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Staff shortages and work pressure blocking mental health improvements – report

The Public Accounts Committee has given a number of recommendations to NHS England and the Department of Health and Social Care.

The Independent UK · Jul 20, 2023

More than 250,000 dementia patients in England could miss new treatments

More than a third of Alzheimer’s patients could miss out on certain drugs because they have no recorded diagnosis, NHS figures show

The Guardian - UK · Jul 20, 2023

NHS consultants’ strike in England may cancel surgery for tens of thousands

Routine care to come to virtual halt for 48 hours this week and in August after improved pay offer ruled out

The Guardian - UK · Jul 20, 2023

NHS end-of-life care ‘often falls below expectations’

The Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch found gaps in the standards of palliative care across England.

The Independent UK · Jul 12, 2023

How England's new lung cancer screening could save thousands of lives – expert Q&A

Lung cancer is often caught too late. As a result, it has one of the lowest survival rates of all cancers. To detect it earlier, NHS England is rolling out a nationwide screening programme that has already begun in some areas, but will ramp up from 2025. Smokers and former…

The Conversation · Jul 12, 2023

Sunak won’t meet NHS waiting times pledge if strikes continue, warn health bosses

Junior doctor leaders have threatened to keep up industrial action until spring unless they receive a ‘credible pay offer’

The Guardian - UK · Jul 12, 2023

Review highlights 'leadership dysfunction' led to alleged 'cover-ups' at North East Ambulance service as family slam report as 'whitewash'

A review into how the North East Ambulance Service failed to share key documents with coroners has laid bare "dysfunction" - but a family who lost their daughter slammed new report as a "whitewash"

Chronicle Live · Jul 11, 2023

Nottinghamshire Police to begin sharing information with Ockenden Review

It comes after the Department of Health and Social Care, NHS England and the trust have agreed to change the review from ‘opt-in’ to ‘opt-out’

Nottingham Post · Jul 11, 2023

Insect bites and stings searched every seven seconds on NHS website

The NHS has seen a ‘significant increase’ in people seeking help

The Independent UK · Jul 11, 2023

People accessing NHS advice page once every seven seconds thanks to weather

NHS England’s chief nursing officer said there had been a significant increase

Wales Online · Jul 11, 2023