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Call for new devolution framework to tackle health inequalities

By Lee Peart 24 October 2024

A report has called for a new devolution framework to address health inequalities and the creation of a local government finance taskforce to ensure funding is distributed according to need.

INTEGRATED CARE

Hand surgery waiting times reduced thanks to GP and hospital partnership

By Liz Wells 24 October 2024

A community hand surgery service led by East Kent Hospitals consultants in partnership with local GPs has cut waiting times from one year to less than eight weeks.

TECHNOLOGY

Majority of doctors using AI are optimistic about its benefits

By Liz Wells 24 October 2024

More than a quarter of doctors (29%) have used some form of AI in their practice in the past 12 months, with 52% optimistic about its use in healthcare, new data reveals.

TECHNOLOGY

NHS unveils IT supplier for single digital pathology system across Cheshire and Merseyside

By Liz Wells 23 October 2024

Patients across Cheshire and Merseyside will benefit from quicker test results and improved access to pathology services thanks to the move to a single provider Laboratory Digital System, known as ...

NHS SOMERSET

ICB identifies up to 30 unfit-for-purpose buildings

By Lee Peart 22 October 2024

NHS Somerset ICB has identified 28-30 buildings that are not fit for purpose under an infrastructure strategy review.

ICBS

Trust warns it could miss financial targets due to contract disputes

By Lee Peart 21 October 2024

South Central Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SCAS) has warned it could miss its financial targets due to disputes over new contracts.

INTEGRATED CARE

ICB launches plan to transform region's health

By Lee Peart 18 October 2024

A 12-point plan to transform peoples’ health has been launched by North East and North Cumbria ICB.

ICB

ICB opts not to reopen Norfolk reablement centre

By Lee Peart 17 October 2024

An ICB has decided not to reopen a Norfolk reablement centre despite opposition from local campaigners.

OBESITY

Obesity Health Alliance calls for urgent review of obesity services in England

By Liz Wells 16 October 2024

More than 200 NHS healthcare professionals have written to the Health and Social Care Secretary Wes Streeting for the launch of the Obesity Health Alliance’s “Treatment of Overweight and Obesity Po...

CHILDREN’S COMMISSIONER

Delays and inequalities among children with neurodevelopmental conditions revealed

By Liz Wells 15 October 2024

An estimated 400,000 children – around 3% of all children in England – are seeking support from health services for a suspected neurodevelopmental condition, a new report reveals.