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NHS SOMERSET

ICB identifies up to 30 unfit-for-purpose buildings

By Lee Peart 22 October 2024

NHS Somerset ICB has identified 28-30 buildings that are not fit for purpose under an infrastructure strategy review.

ACADEMY OF MEDICAL ROYAL COLLEGES

Call for transformative shift to community-based care

By Lee Peart 22 October 2024

A new report by The Academy of Medical Royal Colleges, supported by IMPOWER, has called for a transformative shift to community-based care.

DHSC

Lib Dems call for £1.5bn ring-fenced winter crisis fund for NHS

By Lee Peart 22 October 2024

The Liberal Democrats have called for a £1.5bn, four-year winter crises fund for the NHS after revealing a 20% rise in 12-hour A&E waits this year.

ICBS

Trust warns it could miss financial targets due to contract disputes

By Lee Peart 21 October 2024

South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SCAS) has warned it could miss its financial targets due to disputes over new contracts.

SOCIAL CARE

Streeting promises 10-Year Plan for social care

By Lee Peart 21 October 2024

Health and social care secretary Wes Streeting has promised a 10-Year Plan for social care that will run alongside the 10-Year Plan for the NHS.

WES STREETING

Government launches consultation on 10-Year Health Plan

By Lee Peart 21 October 2024

Members of the public, NHS staff and experts are today being invited to share their ideas for fixing the NHS.

INTEGRATED CARE

ICB launches plan to transform region's health

By Lee Peart 18 October 2024

A 12-point plan to transform peoples’ health has been launched by North East and North Cumbria ICB.

HOSPICES

Hospice celebrates second outstanding CQC rating

By Lee Peart 18 October 2024

St Margaret’s Somerset Hospice in Taunton has been rated outstanding for a second time following an inspection in July.

WAITING TIMES

New £12m Elective Care Hub to reduce waiting times

By Lee Peart 18 October 2024

A new £12m unit will help reduce surgery waiting times at Wharfedale Hospital in Otley, West Yorkshire.

PREVENTION

'A good start but we have to do more,' NHS chief says on prevention

By Lee Peart 18 October 2024

National medical director Professor Stephen Powis has said the NHS has made a ‘good start’ on prevention but ‘definitely have more to do’.

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