Articles by Liz Wells
NHS trust group joins European network for responsible use of AI in healthcare
By Liz Wells 21 February 2025
The University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust and University Hospitals of Northamptonshire NHS Trust Group has become the first in England to join European TRAIN – the Trustworthy and Responsible...
Hampshire trust cuts waiting list for cataract surgeries with AI
By Liz Wells 21 February 2025
NHS Hampshire and Isle of Wight has reduced average waiting times for low complexity cataract surgery from 35 weeks to 10 weeks or less thanks to an AI telephone assistant.
Government asks ICBs to offer 700,000 extra urgent dental appointments
By Liz Wells 21 February 2025
NHS England has written to ICBs across the country, directing each to provide thousands of urgent appointments over the next year.
Widening gulf in job satisfaction between youngest and oldest NHS staff
By Liz Wells 20 February 2025
Early careers clinical staff in the NHS have become more stressed and unhappy over the past decade, with over half of young workers now made ill through workplace stress, new analysis reveals.
NHS offers 'new hope' for children with severe epilepsy
By Liz Wells 20 February 2025
Hundreds of children with severe epilepsy will be able to benefit from a groundbreaking new treatment on the NHS that could significantly reduce their seizures.
Nursing staff to wear cameras in boost to safety
By Liz Wells 20 February 2025
The Royal Free London (RFL) introduced body worn cameras for senior nurses in certain areas of the trust to help staff remain safe during incidents of violence and aggression.
Pharmacies struggled to fill NHS prescriptions in December
By Liz Wells 20 February 2025
An estimated 382,000 adults visited their GP or an urgent care service due to their usual pharmacy being unable to fill their NHS prescription between 10 December and 1 January, new analysis reveals.
ICB gets full house for electronic eye referral system
By Liz Wells 19 February 2025
NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin’s Electronic Eye Referral System (EeRS) has achieved 100% onboarding of all 62 optometry practices across the county.
Record number of month-long waits for GP appointments last year
By Liz Wells 19 February 2025
There were a record 20.5 million month-long waits for a GP appointment in 2024, a 16.3% increase on a year earlier, new data from the Liberal Democrats reveals.
Tributes paid to chief executive of Sherwood Forest Hospitals
By Liz Wells 19 February 2025
Tributes have been paid to Paul Robinson, chief executive of Sherwood Forest Hospitals, who has passed away following a year-long battle with illness.
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