NHS could save £191m a year on locums, pay rates analysis finds
Trusts could make savings of £191 million per year in spending on locums across the four main staffing grades, as new figures show the impact of the fresh cap on
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Concerns over under-reported deaths of youngsters in mental health units
The Government is being urged to investigate the under-reporting of the deaths of children and adolescents in mental health units. Charity Inquest, which represents bereaved families, is demanding a statutory
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NHS spending millions on prescriptions for over-the-counter items
The NHS is spending millions of pounds a year on prescriptions for items that can be bought in high street pharmacies. Household brands such as Vaseline, Rennie, Strepsils, Benadryl and
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DH brand doctors ‘irresponsible’ as 5,100 procedures postponed in latest strike
Thousands of patients are expecting to face further disruption to NHS services as junior doctors take to picket lines once more in their ongoing dispute with the Government. Figures from
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Hospitals ‘paying locum doctors for extra hours to bypass wages cap’
Hospitals are paying locum doctors for hours they have not worked to bypass a Government cap on agency staff pay, it has been reported. Some doctors are claiming for extra
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Greater Manchester takes control of its £6 billion health budget
Greater Manchester has taken control of its £6 billion annual health budget in a “landmark” power transfer. It is the first time the Government has devolved health spending to a
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Rhetoric on mental health funding is good but it ‘won’t happen’, Norman Lamb
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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Report: Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) report on nursing shortage
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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Patient safety fears raised as junior doctors announce first full walkout
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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New NI air ambulance will be tribute to tragic campaigner Dr John Hinds
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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