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Integrated care partners launch dementia strategy

By Lee Peart 13 May 2024

A new strategy designed to help people live well with dementia has been launched by integrated health and adult social care organisations in Surrey.

Medway NHS Foundation Trust appoints new chair

By Lee Peart 10 May 2024

Medway NHS Foundation Trust has appointed John Goulston as its new chair.

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Hospital workers strike over Covid bonus payment

By Lee Peart 10 May 2024

Hospital workers at three Nottinghamshire hospitals are to strike after being left out of a Covid bonus payment.

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GP appointments up by 1m on pre-pandemic levels in South East

By Lee Peart 10 May 2024

There were one million more GP practice appointments in the South East in 2024 compared with March 2019.

Nursing agency charging hospitals almost £2,000 per shift

By Lee Peart 09 May 2024

A nursing agency serving NHS hospitals is charging up to £2,000 per shift, an investigation has found.

Hospital trust requests NHS funding to remove defect-prone concrete

By Lee Peart 09 May 2024

North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust has requested £4.9m from NHS England to remove defect-prone concrete.

Board targets £18.3m savings amidst 'unprecedented financial challenges'

By Lee Peart 09 May 2024

NHS Dumfries and Galloway is aiming to save £18.3m in the new financial year.

Two-thirds of NHS trusts failing to hit waiting list targets

By Lee Peart 09 May 2024

Two-thirds of NHS trusts have failed to hit their waiting list targets, Labour has revealed.

NHS data shows 'vital progress' amidst 'relentless pressure'

By Lee Peart 09 May 2024

Leaders have welcomed the 'vital progress' recorded in the latest NHS England performance data against a backdrop of 'relentless pressure'.

NHS App saves NHS over £1m in last year

By Lee Peart 08 May 2024

Sending messages to patients via the NHS App saved the NHS over £1m in 2023/24.