The CQC’s latest report makes for ‘extremely difficult reading’ as an overview of health care. Amanda Halliwell summarises its main findings
The software, which will be known as the Federated Data Platform, aims to ease access to information by bringing existing patient data, such as health records, waiting lists and staff rosters,...
Ms Atkins, who replaced Steve Barclay in this week’s cabinet reshuffle, has inherited new record NHS waiting times, with 7.7 million people waiting for elective care
A little over 10 years ago I worked with Dame Julie Mellor, the then Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO), on the report ‘A Time to Act’ which highlighted significant failings in the care...
Alexandra Bishop looks at the fundamentals of assessing wounds in primary care settings
Dr Catherine Heffernan looks at the latest guidance for nurses on vaccinations
NICE recommends cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) alongside or as an alternative to HRT to alleviate the effects of the menopause
Plans to introduce gonorrhea vaccination come as infection levels are currently at a record high.
Artificial intelligence (AI) will help NHS spot patients at higher risk of ending up in hospital to avert health problems and reduce pressures on A&E.
More than 150,000 adults and children with type 1 diabetes will be eligible to access life changing technology on the NHS
A new study to assess if blood tests can help diagnose Alzheimer's disease has been launched.
A lack of access to dentists will cost lives, as mouth cancers are not being spotted or treated early enough, the Oral Health Foundation has warned.
Reforms in the UK’s Mental Health Act have been dropped by the Goverment, according to the King's Speech
Data from The Ethnic Inequalities in Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) review revealed notable disparities between white British people and minoritised ethnic groups accessing mental...
Health Minister Maria Caulfield said, ‘it’s vital to give parents a voice when it comes to the care of their child and so it will be reassuring to families that as part of this system, parents will be...
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