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CQC

CQC welcomes new chair

By Liz Wells 03 April 2025

The Health and Social Care Select Committee has approved the appointment of Professor Sir Mike Richards as chair of the CQC.

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Hospital beds lost to seasonal viruses greater than population of Malta

By Lee Peart 03 April 2025

The amount of hospital beds taken up by seasonal viruses this winter numbered more than the population of Malta, according to NHS data.

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NHS dissatisfaction hits record levels

By Lee Peart 02 April 2025

NHS dissatisfaction levels have hit record levels with just one in five people (21%) content with services.

PHARMACY

Pharmacies to launch new services under record funding deal

By Liz Wells 31 March 2025

DHSC has agreed a new funding deal with Community Pharmacy England worth an extra £617m over two years after a six-week consultation.

PRIMARY CARE

Call for NHS shift to out of hospital services

By Lee Peart 28 March 2025

The Government has been called upon to shift NHS funding towards primary and community services and overhaul existing hospital-focused performance targets.

MENTAL HEALTH

BREAKING NEWS: Streeting confirms drop in share of mental health spend

By Lee Peart 27 March 2025

Health leaders have voiced their disappointment after health and social care secretary Wes Streeting announced a drop in the proportion of health spend directed towards mental health.

WES STREETING

Streeting to set out further reforms to drive up NHS productivity

By Lee Peart 27 March 2025

Health and social care secretary Wes Streeting will soon set out further reforms to reduce NHS costs and improve productivity.

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Hospital norovirus cases hit spring record

By Lee Peart 27 March 2025

Hospital norovirus cases are at record levels for early spring, according to new NHS data.

NHS PROVIDERS

EXCLUSIVE: Why the shift to community needs sound governance

By Lee Peart 24 March 2025

Emily Newton, systems policy advisor at The Health Foundation, says the appointment of Sir John Oldham as a senior advisor for neighbourhood health is a signal that the Government is serious about ...

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Streeting considering 'next steps' following calls for maternity inquiry

By Lee Peart 24 March 2025

Health and social care secretary Wes Streeting said he is considering the Government’s ‘next steps’ following a meeting with families who had lost babies under the care of Nottingham University Hos...