool Teaching...
Tens of thousands to benefit from £160m NHS waiting list i... Tens of thousands of patients are expected to benefit from a £160m NHS investment aimed at tackling waiting list backlogs, as well as developing a...
Community providers at the heart of the Covid-19 recovery Today the Community Network published an infographic setting out the vital role that community health services have played during the pandemic and...
How volunteering can provide vital support for people dyin... Main image: Provided by Helpforce before the pandemic. Tackling the big challenges our health and social care system faces needs radical thinking and...
Insource Ltd acquires NHS capacity planning experts Gooroo Insource Ltd, the UK’s leading data management experts to the NHS, announces the acquisition of Gooroo Ltd, a British company with unrivalled...
People are at the heart of the NHS; it’s time to recognise... The NHS started the pandemic with close to 100,000 vacancies across the service. As of the last report from NHS Digital, covering the period up to...
Leading British PPE manufacturer Tecman introduces new pro... Having led the field in the production of PPE from the early days of Covid-19, Tecman Advanced Healthcare Products has revealed the results of its...
Reducing contact within healthcare: Secure hubs for item e... Across all industries, organisations are changing how they work in an attempt to increase their efficiency and effectiveness. Adding to this...
Elective care backlog a concern for 70% of surgical profes... One year from lockdown, a new survey of healthcare professionals working in operating theatres across the NHS and private sector has revealed the...
How can the NHS develop effective health economy plans? The scale of the challenges facing the NHS in England is laid bare in the recently published planning guidance from NHS England. Given the impact of...
Costs of Bristol Nightingale hospital revealed An NHS Nightingale hospital set up in Bristol cost £26m to set up and operate, running to provide 300 additional intensive care beds to NHS trusts in...
PHE analysis finds 10,400 deaths prevented by Covid vaccin... Public Health England (PHE) analysis has indicated that the Covid-19 vaccination programme prevented 10,400 deaths in those aged 60 and older in...
NHS Scotland spent £20.8m using private sector hospitals Between March and September 2020, NHS Scotland spent more than £20.8m on using private sector hospitals during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a...
NICE recommends range of chronic primary pain treatments As part of its new guidelines on the assessment and management of chronic pain, NICE has recommended a range of effective treatment to help them...
Dedicated mental health services for mothers launched NHS England are to launch 26 new mental health hubs aimed at helping and supporting thousands of new, expectant or bereaved mothers with their mental...
Access to weekly rapid testing to be expanded to everyone ... In order to continue effective Covid-19 tracking and control within community settings, everyone in England will soon be able to access free, regular...
NHS Supply Chain helps trust make £450k savings annually Working in partnership with South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust, NHS Supply Chain was able to help make savings of more than £450,000...
Seconds save lives: clean your hands Skin health and surface hygiene expert, GOJO Industries-Europe, is proud to be part of the global movement to improve hand hygiene and is once again...
NHS Confederation: Work to do to make vaccine access equit... NHS Confederation have praised the work achieved by the NHS national vaccination programme to date, though also called for further work to ensure...
ABPI: Collaboration key to restoring NHS cancer services A new report released by the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) has outlined the importance for collaboration across the UK...
Number of second doses administered hits 2.5 million miles... More than 2.5 million people have now received their second dose in England, as the NHS continued its rapid vaccination rollout. Of those who have...
NHS announce learning disability mortality review update A programme aimed at improving the lives of people with a learning disability is set to specifically incorporate autistic people in their efforts to...
NHS-developed Covid-19 treatment saves one million worldwi... A clinical trial ran in the NHS proved dexamethasone, an inexpensive and widely available steroid, to be an effective treatment for Covid-19 nine...
NHS vaccine programme rollout reaches record levels As many as 27 people were being administered Covid-19 vaccine doses each second over the weekend, as the NHS’ national vaccine rollout programme...
Key landmark in the NHS Long Term Plan set to be achieved NHS Chief Executive Sir Simon Stevens has confirmed the health service is set to roll out Integrated Care Systems (ICSs) in the final 13 areas of...
