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Councils and NHS could face millions in extra costs due to disability benefit cuts

Councils and NHS could face millions in extra costs due to disability benefit cuts Government plans for Pip cuts will drive up costs for local authority social care services and NHS, campaigners warn The government’s plans to cut at least £5bn from disability benefits could end up driving more costs on to cash-strapped councils, according to campaigners and local government officials. Last week, work and pensions secretary Liz Kendall published a green paper including a package of cuts to disability benefits. Up to 1.2 million fewer people could be eligible for Pip by 2029/30 as a result of the changes, according to the Resolution Foundation thinktank, including existing claimants losing their benefits when their needs are...
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Abolishing NHS England Will Not Work, Says Former Health Secretary Behind Its Creation

Abolishing NHS England Will Not Work, Says Former Health Secretary Behind Its Creation

Abolishing NHS England Will Not Work, Says Former Health Secretary Behind Its Creation The government plan to abolish NHS England will not work, according to the former health secretary whose proposed reforms led to the creation of the arms-length body. Continue reading this article about Abolishing NHS England Will Not Work, Says Former Health Secretary Behind Its Creation by Politics Home NHS Forums - For daily discussion by NHS Staff.
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Abolishing NHS England won’t solve anything

Abolishing NHS England won’t solve anything

Abolishing NHS England won’t solve anything NHS England should not continue in its current form. But Wes Streeting's 'moving deck chairs' abolition won't work. Continue reading this article about Abolishing NHS England won’t solve anything by Politics Home NHS Forums - For daily discussion by NHS Staff.
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Brexit a key factor in worst UK medicine shortages in four years, report says

Brexit a key factor in worst UK medicine shortages in four years, report says Nuffield Trust says supply chains have shifted, with drugs for epilepsy and cystic fibrosis among those now scarce Drug shortages in the UK have risen to their worst level for four years, official figures show, with Brexit considered a key reason so many medications are scarce. Drug companies notified the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) about disruptions to supply 1,938 times during last year – the highest number since the 1,967 seen in 2021. Continue reading... By Denis Campbell Health policy editor Brexit a key factor in worst UK medicine shortages in four years, report says to Continue reading... NHS Forums - For NHS Staff | Patient Forums
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Axing NHS England – a diversion from urgent problems?

Axing NHS England – a diversion from urgent problems?

Axing NHS England – a diversion from urgent problems? Last week’s shock announcement of the big top-down reorganisation of the NHS, with the decision to scrap NHS England (announced just three days after Health Secretary Wes Streeting called for its staffing to be halved), seems to have diverted a lot of news media from the ongoing problems at the front line in hospitals and Continue reading this article about Axing NHS England – a diversion from urgent problems? by John ListerJohn Lister NHS Forums - For daily discussion by NHS Staff.
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£9.90 NHS prescription charge unchanged for April 2025

£9.90 NHS prescription charge unchanged for April 2025

£9.90 NHS prescription charge unchanged for April 2025 The Government has yet to conclude consideration of any increases to prescription charges and prescription pre-payment certificates (PPCs) for 2025/26. The current charges will therefore roll over into April 2025. Community Pharmacy England will update community pharmacy teams as soon as any change Continue reading this article about £9.90 NHS prescription charge unchanged for April 2025 by Mitesh NHS Forums - For daily discussion by NHS Staff.
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NHS Scotland shorter working week costs taxpayer’s £17m in overtime

NHS Scotland shorter working week costs taxpayer’s £17m in overtime

NHS Scotland shorter working week costs taxpayer’s £17m in overtime The initiative was to have reduced a 37.5-hour working week by 30 minutes from last April before falling further to 36 hours by next year, with no loss of pay Continue reading this article about NHS Scotland shorter working week costs taxpayer’s £17m in overtime by Daniel Sanderson, Political Editor NHS Forums - For daily discussion by NHS Staff.
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From the NHS to the police, how the obsession with gender captured the public sector

From the NHS to the police, how the obsession with gender captured the public sector

From the NHS to the police, how the obsession with gender captured the public sector Data collected by public bodies has been ‘corrupted’ as a result of conflating gender with sex, a report says, posing risks to individuals Continue reading this article about From the NHS to the police, how the obsession with gender captured the public sector by Jill Foster NHS Forums - For daily discussion by NHS Staff.
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NHS ‘neglect’ led to toddler’s death

NHS ‘neglect’ led to toddler’s death

NHS ‘neglect’ led to toddler’s death Three-year-old Aarav Chopra suffered a ‘prolonged’ cardiac arrest after a trainee doctor accidentally pierced a major artery Continue reading this article about NHS ‘neglect’ led to toddler’s death by Telegraph Reporters NHS Forums - For daily discussion by NHS Staff.
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Great British Energy to cut bills for hospitals and schools

Great British Energy to cut bills for hospitals and schools

Great British Energy to cut bills for hospitals and schools Great British Energy's first project will put rooftop solar panels on 200 schools and 200 hospitals - cutting energy bills. Continue reading this article about Great British Energy to cut bills for hospitals and schools by Department for Energy Security and Net Zero NHS Forums - For daily discussion by NHS Staff.
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Ayrshire and Arran NHS Board meeting – Monday 31 March 2025 - NHS Ayrshire & Arran

Ayrshire and Arran NHS Board meeting – Monday 31 March 2025 - NHS Ayrshire & Arran

Ayrshire and Arran NHS Board meeting – Monday 31 March 2025 - NHS Ayrshire & Arran Our next board meeting is on Monday 31 March 2025 from 9.30am on Microsoft Teams. If you wish to observe the public Board meeting, please email [email protected] before 9am on Monday 31 March and a link will be sent to you. Continue reading this article about Ayrshire and Arran NHS Board meeting – Monday 31 March 2025 - NHS Ayrshire & Arran by NHSAAA NHS Forums - For daily discussion by NHS Staff.
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A ‘back to work’ approach to mental illness is no panacea | Letters

A ‘back to work’ approach to mental illness is no panacea | Letters Readers respond to the health secretary’s announcement that too many people are being ‘written off’ with a diagnosis Successive governments refuse to acknowledge that mental illness overwhelmingly affects people from a lower socioeconomic class (Wes Streeting: there is overdiagnosis of mental health conditions, 16 March). There’s a reason that the prescribing of antidepressants is so much higher in areas where poverty is prevalent. I’m a mental health nurse in a struggling NHS. I also struggle to make ends meet in an age where my outgoings leave me almost nothing. I pay high rent to a multimillionaire and am unable to save a penny. Nor do I really enjoy the fruits...
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NHS Sussex News

NHS Sussex News

NHS Sussex News 100 social prescribers working across Sussex to enhance patient care This week, NHS Sussex has been celebrating the contribution of the 100 social prescribing link workers who are transforming patient… Continue reading NHS Sussex News – 21 March 2025 Continue reading this article about NHS Sussex News by Rebecca Cole NHS Forums - For daily discussion by NHS Staff.
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NHS boss temporarily takes on fourth hospital

NHS boss temporarily takes on fourth hospital

NHS boss temporarily takes on fourth hospital An NHS boss who already looks after three hospitals, has taken on another one for six months to allow closer collaboration between them. Continue reading this article about NHS boss temporarily takes on fourth hospital by Elli Hodgson 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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