DHSC confirms £700m to help hospitals tackle waiting lists this winter
NHS hospitals across England will benefit from a share of £700 million to expand wards, install modular operating theatres, upgrade outpatient spaces and MRI and…
Major reforms to NHS workforce planning and tech agenda unveiled by Sajid Javid
Health and Social Care Secretary Sajid Javid Recruitment, training and retention of NHS staff and digital transformation will be put at the heart of the…
NHS to detail next steps for local health services ahead of ICSs becoming statutory in April 2022
The NHS will set out the next steps for how primary care networks will work with partners across newly formed integrated care systems (ICSs) to…
DHSC announces extra £5.4bn for NHS to help tackle backlogs and deliver patient treatments
The NHS will receive an extra £ billion over the next six months to support its response to COVID-19 and help tackle waiting lists, the…
NHS Chief Sir Simon Stevens formally announces decision to stand down this summer
Sir Simon Stevens has formally notified the NHS England Board of his decision to stand down as planned at the end of July, after more…
Policy paper outlines reforms to the public health system with focus on prevention
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has published a new policy paper detailing how the UK’s public health system will be transformed, taking…
£7bn funding boost for NHS and social care to support COVID-19 recovery
The UK Government has announced a £7 billion package for health and social care services to support the next phase of the NHS response to…
EXCLUSIVE: NHS will not abolish competition and tendering of services, BHTA highlights
Sarah Lepak, Head of Policy and Compliance at the BHTA Following the recent publication of a government whitepaper, which set out how NHS and local…
NHS England calls for over-70s to arrange a COVID jab
People aged 70 and over who have not yet been vaccinated against COVID and who would like to be are being urged to contact the…
Guest article: How can technology support the NHS in a crisis?
Zillah Moore, Director at Tunstall Healthcare In this article, Zillah Moore, Director at Tunstall Healthcare, discusses the role of technology enabled care services (TECS) and…