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Digital 'smart scale' technology helping thousands of obese children

By Liz Wells 13 May 2025

Thousands of severely obese children are being supported to lose weight and live healthier lifestyles with the roll-out of specialist NHS clinics and new digital ‘smart scale’ technology to deliver...

NHSE

NHS leaders welcome fewer targets proposal

By Lee Peart 13 May 2025

Leaders have welcomed proposals for fewer targets in NHSE’s consultation on the draft performance assessment framework.

SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT

Additional support for NHS Grampian

By Liz Wells 13 May 2025

NHS Grampian has been escalated to Stage 4 of NHS Scotland’s National Performance Framework for finance, leadership and governance.

HSSIB

Call for action to stop recurring harm in mental healthcare

By Lee Peart 13 May 2025

More needs to be done to stop recurring harm in mental healthcare, according to an HSSIB report.

WORKFORCE

Mental health A&E waiting times a 'scandal in plain sight', says RCN

By Lee Peart 13 May 2025

Mental health waiting times in A&E are a ‘scandal in plain sight’ with some people waiting for up to three days to be seen, the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has said.

UK GOVERNMENT

Government confirms roll out of scanners to support better bone care

By Liz Wells 12 May 2025

The government has confirmed the roll out of 13 new DEXA scanners in England, which will enable 29,000 extra bone scans to be delivered each year.

LAURA SKAIFE-KNIGHT

EXCLUSIVE: NHS England abolition 'necessary' for NHS to move forward

By Lee Peart 12 May 2025

The abolition of NHS England is a ‘necessary move for the NHS to move forward’, a trust leader has told Healthcare Management.

NURSING

Government to crack down on fake nurses

By Liz Wells 12 May 2025

The government has unveiled new measures to make it a criminal offence for people who are not qualified as a nurse to use the title and mislead the public.

DHSC

NHS 'maxed out' on funding and must focus on better value, says Mackey

By Lee Peart 12 May 2025

NHS England chief executive officer Sir Jim Mackey has urged providers to focus on providing better value for money as he warned funding levels had been ‘maxed out’.

SOCIAL CARE