NHS Related News
Fast-tracking the use of copper in the NHS to tackle AMR
Rory Donnelly, clinical research director of Copper Clothing, discusses the need to fast track copper for use in the NHS as an antimicrobial material...
New global health insurance card for British citizens
The UK has launched a new Global Health Insurance card (GHIC) as part of the new UK-EU deal.
The UK has made a new agreement...
Lifesaving COVID-19 treatments for NHS patients
Patients in intensive care units across the UK will be receiving potentially lifesaving treatments for COVID-19.
The government-funded REMAP-CAP clinical trial has shown that the...
COVID-19 pandemic leads to record usage in NHS Digital services in 2020
As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the need to access healthcare remotely has soared, and NHS Digital services have seen a huge increase in usage throughout 2020
Cardiac surgery survival inequalities between private and NHS patients
A new study has revealed that private medical patients are 20% less likely to die or develop complications following surgery than NHS patients.
The study,...
Christmas COVID-19 rules will overwhelm healthcare services
The British Medical Journal (BMJ) and the Health Service Journal (HSJ) have stated that the new COVID-19 Christmas rules will overwhelm the NHS.
In order...
NHS hospitals to receive £600m for refurbishment
Funding of £600m will be provided to NHS Trusts across the country for refurbishment.
Staff, patients, and visitors across all regions in England will be...
Supporting people and communities through social prescribing
A new report has been launched today that reveals how the NHS can make small changes to better support local communities’ health and wellbeing.
NHS...
Hospitals in England to receive funding for digital prescribing
The UK Government is providing £16m in funding to hospitals across England to introduce digital prescribing.
Patients and staff across 16 hospitals in England are...
Digital inclusion fundamental to tackling health inequalities
The NHS’s Widening Digital Participation Programme, delivered by NHS Digital, found that tackling the ‘digital divide’ is essential to reducing health inequalities.
NHS should help people self-care with online health information gateway
Experts are calling for the NHS to help people self-care by offering a clear online gateway to quality-assured information about minor health conditions.
The call...
Total dedication to excellent wheelchair service delivery
AJM Healthcare is one of the leading providers of NHS wheelchair services in the UK.
Our corporate strategy is to focus exclusively on wheelchair services...
ADASS calls on UK Government to prioritise adult social care this winter
To ensure that working-age disabled people and older people get the care they need, the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS) is...
NHS looks to improve care with AI in Health and Care Awards
The NHS has announced that applications are now open for the second round of the AI in Health and Care Award.
The NHS is continuing...
1.2m patients to benefit from improved NHS space in England
In England, 1.2 million patients are to benefit from the improvement to spaces across the NHS estate over the next three years.
The initiative will...
Scotland allocates £500,000 for treatment of neurological conditions
The government of Scotland has allocated nearly £500,000 in funding for 17 projects specialising in the treatment of neurological conditions.
The investment, which totals £492,535,...
Report recommends teaching pupils about selfcare
School pupils should learn about selfcare for minor ailments as part of a ‘wholesale cultural shift’ in attitudes towards health services, says a coalition...
Groundbreaking UK health projects receive government funding
A number of groundbreaking health projects have received £32m in government funding to help transform NHS healthcare delivery.
The new projects that will be receiving...
Supporting the NHS through winter and beyond
In this article, David Hare, Chief Executive of the Independent Healthcare Providers Network, discusses the need for NHS support in preparation for the winter.
With...
Advances in digital communication in the NHS: experts weigh in
An expert panel has offered in-depth analysis of current and future advances in digital communication across the UK’s healthcare sector.
The panel, with participants including...