NHS and social care to receive £7bn funding package The Government has announced a £7bn package of funding for health and care services to support the next phase of the NHS response to Covid-19, Health...
Health Secretary to investigate consistent NHS data platfo... In his keynote speech at the Digital Health REWIRED 2021 virtual festival, Health Secretary Matt Hancock mused on plans around shared data records and...
Half of all UK adults have received first Covid-19 vaccine More than 25 million people in the UK have received their first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine. With almost half of the UK adult population having been...
Sunderland NHS trust unveil plans for new £36m hospital South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust have unveiled the plans for their new £36m Eye Hospital in the centre of Sunderland. The new...
Government announces partnership with UK rapid test manufa... Contracts have been secured between the UK Government and two British companies manufacturing and supplying rapid lateral flow tests, which are being...
Inclusive pharmacy practice plans set to be published Health Education England (HEE) are working collaboratively with a number of NHS and pharmaceutical partners to ensure the most is made of the benefits...
How one NHS trust is making communal patient and visitor s... As the NHS adapts communal patient and visitor spaces for safe social distancing, Tritonshield’s clear vinyl screen concept has already been installed...
More than one million non-Covid patients treated during wi... Despite facing a winter wave of Covid-19 infections, NHS hospitals were still able to care for more than one million non-Covid patients, newly...
Capsule cameras to be used by NHS to test for cancer The NHS will soon begin to trial using miniature cameras which patients can swallow to check for cancer. Contained in a capsule no bigger than a pill...
Health Foundation research reveals scale of hospital backl... New research released by the Health Foundation shows the amount of hospital care received by those living in care homes in England rapidly declined...
Government launches evidence call to improve women’s healt... Women are being encouraged to share their experiences of the health and care system via a call for evidence aimed at improving healthcare for women...
Providing the right additional capacity for backlog suppor... Funding for the NHS across the next year is going to place a greater emphasis on the rising demand for elective care and how to provide additional...
Government announces £100m funding to tackle obesity Around £100m in government support has been made available as part of efforts to tackle obesity among adults and children, helping them to achieve and...
NHS Covid vaccination invitations further extended As the NHS Covid-19 vaccination programme continues to gather momentum, hundreds of thousands more are set to be invited for their first vaccine jab...
UK blood plasma ban lifted for life-saving treatments The Government has lifted a ban on UK-sourced blood plasma being used in the manufacture of potentially life-saving treatments, a move which could...
NHS to offer HPV home testing kits to cut cancer deaths In order to significantly reduce cancer deaths, NHS England is to offer more than 31,000 women around the country access to HPV home testing kits to...
A pivotal time for the future of public health in England The Covid-19 pandemic has brought to the fore many questions about the organisation of public health services and responsibilities in England. Covid...
NHS vaccination programme already reached two thirds of pr... Over two thirds of people aged between 65 and 69 have had their first Covid-19 vaccination, NHS England has announced, as the country’s national...
Kingston University project reduces inpatient falls and sa... The NHS saved more than £13m and saw the number of inpatient falls across fall, as part of a major 10-year project carried out by a team of...
New vaccine appointment system implemented for health and ... In order to ensure that all frontline health and social care workers in England are able to receive their Covid-19 vaccine, should they wish to...
NHS England backs framework as route to reduce hospital st... A framework agreement managed by NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) which helps NHS trusts and hospitals acquire additional capacity from external...
Fewer scans needed for men with early stage testicular can... Men facing treatment for early stage testicular cancer could benefit from fewer monitoring scans, which expose them to potentially harmful radiation...
UK publishes new vaccine uptake plan to ensure equal acces... In an effort to increase transparency over how the Government and NHS England are partnering with organisations to increase uptake of the Covid-19...
More than 200,000 patients waiting over a year for treatme... New statistics released by NHS England have shown that more than 200,000 patients across the country are now waiting more than a year to receive...
NHS and social care reform blueprint launched Health Secretary Matt Hancock, supported by NHS England and health and care system leaders, will launch new proposals setting out a more joined-up...
National Health Executive launches our #NHE365 events plat... The team at National Health Executive is proud to announce the launch of our new year-long festival of virtual events: #NHE365. We’ve all become well...
