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NHS waiting times unlikely to fall in 2023: IFS
One year on from the publication of the NHS elective recovery plan, the IFS has warned that waiting lists are…
Negotiations at an impasse as further industrial action looms
Almost 9,000 ambulance workers were on strike yesterday (Monday 6th February), while the GMB and Unite took strike action across…
E-zec and ERS Medical merger announced
The merger creates the UK’s largest provider of non-emergency patient transport services A merger has been announced between ReE-zec Medical…
Purple AI: Creating Efficiencies with ‘Intelligent Healthcare’
Manchester-based technology company, Purple, is playing a vital role in the digitalisation of the NHS and wider healthcare system with…
Teledermatology set to provide relief for overstretched services in England
With waiting lists for dermatology currently at over 380,000 people waiting over 18 weeks, the service continues to struggle to…
First ICS rolls out award-winning healthcare communications app
Mid and South Essex Integrated Care System (ICS) has become the first UK care system to make an award-winning communication…
National survey shows decline in positive maternity experiences
Findings from a survey of more than 20,000 women who gave birth in February 2022 show fewer reporting positively about…
“A crisis years in the making”: NCF responds to Health Secretary’s announcement
The National Care Forum issues five recommendations to the government following Health Secretary, Steve Barclay’s announcement on funding to speed…
Vital psychological support service for NHS staff receives major boost
Barts Charity has awarded a grant of £ to Barts Health NHS Trust to fund a further three years of…
Independent sector provides solution for additional challenges to winter pressures
As NHS winter pressures set in, Professor Matthew Cooke explains how insourced teams can enable existing teams and resources to…