News & Views - Page 26
Improving imaging to strengthen NHS recovery
Services need a learning culture and support for staff from the top to tackle repeated failings in the imaging pathway…
Lengthy waits for lifesaving cardiac treatment lead to “untold heartbreak”
Pandemic disruption has meant waiting lists for lifesaving heart diagnosis and treatment could more than double within two years to…
Innovative project supports pandemic recovery across Greater Manchester
A project to provide additional capacity for endoscopy procedures is reducing waiting lists and helping patients receive essential care in…
Patient facing technology may help relieve pressure over surgery backlog
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has adopted new technology to tackle the elective surgery backlog. West Middlesex hospital…
Why it’s time to end the great NHS bank robbery
Dr Anas Nader, CEO of Patchwork Health, stresses that the NHS must find more sustainable ways of plugging gaps in…
Amanda Pritchard confirmed as new Chief Executive of NHS England
Amanda Pritchard has been appointed Chief Executive of NHS England, taking over from Lord Simon Stevens and becoming the first…
Doctors report high degree of pandemic burnout in new GMC report
Doctors have found their work “emotionally exhausting” during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to a report published today by the General Medical Council (GMC). More than 63,000 UK…
NHS Digital launches Data Uses Register to improve transparency
NHS Digital is improving transparency about how patient data is accessed by launching its new Data Uses Register. NHS Digital…
Dame Clare Marx to step down from General Medical Council
Dame Clare Marx (pictured left) is to step down as Chair of the General Medical Council (GMC) at the end…
Achieving net-zero in health service delivery
Reducing carbon emissions in health service delivery not only helps countries meet net-zero goals but also brings substantial public health…