The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Radiotherapy APPG RT responds to NHS England’s comments at the Health and Social Care Committee. The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Radiotherapy have reacted with concern following answers given by NHS England’s National Cancer Director, Dame Cally Palmer, at the Health and Social Care Committee, which appear out of step with […]
NHS England is proposing to draw a new line between when the NHS will help someone, and when citizens are required to fall back on their own private resources when it comes to prescriptions for over-the-counter medicines. This may or may not be a good idea, but it certainly shouldn’t be motivated by a funding […]
Watch this short video on the birth of the NHS: Your Very Good Health – 1948 – Charlie Dean Archives […]
Hundreds of patients with Atrial Fibrillation (AF) in the UK have been left at risk of suffering a life threatening AF-related stroke, thanks to NHS England’s flawed ‘Commissioning through Evaluation’ (CtE) process, according to the charity, Arrhythmia Alliance. The evaluation process, which should be reviewed, has meant patients being denied access to potentially life-saving treatment […]
The Patients Association welcomes the ‘Next Steps on the NHS Five Year Forward View’, and will work with NHS England to help ensure it is delivered successfully and engages with patients nationally and locally. This is essential both to ensure that the importance of change is understood by everyone, and to get input from patients […]
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As the NHS approaches its 70th anniversary the health service has published the plan setting out how it will deliver practical improvements in areas prized by patients and the public – cancer, mental health and GP access – while transforming the way that care is delivered to ease pressure on hospitals by helping frail and […]
SHO medic Omar Hafeez-Bore is director/producer and founder of Short Sharp Productions. His honest, chatty one-minute films capture the thoughts and opinions of young UK doctors and nurses. […]