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A HEALTH expert has described a shortage of GPs as an “accident waiting to happen”. David Liley, chief executive of Healthwatch Brighton and Hove, said the city’s lack of doctors is a problem that needs to be addressed quickly. A report by the organisation, which scrutinises NHS services...

All hospitals and GPs will soon have fibre-optic broadband access to help them “unlock the full potential of technology”, the Health Secretary has said. Matt Hancock will announce plans to upgrade broadband speed across the NHS in a speech at the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP)...

NHS Supply Chain has denied claims that it would be delisting Weetabix products in order for hospitals to save £420,000 on breakfasts. HTTPS://WWW.FOODMANUFACTURE.CO.UK/ARTICLE/2019/04/30/NHS-SUPPLY-CHAIN-DENIES-WEETABIX-DELISTING

NHS consultants are better off working part-time under new Treasury pension rules, unions have warned. The British Medical Association (BMA) has raised fears that the majority of senior doctors will end up opting to cut their hours or work part-time as a result. A letter to the Chancellor...

Health Secretary Matt Hancock has been accused of being “in hock to fringe right wingers” after teaming up with a think tank who want to close hospitals and ramp up NHS workers' hours The top Tory is today launching a report by right wingers the Taxpayers’ Alliance (TPA), calling for more...

Senior NHS figures have warned the Prime Minister's post-Brexit immigration policy would have a damning effect on Britain's hospitals, it has been revealed today. Executives have voiced fears over the Government's immigration white paper, which outlines stringent plans for a £30,000 salary...

A trip to the hospital isn’t often a welcome one. But countless lives are saved every week on Teesside by tireless doctors, nurses and specialists. And behind them is a small army ensuring the whole operation doesn’t grind to a halt. No fewer than 80 porters work at University Hospital of...

An NHS scheme that has enabled GP practices to free up more time for doctors to see their patients is to be extended following a successful pilot. NHS England said the Time For Care scheme, tried out at certain sites since 2016, should be in place in three-quarters of GP practices by 2022. The...

Health Secretary Matt Hancock is proceeding “full steam ahead with NHS privatisation”, according to the Labour party as it reveals a total of 21 contracts worth £127m are currently out to tender. The deals include a £91m contract to run an NHS 111/Clinical Assessment Service in the South East...

Thousands of NHS staff are being treated as “second-class” employees as they’re forced to live off minimum wage, health unions have said. Throughout hospitals across England an estimated 100,000 cleaners, porters, security guards and catering staff are struggling to get by on minimum wage as...

Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust’s board was told yesterday that there have been a stream of assurances required to ensure that preparations are in line with national guidance and recommended actions. In a report to the trust board, chief operating officer Nigel Lee said as the time...

Sir Alex Ferguson has helped raise £405,000 for the NHS as a 'thank you' after his life-saving brain surgery in May. Ferguson threw a charity event at a Manchester hotel, which was hosted by actor James Nesbitt and attended by the likes of Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp. Scottish band The...

Receptionists are being forced to work as “floor walkers” to help monitor patients awaiting assessment in over-stretched A&Es. The alarming move was uncovered in a surprise Care Quality Commission inspection at Doncaster Royal Infirmary. A damning report, published last week, said unqualified...

Three-quarters of NHS hospital trusts in England are using private debt firms to chase treatment costs from overseas patients and refused asylum seekers in a practice branded “inhumane” by critics, the Observer can reveal. Debt recovery firms have pursued thousands of patients for millions of...

The Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England have given little practical advice to patients in England about what they can do if they are left unable to get hold of their normal drugs. The Patients Association campaign group is advising people who cannot access drugs from their GP...

IT’S an alarming statistic that one in three people over 65 will have a fall this year. While our risk of falling increases with age, it’s by no means inevitable and experts believe the majority of falls could be prevented with some fairly modest changes to our lifestyle or home. Keeping strong...

AN NHS campaign which aims to spread positivity across Leeds has seen more than 1,000 people sending thank you messages. The messages of thanks started from December 6 2018 when NHS campaign The Big Thank You was launched. The Big Thank You campaign, which was created with Leeds NHS Clinical...

The NHS should expect a surge of medical negligence claims because of longer waiting lists in areas including cancer care and planned operations, Whitehall’s spending watchdog has said. The National Audit Office said two in five compensation claims were due to delays in treatment or diagnosis...

Many of the headline numbers for the social care and NHS workforces are remarkably similar. Both have around 1.1 million fulltime equivalent staff, similar numbers of vacancies and similar percentages of overseas staff. The two sectors are inextricably linked operationally. Staff move jobs...

The NHS in England has no chance of training enough GPs and nurses to solve the shortages it faces, experts say. A report by three leading think tanks predicts that in the next five years nurse shortages will double and GP gaps nearly treble, without radical action. The Nuffield Trust, Health...