One in five children waited over 18 weeks for NHS wheelchair or wheelchair modification
NHS England has published its quarterly national wheelchair statistics, which provides a national view of NHS wheelchair services by collecting information on the number, cost,…
“Cutting-edge” tech trials to help improve patient care launched by NHS England
NHS organisations are being invited to take part in wireless trials to explore how cutting-edge technologies can help improve patient care. NHS England is supporting…
£250m UK Government funding to provide 900 new hospital beds as a plan to cut waiting lists
Health and Social Care Secretary, Steve Barclay, recently announced that 900 new hospital beds will be delivered across the NHS as part of £250 million…
Care ‘traffic control’ centres to unite NHS, social care, and housing in making convenient decisions
NHS England is introducing care ‘traffic control’ centres, which will work to bring together teams from across NHS, social care, housing, and voluntary services…
Report finds ICSs should use new technology to help people monitor their conditions
A post-pandemic drive to help people stay well, greater use of technology to put power into the hands of patients, and treating people closer to…
NHS expands virtual wards to enable children to receive hospital-level care at home
After successfully treating more than 6,400 children over the last year, the NHS hospital at home service will expand to cover children in every region…
77 percent do not believe the NHS is prepared to meet the needs of an ageing population
New polling data from Ipsos and the Health Foundation has revealed that the majority of the public believe the NHS is not prepared to meet…
Digital innovation centre to drive healthcare transformation and improve patient care
The University of Gloucestershire and the NHS have been collaborating to initiate plans to open a digital innovation centre to drive digital healthcare transformation and…
NHS app to help cut waiting lists by allowing patients to choose where they receive care
Patients will be able to choose where they receive NHS care using the NHS app or website under new plans to help cut waiting lists.…
Over one million NHS staff in England receive pay rises
From yesterday (1 June 2023), more than one million NHS workers in England started to receive a pay increase following an agreement between the UK…