Articles by Liz Wells
Care providers to face 'greater financial strain' as Home Office proposes fee hike
By Liz Wells 22 January 2025
Care England has raised serious concerns over the Home Office’s proposed fee increase for Certificates of Sponsorship (CoS), warning it will exacerbate the intense financial pressures already cripp...
NHS staff encouraged to contact MPs over pay promises
By Liz Wells 22 January 2025
Healthcare workers in England are being encouraged by Unison to write to their local MPs asking them to call on health and social care secretary Wes Streeting to open immediate talks between unions...
Public support NHS digital transformation, poll reveals
By Liz Wells 21 January 2025
Three-quarters of people would welcome the use of their digitised and anonymised health records by the NHS if it provided faster, safer and more efficient care as a benefit, new research reveals.
AI tool aims to use high street eye tests to spot dementia risk
By Liz Wells 21 January 2025
Data scientists and clinical researchers are working with high street opticians for the first time to develop a digital tool that can predict a person’s risk of dementia from a routine eye test.
Nursing and Midwifery Council welcomes interim chief executive
By Liz Wells 21 January 2025
Paul Rees has started his 12-month tenure as Nursing and Midwifery Council interim chief executive and registrar.
Neurorobot research could lead to new epilepsy treatment
By Liz Wells 21 January 2025
Researchers from the University of Glasgow are set to lead a £4m new project to investigate the potential of ‘neurobots’ to treat epilepsy.
Devon trust uses algorithm to spot cancer warning signs in blood tests
By Liz Wells 20 January 2025
The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has become the first trust to apply a new algorithm to routine blood analysis, which can detect differences in raised blood platelet level...
Calorie labelling leads to 'modest reductions' in food selection and consumption
By Liz Wells 20 January 2025
Calorie labelling of food on menus and products leads people to choose slightly fewer calories, new research reveals.
Technology 'isn't sole solution' to NHS crisis
By Liz Wells 20 January 2025
The employment crisis for clinical and non-clinical roles in healthcare needs to be prioritised over technology and AI, according to the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo).
Charity highlights cost of cervical screening knowledge gap
By Liz Wells 20 January 2025
A lack of knowledge about cervical screenings is ‘costing lives’, according to a cancer charity.
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