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NHS waitlists to reach 10 million by April
New figures suggest that one in six people will be on an NHS waiting list by April following pandemic disruption to elective care…
Covid-19 having stark impact on England’s most deprived areas
More deprived and densely populated areas of England had far higher infection rates than the wealthy sections of the country…
Crystal Palace FC donates stadium to aid NHS vaccination drive
Along with Premier League football, Crystal Palace will now also be home to a major NHS vaccination centre. (Above photo: Dan Weir/PPAUK)…
Children in deprived areas twice as likely to contact mental health services
Recently published NHS data on the usage of secondary mental heath services in England in 2019/2020 shows clear divides along…
BAME patients less likely to attend A&E in first lockdown
A study of attendances at A&E departments across England revealed a drop by half following the introduction of the first UK lockdown in…
New partnership aims to improve Greater Manchester population health
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) and Siemens Healthineers have today announced a 15-year technology partnership, of an approximate value…
Frontline charities launch national wellness campaign
A new initiative has been announced to boost wellbeing for frontline healthcare and emergency service staff. This January four charities,…
Trusts must do more to protect BAME emergency clinicians
Nearly one in five emergency clinicians from a BAME background had not been risk assessed by their trust during the…
Antibody testing in a vaccination setting
In our drive to vaccinate the nation, we must not overlook the importance of antibody testing to help prioritise vaccine…
Pennine NHS launches new patient diagnostic imaging initiative
The Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust has become the first of eight NHS trusts to deploy a state-of-the-art imaging IT solution from Sectra that…