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ICB

Intermediate care unit helps hospital patients return home

By Lee Peart 09 October 2024

A new intermediate care bed facility in South Cumbria is helping hospital patients return home independently.

ED DAVEY

Lib Dems call for cross-party talks on social care 'postcode lottery'

By Lee Peart 09 October 2024

The Lib Dems have repeated their call for cross-party talks on social care after revealing a steep rise in the number of pensioners per care home.

MERGER

New trust brings together community, mental health and learning disability services

By Lee Peart 08 October 2024

A new trust has brought together community, mental health and learning disability services across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.

AUTUMN BUDGET

Chancellor urged to boost public health grant by £1.4bn

By Lee Peart 08 October 2024

Directors of public health have written to the Government urging it to boost the public health grant by £1.4bn.

PFI

Hospital celebrates first completion of 25-year PFI contract

By Lee Peart 08 October 2024

The Meadows community hospital in Stockport has celebrated what is to believed to be the first handover of a 25-year private finance initiative (PFI) healthcare contract in England.

NORTHERN IRELAND

HPMA Conference: Minister voices disappointment on lack of pay parity progress

By Lee Peart 07 October 2024

Department of Health minister Phil Rodgers has said it was ‘disappointing’ that Northern Ireland has not achieved Agenda for Change pay parity with the rest of the UK.

NHS CONFEDERATION

Prevention could deliver £11bn return on investment

By Lee Peart 07 October 2024

Investing more in prevention could deliver an extra £11bn return on investment on current spending commitments, a new report has found.

NHS CONFEDERATION

Economic case for investment in women's health presented

By Lee Peart 02 October 2024

An additional £1 invested in obstetrics and gynaecology services per woman could generate an estimated £319m return to the economy, a report has found.

WORKFORCE

PPE requirements delayed ambulance staff during Covid

By Lee Peart 02 October 2024

An ambulance crew member has told how having to don PPE requirement delayed the treatment of patients during Covid.

ICBS

Community diagnostic centre sees over 72,000 patients in first year

By Lee Peart 02 October 2024

A community diagnostic centre (CDC) has seen 72,000 patients in its first year.

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