IFS

NHS hospital productivity starting to rebound, IFS finds

NHS hospital productivity starting to rebound, IFS finds
By Lee Peart 15 November 2024

NHS hospital productivity in England has begun to improve, according to new analysis by The Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS).

Working age and lifelong disabled adults largest area of adult social care spend

Working age and lifelong disabled adults largest area of adult social care spend
By Lee Peart 15 November 2024

Support for working age and lifelong disabled adults has become the largest area of expenditure in adult social care, making up 63% of th...

Lightbulb moment - predicting patients' risk of developing and worsening disease

Lightbulb moment - predicting patients' risk of developing and worsening disease
11 November 2024

Each issue we ask NHS trust and ICB workers to share their great ideas and moments of inspiration which boost care outcomes and producti...

'We stand at a crossroads,' Lord Darzi lays bare NHS crisis

By Lee Peart 20 November 2024

Lord Darzi has laid bare the scale of the challenges facing the NHS while giving evidence to the Health and Social Care Committee.

Government launches review of physician and anaesthesia associates

By Liz Wells 20 November 2024

The Government has launched an independent review of physician and anaesthesia associate professions to consider how these roles are deployed across the health system, in order to ensure that patie...

ICB

Green light for £16m integrated care centre

By Lee Peart 20 November 2024

The green light has been given for construction of a £16m health and care facility in Trowbridge, Wiltshire.

Liverpool NHS workers strike for covid bonus

By Liz Wells 19 November 2024

More than 130 workers at Royal Liverpool Hospital have begun a two-week strike in a 'fight to get their missing covid bonus'.

King's Health Partners and South London and Maudsley appoint Prof Hotopf

By Liz Wells 20 November 2024

Professor Matthew Hotopf has been appointed deputy executive director at King’s Health Partners and chief academic officer for South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust.

Greater Manchester trust launches AI solution to diagnose lung cancer quicker

By Liz Wells 20 November 2024

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (WWL) is to begin using new AI technology that will help doctors to detect diseases, including lung cancer, quicker.

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Consultants in Public Health

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Assistant Director of Commissioning

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Senior Social Worker/AMHP Mental Health - Core Team East and West x 3

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frederica-diamanta

Consultants in Public Health

£95,659 to £100,499

Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire£95,659 to £100,499

RECRUITER: Stoke-on-Trent City Council

Assistant Director of Commissioning

£92,223 - £112,283 per annum

Sutton, London (Greater)£92,223 - £112,283 per annum

RECRUITER: Sutton London Borough Council

Senior Social Worker/AMHP Mental Health - Core Team East and West x 3

Grade 10 - Grade 11

Wakefield, West YorkshireGrade 10 - Grade 11

RECRUITER: Wakefield Council

Lee Peart

Working age and lifelong disabled adults largest area of adult social care spend

'Support for working age and lifelong disabled adults has become the largest area of expenditure in adult social care, making up 63% of the net adult social care commissioned spend in England in the financial year 2022/23 of £10.1bn, according to a new study. '

15 November 2024
Creative spaces, healthier places

Creative spaces, healthier places

'Tom Holley chief executive of ACAVA discusses how creative placemaking can improve public health.'

11 November 2024

'Fancy a cuppa?' – trust launches elderly assessment kitchen

By Lee Peart 07 November 2024

A new therapy assessment kitchen has been launched by University Hospitals of North Midlands (UHNM) to help elderly patients get home quicker.

ICB

Healthcare at home scheme cuts hospital admissions

By Lee Peart 01 November 2024

An NHS initiative providing urgent care in people’s homes has resulted in 90% of referrals avoiding going to hospital unnecessarily.

NHS Providers reveals how trusts shift care upstream

By Lee Peart 31 October 2024

A new NHS Providers report reveals how NHS trusts are leading new approaches to ensure patients can get the care they need in the right place at the right time.

Greater Manchester trust launches AI solution to diagnose lung cancer quicker

By Liz Wells 20 November 2024

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (WWL) is to begin using new AI technology that will help doctors to detect diseases, including lung cancer, quicker.

NICE recommends two technologies for people with chronic tic disorders and Tourette's

By Liz Wells 19 November 2024

Two technologies that could reduce the severity of the symptoms of chronic tic disorders and Tourette's syndrome have been recommended for use in draft guidance from NICE.

South London trust secures £1.3m for research equipment and technology

By Liz Wells 19 November 2024

South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust has secured £1.3m funding from the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) to pay for new research equipment and technology.

Barts Health implements Cynerio's cybersecurity platform

By Liz Wells 15 November 2024

Barts Health NHS Trust has selected Cynerio’s healthcare-focused platform for deployment across all sites.