All smokers admitted to hospital in England will be offered help to quit
All smokers who are admitted to hospital will be encouraged to quit as part of a new five-year plan, NHS England said. The NHS will invest £183 million in helping
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Health Trust fined £300,000 after violent knife attack on two nurses at secure unit
A health trust has been fined £300,000 after two nurses were stabbed by a patient at a medium secure psychiatric unit. The staff suffered life-threatening injuries when patient Myha Grant
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NHS Scotland chief confirms five health boards dropped below expected standards
Over a third of health boards in Scotland need intervention after dropping below expected standards, MSPs have been told. In a letter to the health committee at Holyrood, NHS Scotland
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NHS England allocates £300,000 for ‘drunk tanks’ over festive period
The health service has earmarked £300,000 to fund so-called “drunk tanks” in a bid to ease the pressure on hospitals and emergency services over the festive period. The supervised areas
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Two-year-old boy left infertile after surgeons operate on wrong testicle
A hospital trust has apologised after a two-year-old boy was left infertile after surgeons operated on the wrong testicle. The boy was admitted to Bristol Royal Hospital for Children earlier
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Government drawing up no-deal Brexit food ‘substitution’ plans for hospitals
The Government is drawing up plans to stop food shortages from affecting hospital patients in the event of a no-deal Brexit, according to official documents. Doctors and nurses should also
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Hancock reveals ‘trailblazer’ regions to improve child mental health in England
Achieving parity of access to treatments for mental health patients compared with that for people with physical conditions will be the work of a generation, the Health Secretary has warned.
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Lack of Brexit planning could worsen NHS staff shortages, MPs warn
Health officials lack a clear post Brexit recruitment plan which could exacerbate current medical staff shortages, MPs have said in a report that also warns that the NHS faces regional
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Controversial care reforms for vulnerable people clear first commons hurdle
Reforms to make it simpler for care homes and hospitals to hold vulnerable people who cannot consent to treatment or care have cleared their first Commons hurdle – despite cross-party
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Fraud case underlines need to review NHS recruitment process – watchdog
The case of a convicted fraudster who rose from the ranks of nurse to chief executive has been highlighted by a watchdog as cause to review how NHS trusts are
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