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Government to give patients full access to record on NHS App

By Liz Wells 21 October 2024

The Government is to create a single patient record, summarising patient health information, test results, and letters in one place, through the NHS App.

Welsh Ambulance Service uses app to deliver care closer to home

By Liz Wells 21 October 2024

The Welsh Ambulance Service is using new technology to deliver care closer to a patient’s home.

NHS Providers launches guide to tackle ethnicity pay gaps

By Liz Wells 21 October 2024

NHS Providers, in collaboration with leading healthcare law firm Hempsons, has published a comprehensive guide for NHS trust leaders on how to understand and tackle the ethnicity pay gap.

Virtual reality and wearable technology projects aim to cut drug deaths

By Liz Wells 18 October 2024

The government has awarded £12m to projects across the UK that are researching innovative technology to support people with addictions.

NHS England chair Meddings to stand down

By Liz Wells 17 October 2024

NHS England chair Richard Meddings is to stand down from his role at the end of March.

Norfolk and Waveney VCSE Health and Social Care Assembly appoints chair

By Liz Wells 17 October 2024

Tim Gardiner has been named as the new chair of the Norfolk and Waveney VCSE (Voluntary, Community, and Social Enterprise) Health and Social Care Assembly.

NHS England renews call for millions to take up NHS breast screening invites

By Liz Wells 17 October 2024

Women aged 50 to 70 across England are being urged to take up invitations to breast screening as the NHS redoubles its bid to reach millions of women not yet taking up the potentially life-saving o...

Warrington trusts unveil joint chief executive

By Liz Wells 17 October 2024

Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust and Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust have unveiled joint chief executive arrangements.

Instability within flexible workforce revealed

By Liz Wells 17 October 2024

Around 14% of the flexible workforce in health and social care expect to leave their role or retire within the next two years, with a further 18% in the next 5-10 years, a new report reveals.

AI tool could enhance and personalise brain tumour imaging

By Liz Wells 16 October 2024

A new artificial intelligence tool developed by researchers at University College London and University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust can analyse scans more quickly than experienced...