Multi-million-pound investment to help pioneer new patient treatments
The UK Government has unveiled plans to give scientists access to anonymised health data to pioneer new, faster treatments for patients and new cures for…
Urgent £2.4 billion Dementia Fund from charity receives backing from over 60 MPs
A new report from the Alzheimer’s Society, which calls for a £ billion Dementia Fund to tackle dementia care injustices, has been backed by 68…
NHS funds important handheld device to get rid of excruciating headaches
As part of the NHS Long Term Plan, NHS England is funding a handheld device that can zap away painful headaches in its effort to…
New report explores the need for innovation and automation in the NHS
A new report by the TaxPayers’ Alliance (TPA), and launched by the Rt Hon Matt Hancock MP, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care,…
Dedicated recovery area for dementia patients opens at hospital in Scotland
The Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy has launched a new, dedicated recovery area for dementia patients, filled with scenic paintings and calming sounds. The recovery area…
Patients spend millions of unnecessary days in hospital, charity says
A new analysis of NHS figures by charity Marie Curie shows that patients in England spent million unnecessary days in hospital in 2018. NHS England’s…
New proposition to alter NHS short-term wheelchair provision policy in Scotland
Labour’s Jackie Baillie is calling for the NHS to provide wheelchairs to people in Scotland with short-term mobility needs, changing the NHS’ current six-month policy.…
Local carers and patients asked to share views on CCG’s proposed wheelchair and orthotics services changes
Patients and carers in the Airedale, Wharfedale and Craven areas, which are in West Yorkshire, are being asked to give feedback on proposed changes to…
Leeds NHS Trust reveals grand plans for healthcare innovations at new hospital developments
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has unveiled early plans for two new hospitals at the Leeds General Infirmary (LGI), aiming to improve healthcare for patients…
NHS rolls out apprenticeships to recruit more people into health and social care sector
In a bid to make clinical careers accessible for more people and help combat recruitment struggles, the NHS has announced new degree-level apprenticeships in physiotherapy…