Over 70s urged to contact NHS to receive vaccine jab People who are aged 70 and over who have not yet received their Covid-19 vaccination jab and would like to receive it are being encouraged to contact...
Partnership struck to speed up response to new virus varia... The UK Government has entered a new partnership aimed at further bolstering the country’s ability to respond to and tackle new future variants of...
Government drive to increase rapid workplace testing Workplaces still operating during the lockdown are to be further encouraged to take up the offer of rapid workplace testing, ensuring Covid-19...
CQC working to support safe discharging of Covid-positive ... Part of a national effort to protect NHS bed capacity for those suffering the most serious consequences of Covid-19, the Care Quality Commission (CQC)...
NHS Test and Trace data shows encouraging signs of virus d... Infection figures appear to be on a downward trajectory, according to the latest NHS Test and Trace data. The UK contact tracing service - which...
UK reaches 10 million milestone for Covid-19 vaccinations More than 10 million people across the UK - the equivalent of almost 1 in 5 adults - have now received their first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine, as the...
What is surge testing? How the UK aims to combat Covid-19 ... After the discovery of cases of the South Africa Covid-19 variant strain, in patients with no clear links to international travel, the UK Government...
Tackling cardiovascular disease in challenging times Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is one of the most common causes of death in England. As the second wave of Covid-19 continues, the risk factors...
Danny Mortimer: Care home vaccines a success, but long way... Chief Executive of the NHS Confederation, Danny Mortimer, has praised the efforts of the NHS to have managed to successfully offer Covid-19...
Using rapidly mobile clinical teams to address patient bac... The emerging data and insight into the number of patients waiting for planned procedures and outpatient consultations worries everyone; a huge pool of...
Official figures to show vaccine being offered at every ca... It is expected to be announced that the NHS has offered Covid-19 vaccines to residents at every eligible care home with older residents across England...
Health and care staff urged to get Covid-19 vaccine Leading health and social care professionals have released a united call for frontline colleagues to get their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine over...
NHS Supply Chain launches new sanitary products framework With the launch of a new NHS Supply Chain framework next month, hospital trusts and their patients will soon benefit from a greater selection of...
Public health messaging must be tailored to communities In order to ensure we build confidence among the general population in the Covid-19 vaccines, calls have been made to ensure that health messaging is...
How technology procurement is supporting the Covid-19 figh... Over Christmas, the Office for National Statistics released illuminating new evidence of the social impact of coronavirus on the UK population...
More than 30 new vaccination centres open in NHS drive Sites in Blackpool, Sunderland and London among others are set to come online, as the NHS’ Covid-19 vaccination drive opens another 30 new vaccination...
NHS Test and Trace meets surge in demand According to data from the first two weeks of January, NHS Test and Trace continued to manage to reach a high volume of cases and contacts, including...
NHS capacity in Wales remains in a precarious position Director of the Welsh NHS Confederation, Darren Hughes, has warned that the NHS in Wales still remains in a “very precarious position” despite the...
More than four million people have received first vaccine ... As part of the UK’s national vaccination programme, more than four million people have now received their first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine. Between...
Covid-19 vaccine rollout to be expanded Millions more people around the UK are set to be invited to receive their first Covid-19 vaccination jabs from today, with those aged over 70 and the...
NHS Test and Trace reaches one million people over the new... As record numbers of people across the UK tested positive for Covid-19, the country’s test and trace system also reached record levels of people -...
Recognising a year of innovation in healthcare The coronavirus pandemic has been an extremely challenging time for the healthcare industry, which is why it’s important to recognise and encourage...
Supporting Covid-19 efforts through rapid antigen testing With the increased infection rates across the UK and the new lockdown restrictions, early detection of the virus through rapid antigen testing is more...
High street pharmacies to help deliver NHS Covid-19 vaccin... As part of efforts to further accelerate the national Covid-19 vaccination drive, high street pharmacies are to begin delivering the life-saving jabs...
Emergency measures set to allow hospitals to discharge pat... Emergency measures are expected to be utilised by health chiefs in the coming weeks to begin discharging early thousands of hospital patients, for who...
