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Children’s wards study prompts call for ministers to address NHS pressures

By The Press Association13th June 2016News Scotland

The Scottish Government has been urged to “get to grips” with staffing pressures in the NHS after an unpublished probe into children’s wards at several hospitals reportedly raises serious patient

NHS England approves laser treatment for men with enlarged prostates

By The Press Association13th June 2016News England

Thousands of men with a prostate problem are to benefit from a new tool which has been given the go ahead for NHS use, health officials said. The National Institute

Poor basic care in developing world could create major ‘healthcare crisis’

By Iain MacDonald10th June 2016Education & Training

A failure to implement robust primary healthcare systems could see the developing world combating a $21trillion healthcare crisis – equivalent to the GDP of the USA and UK combined. Stuart

Trust accepts responsibility for death of teenager awarding family £80,000

By The Press Association9th June 2016News England

The family of an 18-year-old man who drowned following an epileptic seizure while under the care of Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust has been awarded £80,000 compensation. The NHS Trust

NHS staffing in Scotland hits record high but agency use increases substantially

By The Press Association8th June 2016News Scotland

The number of staff working in the NHS has reached a record high, although the use of agency nurses and midwives has increased substantially for the third year running, according

Bed-blocking up by third in recent years costing NHS £800m annually, says GMB

By The Press Association8th June 2016News England

The number of days patients remain in hospital because of bed blocking has risen by a third in recent years, highlighting the scale of the crisis, a report has revealed.

Culture of ‘learned helplessness’ as hospital condemned for unacceptable patient risk

By The Press Association8th June 2016News England

A hospital has been condemned by health inspectors for putting patients at “unacceptable risk” in its overcrowded A&E department. Queen Alexandra Hospital in Portsmouth was so busy that 16 ambulances

National Aids Trust in call over NHS funding for preventive HIV treatment

By The Press Association7th June 2016News England

A preventive HIV treatment is taking too long to be made available on the NHS, according to campaigners who are taking the matter to judicial review. National Aids Trust chief

‘Game changer’ bowel cancer home-testing kit to be rolled out across England

By The Press Association7th June 2016News England

Hundreds of thousands more people will test themselves for bowel cancer thanks to a new and simpler home-testing kit, health officials have said. The new bowel cancer assessment is to

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Children’s wards study prompts call for ministers to address NHS pressures

NHS England approves laser treatment for men with enlarged prostates

Poor basic care in developing world could create major ‘healthcare crisis’

Trust accepts responsibility for death of teenager awarding family £80,000

NHS staffing in Scotland hits record high but agency use increases substantially

Culture of ‘learned helplessness’ as hospital condemned for unacceptable patient risk

National Aids Trust in call over NHS funding for preventive HIV treatment

‘Game changer’ bowel cancer home-testing kit to be rolled out across England

Body-in-garden trial told three-year-old died after parents’ ‘breathtaking’ cruelty

England’s hospitals within hours of running out of some PPE items – Matt Hancock

Minister admits ‘unacceptable’ rise in children subject to Deprivation of Liberty orders

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Children’s wards study prompts call for ministers to address NHS pressures

NHS England approves laser treatment for men with enlarged prostates

Poor basic care in developing world could create major ‘healthcare crisis’

Trust accepts responsibility for death of teenager awarding family £80,000

Blocked beds disruption continues as social care pressures ‘spill over into NHS’

NHS staffing in Scotland hits record high but agency use increases substantially

Bed-blocking up by third in recent years costing NHS £800m annually, says GMB

Culture of ‘learned helplessness’ as hospital condemned for unacceptable patient risk

National Aids Trust in call over NHS funding for preventive HIV treatment

‘Game changer’ bowel cancer home-testing kit to be rolled out across England