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Trust adopts neighbour’s EPR

Trust adopts neighbour’s EPR

Trust adopts neighbour’s EPR One of the final seven trusts without an electronic patient record is set to partner with its neighbour to implement Oracle Health's system Continue reading this article about Trust adopts neighbour’s EPR by By Henry Anderson2025-05-21T06:19:00 NHS Forums - For daily discussion by NHS Staff.
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Cutting mental health waiting times ‘could save UK £1bn a year’

Cutting mental health waiting times ‘could save UK £1bn a year’ Exclusive: Faster treatment via NHS in England would improve health and help people keep jobs, research finds Ministers have been told cutting waiting times for thousands of people in Britain’s mental health crisis could help employment and save the government £1bn a year. According to research by Lancaster University, providing access to faster treatment across England through the NHS would help to improve the health of hundreds of thousands of people while bringing economic benefits for the nation at large. Continue reading... By Richard Partington Senior economics correspondent Cutting mental health waiting times ‘could save UK £1bn a year’ to Continue...
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‘World-first’ gonorrhoea vaccine to be rolled out in England

‘World-first’ gonorrhoea vaccine to be rolled out in England Jab hailed as ‘landmark moment for sexual health’ and comes amid record cases of infection A vaccine for gonorrhoea will be rolled out in England as part of a world-first programme, officials have announced. The move, hailed as a “landmark moment for sexual health”, will aim to tackle rising levels of the sexually transmitted infection (STI). Continue reading... By PA Media ‘World-first’ gonorrhoea vaccine to be rolled out in England to Continue reading... NHS Forums - For NHS Staff | Patient Forums
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NHS England launches cyber security charter to safeguard health sector

NHS England launches cyber security charter to safeguard health sector

NHS England launches cyber security charter to safeguard health sector NHS England has introduced a Cyber Security Charter, hopefully improving the digital safety and resilience of the health service’s supply chain Continue reading this article about NHS England launches cyber security charter to safeguard health sector by Harriet Belderbos NHS Forums - For daily discussion by NHS Staff.
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Further pressure placed on Darlington NHS trust over trans woman in changing room row

Further pressure placed on Darlington NHS trust over trans woman in changing room row

Further pressure placed on Darlington NHS trust over trans woman in changing room row Further pressure has been placed on Darlington Memorial Hospital to "comply" with same sex policies as nurses remain locked in a legal… Continue reading this article about Further pressure placed on Darlington NHS trust over trans woman in changing room row by Staff Reporter NHS Forums - For daily discussion by NHS Staff.
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Mount Vernon staff and other hospitals under NHS Trust go smoke-free under new policy

Mount Vernon staff and other hospitals under NHS Trust go smoke-free under new policy

Mount Vernon staff and other hospitals under NHS Trust go smoke-free under new policy Patients who are seen in their own homes by staff from the East and North Hertfordshire Teaching NHS Trust – which includes Mount Vernon Cancer Centre in Continue reading this article about Mount Vernon staff and other hospitals under NHS Trust go smoke-free under new policy by Deborah Price (Local Democracy Reporter) NHS Forums - For daily discussion by NHS Staff.
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NHS England suggests ICB merger for savings

NHS England suggests ICB merger for savings

NHS England suggests ICB merger for savings Proposed changes to Integrated Care Board (ICB) functions and geography are being discussed as part of a wider NHS reform programme, to reduce management costs and focus more money on the front line. Continue reading this article about NHS England suggests ICB merger for savings by Contributed NHS Forums - For daily discussion by NHS Staff.
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Where is our NHS nursing pay deal?

Where is our NHS nursing pay deal?

Where is our NHS nursing pay deal? Nursing staff in England, Wales and Northern Ireland continue to wait for a 2025-26 pay offer, more than a month into the new financial year. Nursing unions want ministers to negotiate with them Continue reading this article about Where is our NHS nursing pay deal? by Shruti Sheth Trivedi NHS Forums - For daily discussion by NHS Staff.
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Delay in improving NHS maternity care ‘costs lives of hundreds of babies a year’

Delay in improving NHS maternity care ‘costs lives of hundreds of babies a year’ Baby charities’ report shows that high rates of stillbirth and neonatal death are not reducing quickly enough A delay in improving NHS maternity care is costing the lives of hundreds of babies a year, analysis shows. At least 2,500 fewer babies would have died since 2018 if hospitals had managed to reduce the number of of stillbirths and neonatal and maternal deaths in England, as the government falls behind on its commitment to halve the rate of those three events. Continue reading... By Denis Campbell Health policy editor Delay in improving NHS maternity care ‘costs lives of hundreds of babies a year’ to Continue reading... NHS Forums - For NHS...
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NHS England suggests ICB merger for savings

NHS England suggests ICB merger for savings

NHS England suggests ICB merger for savings Proposed changes to Integrated Care Board (ICB) functions and geography are being discussed as part of a wider NHS reform programme, to reduce management costs and focus more money on the front line. Continue reading this article about NHS England suggests ICB merger for savings by Contributed NHS Forums - For daily discussion by NHS Staff.
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Help the NHS this Bank Holilday

Help the NHS this Bank Holilday

Help the NHS this Bank Holilday [Library shot of RUH] Hospitals in Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire need the support of local people this coming weekend, as the late May Bank Holiday will add extra pressure to … Continue reading this article about Help the NHS this Bank Holilday by Richard Wyatt NHS Forums - For daily discussion by NHS Staff.
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A fine balance of hope and reality in stroke recovery | Letters

A fine balance of hope and reality in stroke recovery | Letters Dr Jessica Beavan on the challenges of providing effective treatment and support to patients, and Sara Hazzard on the stark impact of inadequate physiotherapy services. Plus letters from Sally Simpson and Edward Rosen Thank you for Sheila Hale’s long read about her family experience of stroke (My husband and son suffered strokes, 30 years apart. Shockingly little had changed, 15 May). I remember reading her book as a junior doctor and despairing at the differences between the stroke and neurorehabilitation units that I worked on. This drove my career to stroke medicine, particularly rehabilitation. In 2021, without the technology to give thrombolysis beyond four and a...
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We’re no strangers to love on this island | Brief letters

We’re no strangers to love on this island | Brief letters Reflecting on Starmer’s speech | Michael Rosen’s poem | Human kindness | People over pets | Dog-friendly garden decor Thank you for the letters (16 May) about Keir Starmer’s “island of strangers” speech. The item in John Crace’s Digested Week (16 May) on the same subject was magnificent. I also loved Michael Rosen’s poem (My Island of Strangers, 17 May). Thinking of poems, as I read Duncan Campbell’s obituary (16 May), I thought of his wife Julie Christie’s poem in praise of sprouts, written for a charity book and republished in the Observer in 2008. Margaret Vandecasteele Cupar, Fife • Like Michael Rosen, during a recent hospital stay, I was fortunate to be cared for by an...
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NHS service which saw just 29 patients in a year SAVED in cuts U-turn

NHS service which saw just 29 patients in a year SAVED in cuts U-turn

NHS service which saw just 29 patients in a year SAVED in cuts U-turn An NHS service in Fakenham which cared for just 29 patients in an entire year has been spared the chop after bosses made a U-turn on a raft of cuts. Continue reading this article about NHS service which saw just 29 patients in a year SAVED in cuts U-turn by David Hannant NHS Forums - For daily discussion by NHS Staff.
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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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