New £500k maternity leadership training to bolster care in... Maternity and neonatal leadership in the NHS across England is set to benefit from a new £500,000 maternity leadership programme, aimed at training...
NHS consultant explains how triage backlogs are being addr... For much of his time, Dr Adam Shakir works as a Consultant ENT and Head & Neck Surgeon at Milton Keynes University NHS Foundation Trust and as a...
First vaccine dose administered to more than 2.2 million p... Daily Covid-19 vaccination figures show that more than 2.2 million people in the UK have now received their first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine. Three...
NHS Blood and Transplant issue call for continued plasma d... In order to help support the conclusion of clinical trials into the effectiveness of using plasma to help treat Covid-19, NHS Blood and Transplant...
Asymptomatic community testing to be rolled out across the... In order to help break down chains of transmission in the community, local authorities are being encouraged to target testing to people who cannot...
First British-manufactured rapid lateral flow Covid-19 tes... As part of continuing efforts to bolster the UK’s national testing capacity, the UK Government has ordered two million units of the first British...
CQC launches new strategy consultation to guide future app... As the Care Quality Commission (CQC) is approaching completion of its 2016-21 strategy, it has launched a consultation for their strategy to cover...
Oxford vaccine rolled out to general practice To support protecting care home residents and other vulnerable people against Covid-19, the newly-approved Oxford vaccine is now being rolled out...
UK Chief Medical Officers: ‘Critical people still attend f... Following the stepping up of the Covid-19 alert level in the UK from level 4 to level 5, the highest mark on the scale, the UK Chief Medical Officers...
NHS Test and Trace data suggests 92% of contacts being rea... NHS Test and Trace has made significant improvements to its contact tracing service, according to the most recent data, with it successfully tracing...
More than 60 clinics to support Long Covid patients Thousands of patients across the UK suffering with the long-term symptoms of coronavirus will now be able to access specialist help at more than 60...
NHS inviting input on next steps for assessing urgent care As the NHS looks to update its working standards for assessing urgent care, it is inviting patients, clinicians and the public to give their views on...
Targeted testing for children in high risk areas of Englan... Children of secondary school and college age in areas of north east London, Kent and Essex, where Covid-19 infection rates have been rising rapidly...
GPs begin Covid-19 vaccinations as part of NHS immunisatio... Hundreds of GP practices across the country are taking receipt of their first Covid-19 vaccine batches, with vaccinations of priority groups to begin...
East of England Ambulance Service to begin £25m technology... Patients who receive care from the East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust (EEAST) will soon benefit from further improvements in safety and...
Urgent action called for to drive down surgical site infec... A newly-released ‘State of the Nation’ report has led to calls for urgent action to reduce the potentially devastating impact of surgical site...
NHS Confederation: Integrated care systems are an importan... With news emerging recently that NHS England is backing plans to abolish clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) by April 2022, with many of their...
Liverpool to benefit from new state-of-the-art cancer cent... Opening a new satellite unit in Liverpool, NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) has worked to facilitate the provision of state-of-the-art cancer care...
NHS hospitals to begin largest ever vaccination drive for ... The NHS is set to begin vaccinating patients against coronavirus at dozens of hospital hubs across the country, as part of the UK’s biggest...
An opportunity to take a broader view on preventative heal... Until 2020, as far as the UK was concerned, the rapid and devastating consequences of infectious diseases had diminished. As life expectancy grew...
NHSCC: Positive legacy of CCGs must not be lost With the recent news that NHS England and NHS Improvement are to formalise a change in the way system working will work across the health service...
Understanding the dangerous ‘false economy’ of public heal... Public Health England (PHE) is soon to be no more. Back in August, Health Secretary Matt Hancock swung the proverbial parliamentary axe at the...
Positive change in the workplace not experienced equally b... A new report by the General Medical Council (GMC) has revealed Black and minority ethnic (BAME) doctors are less likely to report improvements in...
Mental health services coped well, but still ‘significant ... The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has revealed where mental health services made the most significant gains during the Covid-19 pandemic, empowering...
