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Ensuring NHS Reforms Meet the Unique Needs of Rural Communities

Ensuring NHS Reforms Meet the Unique Needs of Rural Communities In light of recent NHS announcements, the government has introduced ambitious reforms aimed at reducing the elective care backlog and enhancing patient access to services. Continue reading this article about Ensuring NHS Reforms Meet the Unique Needs of Rural Communities by rsnonline.org.uk NHS Forums - For daily discussion by NHS Staff.
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Holding the NHS and its leaders to account needs a rethink

Holding the NHS and its leaders to account needs a rethink

Holding the NHS and its leaders to account needs a rethink Trust chair Matthew Swindells argues NHS managers must be held accountable for efficiency and quality, but transparency, fair funding allocations, and a balanced performance regime are also key to driving improvements Continue reading this article about Holding the NHS and its leaders to account needs a rethink by By Matthew Swindells2025-01-14T05:00:00 NHS Forums - For daily discussion by NHS Staff.
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Huge win for late Dame Deborah James as NHS slashes bowel cancer screening age

Huge win for late Dame Deborah James as NHS slashes bowel cancer screening age

Huge win for late Dame Deborah James as NHS slashes bowel cancer screening age THE NHS is lowering the bowel cancer screening age from 60 to 50 in a massive win for campaigner Dame Deborah James. The £16million Bowelbabe fundraiser, and The Sun, led calls for the change befor… Continue reading this article about Huge win for late Dame Deborah James as NHS slashes bowel cancer screening age by Lizzie Parry,Sam Blanchard NHS Forums - For daily discussion by NHS Staff.
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Nurse is struck off after using N-word amid string of racial incidents

Nurse is struck off after using N-word amid string of racial incidents

Nurse is struck off after using N-word amid string of racial incidents Jaden Rachel Dios Hole called a black colleague 'my n*****' and claimed one worker would receive a sick note from a 'witch doctor'. Continue reading this article about Nurse is struck off after using N-word amid string of racial incidents by Katherine Lawton NHS Forums - For daily discussion by NHS Staff.
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New drugs approved for NHS Scotland welcomed by patient groups

New drugs approved for NHS Scotland welcomed by patient groups

New drugs approved for NHS Scotland welcomed by patient groups A decision to approve new medicines to treat Duchenne muscular dystrophy and a rare life-threatening blood disease for use in NHS Scotland has been… Continue reading this article about New drugs approved for NHS Scotland welcomed by patient groups by Sarah Ward NHS Forums - For daily discussion by NHS Staff.
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What does AI plan mean for NHS patient data and is there cause for concern?

What does AI plan mean for NHS patient data and is there cause for concern? Key questions answered around potential use of health data to train AI models under Labour’s proposals Ministers mull allowing private firms to make profit from NHS data in AI push UK ministers have committed to creating a National Data Library for building artificial intelligence models, as part of an AI action plan. The library will comprise state-controlled data with at least five “high-impact” public datasets being compiled. The prime minister, Keir Starmer, indicated on Monday that patient data from the National Health Service could be part of the library. Continue reading... By Dan Milmo and Kiran Stacey What does AI plan mean for NHS patient...
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Ministers mull allowing private firms to make profit from NHS data in AI push

Ministers mull allowing private firms to make profit from NHS data in AI push Anonymised data could help develop treatments, drugs and diagnostic tools but potential misuse worries experts What does AI plan mean for NHS patient data and is there cause for concern? Ministers are considering allowing private companies to make profits from NHS data as part of a push to revolutionise the health service using artificial intelligence, government officials have indicated. Keir Starmer on Monday announced a push to open up the government to AI innovation, including allowing companies to use anonymised patient data to develop new treatments, drugs and diagnostic tools. Continue reading... By Kiran Stacey and Dan Milmo Ministers mull...
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Ministers mull allowing private firms to make profit from NHS data in AI push

Ministers mull allowing private firms to make profit from NHS data in AI push

Ministers mull allowing private firms to make profit from NHS data in AI push Anonymised data could help develop new treatments, drugs and diagnostic tools but potential misuse worries experts Continue reading this article about Ministers mull allowing private firms to make profit from NHS data in AI push by Kiran Stacey,Dan Milmo NHS Forums - For daily discussion by NHS Staff.
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What does AI plan mean for NHS patient data and is there cause for concern?

What does AI plan mean for NHS patient data and is there cause for concern?

What does AI plan mean for NHS patient data and is there cause for concern? Key questions answered around potential use of health data to train AI models under Labour’s proposals Continue reading this article about What does AI plan mean for NHS patient data and is there cause for concern? by Dan Milmo,Kiran Stacey NHS Forums - For daily discussion by NHS Staff.
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Three local NHS CEOs join NHS England as directors

Three local NHS CEOs join NHS England as directors
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Two integrated care board chief executives and a trust CEO have been appointed as part-time national directors at NHS England.

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NHS restricting access to obesity services across England, BMJ finds

NHS restricting access to obesity services across England, BMJ finds

<p>Budget cuts to local services fell disproportionately on care for obese patients, leading to ‘postcode lottery’</p><p>The NHS is restricting access to obesity services across England, leading to patients in nearly half the country being unable to book appointments with specialist teams for support and treatments such as weight-loss jabs.</p><p>An investigation by the British Medical Journal found budget cuts to local services fell disproportionately on obesity care, with patients living with the condition often deemed less worthy of care than others.</p> <a href="NHS restricting access to obesity services across England, BMJ finds">Continue reading...</a>

Budget cuts to local services fell disproportionately on care for obese patients, leading to ‘postcode lottery’

The NHS is restricting access to obesity services across England, leading to patients in nearly half the country being unable to book appointments with specialist teams for support and treatments such as weight-loss jabs.

An investigation by the British Medical Journal found budget cuts to local services fell disproportionately on obesity care, with patients living with the condition often deemed less worthy of care than others.

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