NHS Scotland is planning to consolidate its IT systems into one in a move it hopes will cut waiting times and improve patient care. The health service has signed a
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Almost two in five doctors believe there is a “problem” with bullying in their work place, medics have warned. The British Medical Association (BMA) said that bullying and harassment are
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Health Secretary Jeane Freeman has described Scotland’s share of increased NHS spending as an “insult” to the service and its patients. She told MSPs the Scottish Government had been “short-changed”
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A hospital trust is reportedly set to place all of its scheduled orthopaedic surgery into the hands of a private healthcare company. The Health Service Journal (HSJ) said the University
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Wales Health Secretary, Vaughan Gething, has announced £5 million will be spent this financial year to help relieve pressure on critical care units across Wales this winter. The £5m is
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MPs have called on the Government to consider mandatory flu vaccinations for some healthcare workers as it was revealed take-up is as low as 30% in some NHS hospital trusts.
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NHS hospitals are “plugging the care gap” with healthcare assistants where they are struggling to recruit nurses, a new report suggests. The document, by BPP University School of Nursing, states
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Health Secretary Matt Hancock has launched an investigation into the case of an autistic girl said to have been detained in a “cell-like” hospital room for almost two years. Labour
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A council must pay a man £2,500 after it destroyed his BMW while he lay in hospital. Flintshire County Council in North Wales removed the man’s car after it was
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The NHS made almost £70 million by charging staff for parking last year, it has been revealed. Figures released by NHS Digital show that trusts in England raked in £69.5
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