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Nurses give 'devastating testimony' on corridor care

Nurses give 'devastating testimony' on corridor care
By Lee Peart 16 January 2025

A survey of over 5,000 NHS nursing staff has offered ‘devastating testimony’ of patients dying in corridors, lack of equipment and unsafe...

NICE publishes guidance on use of AI

NICE publishes guidance on use of AI
By Liz Wells 16 January 2025

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has published new guidance on the use of AI to assist with the detection of ...

Mannequin with 'pressure ulcers' trains Hull hospital staff

Mannequin with 'pressure ulcers' trains Hull hospital staff
By Liz Wells 16 January 2025

Hospital staff in Hull have been trained to spot pressure ulcers in patients by an education team using simulation mannequins.

Trust chief apologises for 'negative' maternity experiences

By Lee Peart 17 January 2025

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has issued an apology following a BBC investigation into maternity unit deaths.

NHS trust warned of man who printed 3D gun

By Lee Peart 17 January 2025

West Mercia Police have alerted Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care Trust about a man who was arrested after attempting to print a 3D gun at home.

Largest ever national pandemic response exercise planned

By Lee Peart 17 January 2025

The largest ever national pandemic response exercise is to take place in the autumn of 2025.

Pharmacy closures in 2024 second highest on record

By Liz Wells 17 January 2025

Four pharmacies shut permanently every week in England last year, new research reveals.

Barts Health group names new chair

By Liz Wells 17 January 2025

Barts Health group has appointed Professor Ian Jacobs, a leading cancer surgeon and expert in health and higher education, as its next chair.

The Royal London Hospital's enhanced technology to benefit stroke patients

By Liz Wells 17 January 2025

Stroke patients will benefit from quicker and more accurate treatment thanks to a state-of-the-art scanner at The Royal London Hospital.

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Strategic Lead for Co-production and Inclusion, Adult Social Care (CDC)

Grade 11, £51,614 - £53,643

Doncaster, South YorkshireGrade 11, £51,614 - £53,643

RECRUITER: City Of Doncaster Council

Client Affairs Team Support Officer

£30,033 - £31,440

Greenwich, London (Greater)£30,033 - £31,440

RECRUITER: Royal Borough of Greenwich

Operational Head - Adult Social Care

Band J, SCP 48 - 51 (£58,327 - £61,853) per annum

Sandwell, West MidlandsBand J, SCP 48 - 51 (£58,327 - £61,853) per annum

RECRUITER: Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

frederica-diamanta

Strategic Lead for Co-production and Inclusion, Adult Social Care (CDC)

Grade 11, £51,614 - £53,643

Doncaster, South YorkshireGrade 11, £51,614 - £53,643

RECRUITER: City Of Doncaster Council

Client Affairs Team Support Officer

£30,033 - £31,440

Greenwich, London (Greater)£30,033 - £31,440

RECRUITER: Royal Borough of Greenwich

Operational Head - Adult Social Care

Band J, SCP 48 - 51 (£58,327 - £61,853) per annum

Sandwell, West MidlandsBand J, SCP 48 - 51 (£58,327 - £61,853) per annum

RECRUITER: Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

NHS England data reveals patients satisfaction levels

'More than 95% of adults that attempted to contact their GP practice in the past 28 days were successful, with 77.8% making contact the same day, new date reveals.'

10 January 2025
Critical friend of  Government

Critical friend of Government

'Recently installed chair Layla Moran shares how the Health and the Social Care Committee will be holding the Government to account over the coming months.'

09 December 2024

Self-refer service halves cancer diagnosis wait times

By Lee Peart 06 January 2025

A self-refer test service has more than halved cancer diagnosis waiting times for patients.

Smartwatch technology helps people quit smoking

By Liz Wells 02 January 2025

Smartwatches could help people give up smoking, new research reveals.

App to improve maternity care in Wales

By Liz Wells 30 December 2024

Pregnant women will benefit from better maternity care as a new app and electronic health record system is rolled out across Wales.

Social care on the brink and cannot wait for 2028 reform, report warns

By Lee Peart 14 January 2025

Social care is on the brink of collapse and cannot wait for Government reform in 2028, a report has warned.

Adult social care commission 'should complete this year', says Dilnot

By Lee Peart 08 January 2025

Sir Andrew Dilnot has said it is ‘perfectly feasible’ for the adult social care commission’s work on reform to be completed ‘by the end of 2025’.

Commission must not overshadow need for urgent action on social care, says charity

By Lee Peart 08 January 2025

The head of a health and social care charity has said the Government’s launch of a commission on social care must not ‘overshadow the immediate need for investment’ in the sector.

Labour 'harming' social care, says leader

06 January 2025

In an HM exclusive, Professor Martin Green, chief executive, Care England, says Labour is following a well-trodden path by neglecting social care.