Major new investment is needed to improve some of the most “dilapidated” estates in the NHS and provide more community care for the sickest and most vulnerable mental health patients,
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Proposed new legislation to enshrine safe levels of health and care staff in law is expected to pass its first hurdle at Holyrood later. The Health and Care (Staffing) (Scotland)
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The risk of dying in hospital increases when nurses are replaced with nursing assistants, according to a new study. The research authors from the University of Southampton suggest that policies
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A patient in their last year of life is admitted to hospital as an emergency case every 20 seconds, a charity has said. New analysis from the terminal illness charity
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Uber has announced that it will provide NHS staff in England who are working over the Christmas period with free transport this festive season. The ride sharing firm is offering
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£114m will be invested in 2019/20 to support a range of education and training programmes for healthcare professionals in Wales, Health Secretary Vaughan Gething has announced. This is £7m more
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A hospital trust at the centre of a maternity care scandal has been criticised by health inspectors in a new report. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated services at Shrewsbury
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MPs should vote for the Brexit deal to ensure medical stockpiles do not run out, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has told the Commons. Mr Hancock said “voting for the deal
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A Muslim convert terrorist felt “justified” in assaulting hospital staff over a ban on communal prayers, an inquest jury has heard. Nicky Reilly, 30, was said to be furious after
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A mental health trust has been rated inadequate for a third time, with records of patients harming themselves while waiting to be seen. Health watchdog the Care Quality Commission (CQC)
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