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Patients encouraged to visit Urgent Treatment Centres as A&E departments get busier

Patients encouraged to visit Urgent Treatment Centres as A&E departments get busier

Patients encouraged to visit Urgent Treatment Centres as A&E departments get busier NHS staff have asked people in Cumbria to visit Urgent Treatment Centres if their condition is not too serious. Continue reading this article about Patients encouraged to visit Urgent Treatment Centres as A&E departments get busier by Brandon Mawson NHS Forums - For daily discussion by NHS Staff.
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Streeting greenlights eight reconfigurations

Streeting greenlights eight reconfigurations

Streeting greenlights eight reconfigurations Wes Streeting has declined to intervene over eight NHS service reconfigurations since taking up his post last summer, HSJ can reveal. Continue reading this article about Streeting greenlights eight reconfigurations by By Hayley Kirton2025-04-08T04:15:00 NHS Forums - For daily discussion by NHS Staff.
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Health workers sent door to door in deprived areas to detect illnesses

Health workers sent door to door in deprived areas to detect illnesses Community-based approach in England has had good results so far in cutting urgent demand for GPs and A&E The NHS is attempting to ease the pressure on GPs and A&E by sending a new type of health worker door to door in deprived areas to help detect illnesses before people need urgent care. Community health and wellbeing workers (CHWW) are already deployed in 12 areas of England, with 13 others to follow, in an attempt to improve poor and vulnerable people’s access to care. 82% more likely to attend a cancer screening. 47% more likely to get vaccinated against major diseases. 82% more likely to undergo an NHS health check. Continue reading... By Denis...
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Hospitals in England could shed 100,000 jobs in response to cost-cutting orders

Hospitals in England could shed 100,000 jobs in response to cost-cutting orders Exclusive: Scale of looming job losses prompts NHS leaders to ask Treasury to cover costs Hospitals in England could axe more than 100,000 jobs as a result of the huge reorganisation and brutal cost-cutting ordered by Wes Streeting and the NHS’s new boss. The scale of looming job losses is so large that NHS leaders have urged the Treasury to cover the costs involved, which they say could top £2bn, because they do not have the money. Continue reading... By Denis Campbell Health policy editor Hospitals in England could shed 100,000 jobs in response to cost-cutting orders to Continue reading... NHS Forums - For NHS Staff | Patient Forums
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Anna Dominiczak: Health innovation requires the NHS, academia and the life sciences industry

Anna Dominiczak: Health innovation requires the NHS, academia and the life sciences industry

Anna Dominiczak: Health innovation requires the NHS, academia and the life sciences industry Anna Dominiczak is on a mission to drive innovation in the NHS and strengthen Scotland’s unique ‘triple helix’ Continue reading this article about Anna Dominiczak: Health innovation requires the NHS, academia and the life sciences industry by Holyrood Website NHS Forums - For daily discussion by NHS Staff.
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The neighbourhood that could hold the secret to fixing the NHS

The neighbourhood that could hold the secret to fixing the NHS

The neighbourhood that could hold the secret to fixing the NHS With public satisfaction in the NHS just 21%, one area has a plan to shake up its services that could reduce GP waiting lists, as well as unblock hospital beds - but can it really work nationwide? Continue reading this article about The neighbourhood that could hold the secret to fixing the NHS by @nicktriggle NHS Forums - For daily discussion by NHS Staff.
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The neighbourhood that could hold the secret to fixing the NHS

The neighbourhood that could hold the secret to fixing the NHS

The neighbourhood that could hold the secret to fixing the NHS With public satisfaction in the NHS just 21%, one area has a plan to shake up its services that could reduce GP waiting lists, as well as unblock hospital beds - but can it really work nationwide? Continue reading this article about The neighbourhood that could hold the secret to fixing the NHS by bbc.com NHS Forums - For daily discussion by NHS Staff.
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Over 1,500 extra GPs recruited to fix front door of the NHS

Over 1,500 extra GPs recruited to fix front door of the NHS

Over 1,500 extra GPs recruited to fix front door of the NHS New figures show an extra 1,503 GPs have been recruited since 1 October thanks to government action. Continue reading this article about Over 1,500 extra GPs recruited to fix front door of the NHS by Department of Health and Social Care NHS Forums - For daily discussion by NHS Staff.
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Starmer pledges faster clinical trials and access to NHS data

