REACTION: Health and social care leaders respond to Lord Darzi’s NHS report
On 12 September 2024, Lord Darzi published an important report exploring the current performance of the NHS across England and the challenges facing the healthcare…
The NHS is in “serious trouble”, independent report warns
Lord Darzi Lord Darzi’s independent report on the state of the NHS in England has just been published. Entitled ‘Independent Investigation of the National Health…
Consultation calls on patients and clinicians to share their views on new medtech devices
NHS patients in England will benefit from faster access to the most innovative and cutting-edge medical technologies under new plans. Proposals set out in…
Review into duty of candour to ensure that healthcare providers are adhering to best practice
A review into how patients and their families are kept informed when healthcare goes wrong has been launched by the UK Government. A new call…
£1m funding from NHS England to improve wireless innovations across seven trusts
Trials of new wireless technologies, including assistive technologies, to help improve patient care and strengthen connectivity in A&Es and ambulance bays are set to launch…
Artificial intelligence to identify vulnerable people that need preventative care this winter
Artificial intelligence (AI) will be used to identify patients at risk of needing to go to hospital so community NHS teams can get to them…
NHS leaders in England warn the Prime Minister’s pledge to reduce waiting lists will be missed
NHS leaders in England are facing tough choices on which services to cut unless extra funding is provided by the UK Government to cover the…
NHS analysis suggests ICS leaders should be given greater flexibility in allocating resources
Extra investment in primary and community NHS services could mean tens of billions of pounds in additional investment ploughed back into the wider economy, according…
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…