New analysis by the Improvement Analytics Unit (IAU) – a partnership between the Health Foundation and NHS England and NHS Improvement – finds that only 10% of patient care requests made to GP practices indicate a preference for a face-to-face consultation. The analysis examined data from 146 GP practices in England using the askmyGP online […]
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GPs from across Great Britain are calling for support to rebuild General Practice – as new polling shows that nearly 9 in 10 GPs fear patients aren’t always safe at their surgeries and 7 out of 10 GPs see this risk increasing over time. The campaign, called Rebuild General Practice, comes at a time of ‘crisis’ when […]
Ground-breaking project to monitor young patients at home wins funding from NHSX: The Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust and Isansys Lifecare have won funding from NHS England’s Transformation Directorate (formally NHSX) to create a hospital from home for acutely unwell children. Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, UK, has successfully trialled the state-of-the-art […]
Top NHS clinicians demand new ‘addiction levy’ on gambling industry: The most senior NHS clinicians treating gambling addiction today call for the gambling industry to face a new multimillion-pound statutory levy to fund the prevention and treatment of gambling-related harm. The call comes from Professor Henrietta Bowden-Jones, the director of the National Problem Gambling Clinic, […]
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The British Dental Association has lamented the lack of urgency from government in rebuilding and reforming NHS dentistry, as new data shows a full years’ worth of appointments has now been lost since lockdown. Analysis of new Freedom of Information data indicates just short of 40 million fewer courses of treatment have been delivered in […]
This Eating Disorders Awareness Week – 28th February to 6th March 2022, Orri is supporting its charity partner, Beat, in calling for all UK medical schools and foundation programmes to introduce comprehensive training on eating disorders. “Orri, a specialist day treatment service for eating disorders, who are celebrating. an ‘Outstanding’ in every category in the […]
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Health experts fear impact of deteriorating hostile environment: Patient rights must be protected as UK policies and government rhetoric indicate a shift from a hostile environment to an abusive one, say a group of experts and campaigners involved in refugee and migrant health. In a new commentary, published by the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, […]
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Mental healthcare recovery plan to tackle second pandemic: Responding to NHS England’s proposed new standards for mental health services, Sean Duggan, chief executive of the NHS Confederation’s Mental Health Network, said: “Health leaders will welcome the introduction of these proposed new standards as mental health services have not had comparable performance metrics to physical healthcare […]
Road accident data could help predict crash victims most at risk of brain injury: Imperial researchers have identified how speed, direction, and level of head protection predict brain injury following road traffic collisions (RTC). Traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) are a leading cause of death and disability worldwide and nearly one in three are caused by RTCs. […]
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Help Us Help You – Cervical Screening Campaign – Launched Monday 14th February 2022. The Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID), with the support of NHS England and NHS Improvement, launched a Help Us Help You – Cervical Screening Campaign, to highlight the benefits of cervical screening and remind people that that it can […]
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