NHS England attacked for ‘U-turn’ on new HIV treatment
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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Report: Changing models of health and social care – Audit Scotland
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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Healthcare workers to be given legally protected ‘safe space’ to report errors
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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Bullying culture stopped staff speaking out over heart surgery unit, says report
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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Consultation: BASW seeks views on health and social work integration
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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FOI request reveals 30,000 vacancies across NHS trusts and health boards
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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8,300 patients issued blood test advice in hep C NHS worker case
More than 8,000 patients across the UK who may have been treated by a former healthcare worker who tested positive for hepatitis C are being advised to arrange a blood
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NHS care getting worse as financial crisis deepens, report warns
Many patients are getting poorer care as the NHS financial crisis is deepening, experts have warned. The King’s Fund health charity said NHS trusts are forecasting an end-of-year net deficit
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Consultation: HEE seeks views on new nursing support role
Health Education England (HEE) is inviting healthcare employers, nurses, care assistants, health commissioners and other stakeholders to take part in a consultation on the design of a new nursing support
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NHS pledge to treat 1m more people with mental-health issues
One million more people a year with mental health problems will receive treatment in England by 2021, the NHS has pledged. The move comes after a new report found only
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