New plan to develop frontline healthcare workforce in Wales
A new plan to strengthen the primary care workforce to deliver new models of care and look after more people close to their homes has been published by Health and
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New NHS controls unlikely to have much impact on agency spending
More than 60 per cent of NHS trust finance directors think controls on agency spending announced in June will not significantly reduce the amount spent on agency staff, according to
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Engage: NHS needs agency staff, but it must manage them better
The use of temporary agency staff in the NHS is not a new story, but recently re-appeared after Simon Stevens, chief executive of NHS England, admitted that hospitals were over
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New healthcare innovations set to be rolled out
Seventeen healthcare pioneers are due to find out that their inventions are to be rolled out to patients, hospitals and GP practices across England. A smartphone heart monitor, a tool
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Gething announces major health conditions funding in Wales
A £10m investment to improve NHS services for major health conditions such as cancer, diabetes, heart disease and stroke has been announced by Deputy Health Minister Vaughan Gething. The investment
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New immigration rules will ’cause chaos’ for healthcare recruitment
New immigration rules that mean migrants must be earning £35,000 or more to stay in the UK after six years will cost millions of pounds to the NHS and compromise
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NHS launch national review of deaths of people with learning disabilities
NHS England, the Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP) and the University of Bristol have announced the world’s first national programme to review premature deaths of people with learning disabilities. The
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NHS in jobs pledge for people with learning disabilities
NHS England Chief Executive Simon Stevens has thrown down a challenge to the health sector to open up suitable job opportunities to people with learning disabilities. To mark Learning Disability
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Call for more health funding be diverted to elderly social care
Health spending should be diverted to improving social care for the elderly, according to the body representing independent care services in Scotland. Scottish Care has called on politicians to tackle
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Heart disease North-South divide a ‘stain on UK’s health record’
A North-South divide in the number of people dying from cardiovascular disease is a “stain on the UK’s public health record”, a leading expert has said. Dr Adam Timmis made
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