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Skills for Care campaign promotes Workforce Strategy

By Liz Wells 03 September 2024

Skills for Care, the workforce development and planning body for adult social care in England, is supporting the Workforce Strategy for Adult Social Care with a new campaign.

UK's 'pharmacy deserts' revealed

By Liz Wells 03 September 2024

Rural areas have been hit hardest by a wave of pharmacy closures, which have seen nearly nine in 10 council areas across England suffering a loss of vital pharmacies, new research reveals

Patients want appointment improvements

By Liz Wells 03 September 2024

Britons are generally not confident that they would be seen quickly in A&E (62%), that they could book a GP appointment quickly at a time that suits them (61%), nor that an ambulance would arrive q...

Fife Health and Social Care Partnership selects director of health and social care

By Liz Wells 02 September 2024

Lynne Garvey has been appointed as the director of health and social care for the Fife Health and Social Care Partnership and chief officer for the Fife Joint Integration Board.

Robotic surgery improves treatment for gynaecological conditions

By Liz Wells 02 September 2024

Robotic surgery at the Alexandra Hospital, in Redditch, has helped more than 100 women suffering from a range of gynaecological conditions.

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals welcomes its doctors of the future

By Liz Wells 02 September 2024

Blackpool Teaching Hospitals has welcomed almost 200 new trainee doctors.

NHS England signs contract for independent pharmacist prescriber initiative

By Liz Wells 02 September 2024

NHS England has signed a contract with CLEO Systems for the Pathfinder Independent Pharmacist Prescriber Pilot Programme.

NHS Suffolk and North East Essex ICB launches women's health app

By Liz Wells 30 August 2024

NHS Suffolk and North East Essex ICB has launched a new women’s health app.

Blood Pressure UK initiative focuses on home monitoring

By Liz Wells 30 August 2024

Know Your Numbers! Week, an annual initiative by Blood Pressure UK, is taking place from 2-8 September.

GPs delivering 'more for less'

By Liz Wells 30 August 2024

About 31.7 million appointments were estimated to have been delivered by practices and Primary Care Networks in July 2024, up from 27.8 million appointments a year earlier, new data reveals.