NHS trust 'threatened to confiscate patient's phone' if they complained

By Lee Peart 20 May 2024

An NHS trust that is under review by the CQC has been accused of threatening to confiscate a patient's mobile phone if they complained.

ICB transfers community services contract

By Lee Peart 17 May 2024

NHS North West London ICB has transferred its community services to West London NHS Trust.

Record waiting lists drive patients to private healthcare

By Lee Peart 17 May 2024

Record waiting lists have driven a 30% rise in the use of private healthcare in the UK since the pandemic, a new report has revealed.

GP leaders in England to ballot on industrial action

By Lee Peart 17 May 2024

GP leaders in England voted to ballot their members on industrial action in a dispute with NHS England over 2024/25 contract changes.

Deceased patients left to decompose in hospital mortuaries

By Lee Peart 17 May 2024

Deceased patients have been left to decompose inside NHS hospital mortuaries due to inadequate storage facilities and a lack of freezer space, inspectors have found.

Trust apologises for care 'mistakes' following coroner's inquest

By Lee Peart 17 May 2024

An NHS trust has issued an apology after a coroner's inquest found a 'number of failings' in its care of a six-year-old girl before she died.

Ambient wins Support at Home mental health service contract

By Lee Peart 17 May 2024

CQC finds improvements at critical care service at Worcestershire Royal Hospital

By Lee Peart 16 May 2024

The CQC has found improvements at the critical care service at Worcestershire Royal Hospital, run by Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, following an inspection in December.

Junior doctors and Government agree to mediated talks on pay dispute

By Lee Peart 16 May 2024

The British Medical Association's (BMA) junior doctors committee has announced it has entered a new intensive phase of mediated talks over its pay dispute with the Government.

ICB wins £1.2m 'smart medication' funding

By Lee Peart 16 May 2024

NHS Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board (ICB), Lancaster University and partners have been awarded £1.2m in funding to explore the potential of ‘smart medication' devices.