Clinical evaluation confirms accuracy of asymptomatic Covi... Technical and clinical evaluation conducted by NHS trusts and universities has confirmed RT-LAMP tests to be accurate and sensitive enough to be used...
A step change in system working but big questions remain Today NHSE/I signalled a significant step change in the evolution of system working. There is now a clear national plan to accelerate the development...
‘Tough lessons’ to be learnt from NAO report into PPE supp... The National Audit Office (NAO) recently published its findings from an investigation into government procurement for the supply of personal...
Health Secretary aims to tackle unnecessary bureaucracy A new drive to empower frontline health and care staff has been announced by Health Secretary Matt Hancock, aimed at reducing unnecessary bureaucracy...
Innovation must be at heart of Covid-19 response – and bey... To say that the Covid-19 pandemic has changed the health service is an understatement. The crisis has precipitated transformation at a scale and pace...
Improving the quality of prostate cancer care and treatmen... In the UK, about 1 in 6 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime. Most of those affected are aged 50 and over. The number of...
NHS to receive £3bn funding package Chancellor Rishi Sunak is set to announce an additional funding package of £3bn for the NHS, as part of the latest spending review, to help the health...
New Chair of NHS Customer Board for Procurement and Supply... NHS Supply Chain have announced that a new Chair of the NHS Customer Board for Procurement and Supply has been appointed. Sir James Mackey, the Chief...
Robotics and robotic surgery: how to access better patient... Robotics and robotic surgery are changing the way the healthcare industry operates. Ultimately robotics and robotic surgery help to improve the level...
Addressing health inequalities in the recovery from Covid-... Health and care services worldwide have faced an unparalleled challenge in responding to and managing the impact of Covid-19. No part of the...
NHS Confederation: We are not seeing major progress on tes... As we continue through this second national lockdown, with one of the goals being the rapid development of the UK test and trace system, NHS...
NHS launches network of Long Covid clinics Patients across the UK suffering from persistent or long-term symptoms of Covid-19, often referred to as Long Covid, will benefit from a new network...
Matt Hancock: The lessons we’ve learnt during the pandemic Speaking to the NHS Clinical Commissioners conference, the Health Secretary Matt Hancock detailed the ways we can use the lessons learnt during the...
NICE recommends NHS use of innovative blood disorder treat... Patient suffering from a severe blood disorder may soon find some relief after NICE recommended an innovative new treatment to be incorporated for...
Tests proven accurate enough for community use Extensive clinical evaluation from Public Health England (PHE) and the University of Oxford has demonstrated lateral flow tests – rapid turnaround...
Scottish manufacturer wins Covid-19 outstanding response a... “This is the story of the pandemic… an incredible response at a time when it was most needed” Plastics manufacturer, ICL Tech Ltd, announced today...
Who would first benefit from a Covid-19 vaccine? It’s proven a challenging year so far in 2020, particularly as a result of Covid-19, so news that a potential vaccine candidate has shown promising...
Specialist treatment for young people with eating disorder... Young people who suffer from eating disorders such as anorexia and bulimia are set to receive rapid access to specialist NHS treatment across England...
UK reaches record testing capacity, over 10 million people... New figures published by NHS Test and Trace reveal the UK has reached a landmark record testing capacity, with more than 10 million people across the...
Lockdown messaging must be careful not to discourage patie... The Chair of the Royal College of GPs (RCGP) has issued a clear warning that any messaging used to encourage people to follow new national lockdown...
Online dementia carer support resources to be assessed for... A new study is set to assess an online training and support resource, developed by the World Health Organisation (WHO), for family and friends...
Covid Testing: Keeping up with demand during the second wa... As the UK finds itself in the middle of a second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, testing capabilities are becoming ever more strained as people attempt...
NHS seeking bids for funding from new AI solutions Applications have opened for the second round of the NHS’ AI in Health and Care Award, providing an opportunity for technology companies, researchers...
New state-of-the-art hospital in Sutton green lit Residents in south west London and Surrey are set to benefit from a new NHS hospital after the Health Secretary Matt Hancock gave the green light on a...
