The Government risks failing to reach its own standards for mental healthcare because of a lack of funding, according to a former coalition minister. Norman Lamb said the “huge” financial
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The Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) has reluctantly recommended that nurses remain on the Government’s shortage occupation list (SOL) – while criticising the health sector for failing to maintain a sufficient
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Health officials have raised concerns over the safety of patients after junior doctors announced plans to carry out the first full walkout of doctors in the history of the NHS.
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Northern Ireland’s first air ambulance will inherit the call sign of the tragic motorbike doctor who long campaigned for the service before his death. Dr John Hinds, known as one
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HIV campaigners have slammed the decision by NHS England not to fund a new treatment that can prevent the spread of the virus. With proven success, Pre Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)
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A lack of national leadership and clear planning is preventing the wider change urgently needed if Scotland’s health and social care services are to adapt to increasing pressures. The increasing
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Doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals will be given a legally protected “safe space” to report concerns and mistakes to a new independent NHS investigation branch, Jeremy Hunt has said.
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A culture of bullying prevented staff at an NHS trust from speaking out about the fact too many heart surgery patients were dying, a damning report has found. Inspectors from
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BASW is seeking practitioners’ views on one of the biggest issues facing social workers in England today – the integration of health and social care. The Association wants the voice
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Thousands of NHS doctor and nursing posts are lying vacant, trusts and health boards have said. More than two-thirds of trusts and health boards in the UK are looking to
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