Walking aids return scheme launches in London to improve patient access to walking aids
King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has launched a walking aids return scheme. This initiative will benefit the environment by reducing waste and carbon emissions…
NHS Transformation Executive Team to help lead the organisation’s transition into the DHSC
NHS England (NHSE) has announced the incoming team who will help lead the organisation’s transition into the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC). The…
NHS England National Medical Director to step down
Professor Sir Stephen Powis, National Medical Director of NHS England (NHSE), has announced that he will step down this summer, after over seven years in…
BREAKING: NHS England to be formally abolished, Keir Starmer announces
Prime Minister Keir Starmer In a speech delivered today by the Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, about reforms to the civil service and the way the…
NHS rolls out AI tool nationwide that can prevent as many as 2,000 falls a day
A new AI tool is being rolled out across the NHS that can predict a patient’s risk of falling with 97 percent accuracy, preventing as…
Wales winter challenge assists the 25 percent of people with the longest hospital discharge delays
The 50-day winter challenge in Wales was launched to ensure the NHS and local councils worked together to share and learn from best practice to…
NHSE is not complacent about productivity, Chief Executive Officer states
On 29 January 2025, the Health and Social Care Committee held an evidence session about the work of NHS England (NHSE). Amanda Pritchard, Chief Executive…
NHSE says recent Public Accounts Committee report on the NHS’ financial sustainability is “flawed”
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has published a new report that underlines that there is a lack of fresh thinking and decisive action within NHS…
£16.2bn for NHS boards to key services in Scotland
The Scottish Government has announced efforts to clear waiting list backlogs, improve capacity, and remove blockages that keep some patients in hospital longer than necessary,…
People waiting over a year for elective treatment reduces by over 140,000 since September 2023
New figures show that staff working in A&E and ambulance services recently experienced more pressure than any October on record, as the NHS heads into…