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MPs call for NHSE head with 'strong track record of delivering change'

By Lee Peart 28 February 2025

An MPs committee has said the appointment of Dr Penny Dash as chair of NHS England (NHSE) should be accompanied by a chief executive with a ‘strong track record of delivering change’.

Coroner warns of lack of public understanding of PAs following patient death

By Lee Peart 28 February 2025

A coroner has warned there is a lack of public understanding over the role of physician associates (PAs) after the death of a patient whose family believed they had been seen by a doctor.

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Preferred candidate for chair of CQC named

By Liz Wells 28 February 2025

Professor Sir Mike Richards has been named as the preferred candidate for next chair of CQC.

SOCIAL CARE

Lords vote to exempt social care from NIC hike

By Lee Peart 26 February 2025

The House of Lords voted yesterday to exempt social care providers from a National Insurance hike set to come into force in April.

DR PENNY DASH

BREAKING NEWS: 'I'm no mouthpiece', Dash tells MPs' committee

By Lee Peart 26 February 2025

Dr Penny Dash, the Government’s preferred candidate for the next chair of NHS England (NHSE), has said she is ‘no mouthpiece’, during a Health and Social Care Committee hearing this morning.

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Hospices receive £25m to improve services and facilities

By Lee Peart 26 February 2025

Hospices in England are receiving £25m for facility upgrades and refurbishments.

RCP

'Corridor care' in hospitals now routine, doctors say

By Lee Peart 26 February 2025

Treating hospital patients in corridors, waiting rooms and other unsuitable spaces has become routine, with four in five (78%) doctors providing care in these conditions in the past month, a survey...

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