Author Archives: Niamh Macdonald
Data shows ‘warning signs’ as rising numbers leave the NMC register
The number of people leaving the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has begun to rise for the first time in…
Mental Health Act reform to tackle detention disparities
The Queen’s Speech yesterday outlined government plans to change the Mental Health Act 1983, empowering the individual to have more…
Adapt and support: Tackling the cataract backlog
Kate Pedwell, Matron of Ophthalmology at Medinet, discusses how adapting the traditional methods of cataract service provision can help tackle…
Community Diagnostic Centres: A critical response to regional inequalities
The latest report from Vanguard, Assessing the current state of play of CDC delivery across England, 2021, provides much needed clarity on the current…
NHS staff shortages having ‘serious and detrimental impact’
Staff shortages across the NHS are having a “serious and detrimental impact” on services and will impede efforts to tackle…
NHS Elective Recovery Plan falls short of long-term workforce strategy
The government has published the NHS Elective Recovery Plan to tackle the national backlog in elective care which, the government admits,…
NHSPS add 40 new sites to flexible booking platform
NHS Open Space, a service launched by NHS Property Services (NHSPS), has established 40 new sites on the flexible booking ; The…
Lessons of the pandemic: Now is the time to protect our workforce
Dr David Wrigley, GP and Deputy Chair of the British Medical Association (BMA) council, outlines how the BMA’s ‘Lessons Learned’ inquiry is vital to understanding the concerns of NHS staff and…
Can digital therapeutics help the course of mental health management?
Hospital Times Deputy Editor, Niamh Macdonald, spoke to Dr Charlotte Lee, UK Director of Big Health, about how digital therapeutics could transform the NHS…
Zero emission ambulance shown at COP26 to be trialled across NHS England
The UK’s leading ambulance conversion specialist, VCS, is to present its ‘zero emission ambulance’ to the world at COP26 in…