Outstanding health service staff to be celebrated in NHS Patients Awards
NHS employees who go the extra mile to deliver outstanding care to patients are to be celebrated by The One Show.
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Government urged to learn lessons from WannaCry cyber attack
Cyber attacks are “weapons” which should be treated as a serious, critical threat, a leading group of MPs have said as they called on the whole of Government to learn lessons from the WannaCry attack on the NHS.
First person born on NHS heartbroken over state of services
A woman who was the first baby to be born on the NHS said it “breaks her heart” to see services run down.
‘Ghost wards’ with 1,400 empty hospital beds is a scandal – Labour
Hospital wards being out of use and beds being left empty is a “scandal” at a “time of crisis for the NHS”, the shadow health secretary has said.
‘Ghost wards’ with 1,400 empty hospital beds is a scandal – Labour
Hospital wards being out of use and beds being left empty is a “scandal” at a “time of crisis for the NHS”, the shadow health secretary has said.
Most voters support tax rise to increase NHS funding, survey finds
The majority of voters support tax rises to help boost NHS funding, a new poll has found.
A&E waiting time performance for March worst since records began
A&E departments saw their lowest waiting time performance since records began in March, with the figures also showing that 2017/18 was the worst year on record.
Hospitals launch legal challenge to save £300m a year in rates relief
A group of 20 NHS hospital trusts has launched a legal bid for business rates relief in a landmark case that could save under-pressure hospitals nearly £300 million a year.
A&E waiting time figures show ‘eternal winter’ for NHS
A&E departments in March saw their worst waiting time performance since records began – the “clearest indication yet of the eternal winter we now face in the NHS”.
Labour calls for legal standards for hospital food
There should be “mandatory minimum standards” for hospital food, Labour has said.
Union ‘ready to take any measures’ amid rumours of NHS Tayside pharmacy staff strike
Union bosses have said they are “ready to take any measures necessary” amid rumours pharmacy staff at NHS Tayside are considering strike action.
Bowel cancer symptom awareness ‘alarmingly low’
A third of Britons are not able to name a single symptom of bowel cancer, a charity has warned.
Pre-planned operations ‘should be cancelled for two months each year’
Scrapping all pre-planned procedures for two months of the year may be one radical solution to the NHS’s winter pressure problems, the Society of Acute Medicine has said.
Push Doctor ads banned for implying links to the NHS
Several ads for the online GP consultation service Push Doctor have been banned for implying that it was provided by the NHS and therefore free of charge.
London mental health trust wins Chelsea Flower Show garden
A mental health trust in London has won a competition to receive a garden from the Chelsea Flower Show to benefit patients and staff, it has been announced.
Former SNP health secretary calls for NHS Tayside to be folded amid cash crisis
A former SNP health secretary has called for NHS Tayside to be folded in response to the cash crisis.
Tayside on brink of global first – eradicating hepatitis C
Tayside is on the cusp of a global first, as it looks to eradicate the hepatitis C virus from the region.
PM announces injection of cash towards prostate cancer research
Theresa May has set out plans to help ensure that prostate cancer patients are “treated earlier and faster”.
Patients advised to check if GPs offering online consultations are based in UK
Patients who use online GP consultations are being advised to check whether the medic they are consulting with is based in the UK.
Heart imaging software among innovations ‘fast-tracked’ for NHS use
Heart imaging software which could save tens of thousands of patients from undergoing invasive tests are among the latest medical innovations to receive NHS backing.