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Mental health hospital comes out of special measures

By Lee Peart 19 November 2024

The CQC has taken Cheswold Park Hospital in Doncaster out of special measures following an inspection in May and June.

Hospital stroke admissions up by 28% since 2004

By Lee Peart 18 November 2024

Hospital admissions following a stroke have grown by 28% in the last 20 years, according to new NHS analysis.

NHS provides eye scans closer to home for people with diabetes

By Lee Peart 18 November 2024

The NHS is providing advanced eye scans closer to home for 60,000 people with diabetes that could save up to 120,000 hospital appointments a year and help prevent life-changing sight loss.

Call for stronger partnership between NHS and life sciences industry

By Lee Peart 18 November 2024

A new report by The King’s Fund has called for Government and NHS leaders to drive a stronger partnership between the NHS and life sciences industry.

Trust apologises after neonatal review finds examples of 'poor care'

By Lee Peart 15 November 2024

Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust (SaTH) has apologised and pledged to improve after a review it commissioned found examples of ‘poor care’.

Petition calls for social care national insurance hike exemption

By Lee Peart 15 November 2024

Care England has called on its members to sign a petition calling for an exemption from the Government’s employer national insurance (NIC) tax rise.

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 the net adult social care commissioned spend in England in the...

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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).

North Bristol Community Diagnostic Centre fully opens

By Lee Peart 15 November 2024

The North Bristol Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) at Cribbs Causeway is now fully open, bringing faster access to scans and tests.

Councils call for £2.6bn investment in children's services

By Lee Peart 15 November 2024

County councils have called on the Government to invest £2.6bn in children’s services so they can invest in preventative care such as family support and children’s centres.