Whole city testing pilot to be launched in Liverpool Everyone living or working in Liverpool is set to be offered Covid-19 testing, whether they’re displaying symptoms or not, as part of a new whole city...
What role are the Armed Forces playing in the UK coronavir... Once again, in the Prime Minister’s latest second national lockdown announcement, the UK heard mention of the Armed Forces being drafted in to help...
NHS Providers: Trust boards must empower digital teams In becoming truly digital organisations, trust leaders must take key steps to build and empower digital teams, according to a new guide published by...
New trial to examine treatment for sepsis in Covid-19 pati... As with any other infection, patients suffering from Covid-19 are at risk of developing sepsis. Backed by NIHR support and funding, researchers are...
NHS leader: National lockdown will help health service As the Prime Minister announced national four-week lockdown to begin from November 4, 2020, the NHS’ Medical Director, Professor Stephen Powis, has...
ICL study suggests almost 100,000 new Covid cases per day Interim results from the sixth report into Covid-19 infections in England published by Imperial College London and Ipsos MORI today (Oct 29) have...
NHS Nightingale North West to reopen It has been announced that the NHS Nightingale North West hospital will reopen later today (Oct 28). The makeshift hospital, built inside Manchester...
More community services needed for early-discharged patien... A report by Healthwatch England published today (Oct 26) has revealed the knock-on effects that the Government’s early Discharge to Assess model has...
Further examination needed into Covid-19 disparities There have been calls for further investigation into understanding and tackling Covid-19 disparities experienced by individuals from an ethnic...
HEE appoints four regional heads of nursing and midwifery Four new regional Heads of Nursing and Midwifery have officially been appointed by Health Education England (HEE), covering the Midlands, South West...
UK testing capacity boosted by opening of two new sites The UK Government has further bolstered testing capacity in Scotland through the opening of two new walk-in coronavirus testing centres, in Dundee and...
General practice continuing to provide high quality care a... Despite the immense pressures the coronavirus pandemic has placed on general practice, just as it has done every aspect of the health service, GPs...
Major test and trace improvements key to avoid further res... As different parts of England adjust to their new levels of restriction under the Prime Minister’s three-tiered system, NHS Confederation have...
Patient capacity increases targeted as £10bn framework lau... As part of efforts to increase capacity across NHS services, a new national £10bn contract notice has opened for tender by potential suppliers...
NHS Providers highlight pandemic role of ambulance service... Throughout the pandemic, healthcare professionals from across the sector have stepped up and played a pivotal role in the health service’s response to...
Personalised dementia care in care homes receives £1.2m fu... NIHR and UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) have awarded £1.2m to support the development of an innovative online programme designed to improve and...
Action to be taken to stimulate NICE guidance use with sys... Following the publication of a report by the Independent Medicines and Medical Devices Safety (IMMDS) Review in July, NICE has outlined action it will...
Partnership struck to significantly boost lab testing capa... The UK Government has struck another partnership agreement with four London university labs which will see testing capacity boosted by tens of...
How providers delivered during the height of Covid-19 In late January, national NHS leaders declared coronavirus as a level four incident. Since that moment, trusts have been at the forefront of the...
Urgent rethink required in cancer early detection Significant investment into diagnostic cancer equipment and technologies have been called for by Cancer Research UK as part of ambitions to...
NICE and SIGN announce guidance to address persistent effe... New guidelines on persistent effects of Covid-19, sometimes referred to as Long Covid, on patients is set to be developed following an announcement by...
Health Foundation: Time to redraw UK map of inequality As the Health Foundation launch a new UK-wide inquiry, the health charity has called on health governing bodies to reassess action being taken to...
BMA racial harassment charter backed by UK medical schools A total of 28 UK medical schools have now signed up to a British Medical Association (BMA) charter aimed at tackling racial harassment, which was...
Diagnostic ‘one stop shops’ recommended in the community Community diagnostic hubs, which would overhaul the way the NHS delivers MRI, CT and other diagnostic services to patients, have been recommended as...
NIHR-funded study for pre-term babies launches in Leiceste... A new NIHR-funded study has opened in Leicester investigating how best to treat babies born two to six weeks early with breathing problems. The SurfON...
