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UK GOVERNMENT

Government 'poised to reject' NHS pay demands

By Liz Wells 01 May 2025

The government is poised to reject NHS unions' demands for a bigger pay increase, reports suggest.

PRESCRIPTION CHARGES

Prescription charges frozen

By Liz Wells 29 April 2025

The government is to freeze prescription charges for the first time in three years, keeping the cost of a prescription below £10.

UK GOVERNMENT

Government encourages NHS clinicians to use 'gamechanging' AI

By Liz Wells 28 April 2025

The government has published new guidance that encourages and supports NHS clinicians to use AI tools, which convert spoken words into structured medical notes and letters in primary and secondary ...

NHS APP

NHS App expansion cuts waiting times

By Liz Wells 28 April 2025

Reform of the NHS App has prevented 1.5 million hospital appointments from being missed, saving 5.7 million staff hours since July, new Government data reveals.

KNIFE CRIME

Government unveils measures to protect children from knife content

By Liz Wells 25 April 2025

The government is to introduce tougher sanctions to hold tech platforms to account for failing to protect children from harmful knife crime content.

NATIONAL HOUSING FEDERATION

Organisations urge government to act on supported housing crisis

By Liz Wells 25 April 2025

More than 150 cross-sector organisations, public bodies and charities have written to the Prime Minister and Chancellor calling for urgent action to save the country’s supported housing sector, whi...

TECHNOLOGY

Breakthrough in bowel cancer research to speed up diagnosis

By Liz Wells 23 April 2025

The Government says patients could soon benefit from technology to diagnose bowel cancer earlier, reducing the need for invasive colonoscopies and biopsies, and potentially saving valuable time and...

PREVENTION