Starmer pledges faster clinical trials and access to NHS data

Starmer pledges faster clinical trials and access to NHS data The government and Wellcome Trust will also invest up to £600m to create a new health data research service Continue reading this article about Starmer pledges faster clinical trials and access to NHS data by Alex Ralph, Chief Business Correspondent NHS Forums - For daily discussion by NHS Staff.
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NHS Staff work through overcrowding and increasing pressure, but still go above and beyond for their patients

NHS Staff work through overcrowding and increasing pressure, but still go above and beyond for their patients

NHS Staff work through overcrowding and increasing pressure, but still go above and beyond for their patients Spending a day on the front line of the NHS in the West Midlands, I expected to be shocked by ambulances waiting for hours with patients outside the hospital and for beds in corridors, but what I didn’t expect was to find out that staff are giving clothes off their own backs to keep the system moving. Continue reading this article about NHS Staff work through overcrowding and increasing pressure, but still go above and beyond for their patients by LBC NHS Forums - For daily discussion by NHS Staff.
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Sending health workers door-to-door won’t fix the NHS’s real problem

Sending health workers door-to-door won’t fix the NHS’s real problem

Sending health workers door-to-door won’t fix the NHS’s real problem Sorry, Wes Streeting, but house calls isn’t the way to tackle Britain’s sickness crisis or to get the long-term ill back into work, says James Moore Continue reading this article about Sending health workers door-to-door won’t fix the NHS’s real problem by James Moore NHS Forums - For daily discussion by NHS Staff.
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D&G NHS BOARD SEEK PUBLIC SUPPORT TO SAVE £33.6 MILLION

D&G NHS BOARD SEEK PUBLIC SUPPORT TO SAVE £33.6 MILLION

D&G NHS BOARD SEEK PUBLIC SUPPORT TO SAVE £33.6 MILLION A STRATEGY has been agreed to battle the major financial deficit faced by NHS Dumfries and Galloway – and with the public asked to play a key role. Continue reading this article about D&G NHS BOARD SEEK PUBLIC SUPPORT TO SAVE £33.6 MILLION by @dgwgo NHS Forums - For daily discussion by NHS Staff.
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Conversion success: NHS to 3,000 plan patients in 30 days

Conversion success: NHS to 3,000 plan patients in 30 days Conversion success: NHS to 3,000 plan patients in 30 days Whether you’re considering an NHS to private conversion or are simply curious to learn more about what it entails, this webinar offers practical insights, valuable advice and a firsthand account of a hugely successful conversion. Dr Deborah Goodwin, principal dentist, achieved a remarkable full-practice conversion… Continue reading this article about Conversion success: NHS to 3,000 plan patients in 30 days by Dentistry.co.uk NHS Forums - For daily discussion by NHS Staff.
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Trans charity linked to paedophile hangs banner in NHS children’s hospital

Trans charity linked to paedophile hangs banner in NHS children’s hospital

Trans charity linked to paedophile hangs banner in NHS children’s hospital LGBT Youth Scotland, which published ‘coming out’ guide by convicted sex offender, unfurled display at Wishaw General Hospital Continue reading this article about Trans charity linked to paedophile hangs banner in NHS children’s hospital by Telegraph Reporters NHS Forums - For daily discussion by NHS Staff.
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NHS health workers to be sent house-to-house to tackle Britain's sickness crisis

NHS health workers to be sent house-to-house to tackle Britain's sickness crisis

NHS health workers to be sent house-to-house to tackle Britain's sickness crisis Healthcare workers are set to be sent door to door under ambitious government plans to cut sick leave and hospital visits. Continue reading this article about NHS health workers to be sent house-to-house to tackle Britain's sickness crisis by Conor Wilson NHS Forums - For daily discussion by NHS Staff.
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24/7 text service for mental health support | Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust

24/7 text service for mental health support | Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust

24/7 text service for mental health support | Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust Text ‘SUNRISE’ to 85258 for immediate mental health support… Continue reading this article about 24/7 text service for mental health support | Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust by Oxford Health NHS FT | Caring, safe and excellent 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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