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BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET, SWINDON AND WILTSHIRE ICB

Wiltshire healthcare workers lobby care board over NHS privatisation

By Liz Wells 21 November 2024

Healthcare workers in Wiltshire are stepping up their fight against privatisation with a lobby of the Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire ICB today (21 November).

MENTAL HEALTH

Mental health patients 'harmed' by out of area placements

By Lee Peart 21 November 2024

Mental health patients are being harmed by ‘inappropriate’ out of area placements, according to a new report.

SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT

Resident doctors in Scotland accept new 11% pay rise

By Liz Wells 21 November 2024

Resident doctors and dentists in training in Scotland have accepted a £64.1m investment in their pay and reward package.

WORKFORCE

South London hospitals facing winter disruption as more than 300 workers strike

By Liz Wells 21 November 2024

More than 300 workers are set to strike at multiple hospital sites across South London this winter.

GOVERNANCE

Plaid Cymru says Labour failing on NHS in Wales

By Lee Peart 21 November 2024

Plaid Cymru has pledged to change NHS governance in Wales to improve outcomes for patients and future proof services.

VACCINATIONS

More than one million people get RSV jab

By Liz Wells 21 November 2024

More than one million people have been vaccinated against Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), after the NHS launched a rollout of the jab for the first time in its history this autumn.

DHSC

Children facing 'unacceptably long waits' for mental health appointments

By Lee Peart 21 November 2024

Children are facing ‘unacceptably long waits’ for mental health support, a survey has revealed.

URGENT AND EMERGENCY CARE

Mixed picture revealed in NHS urgent and emergency services

By Lee Peart 21 November 2024

A mixed picture has been revealed in a CQC survey of urgent and emergency care (UEC) services with many broadly positive about interactions with staff but lengthy waits for assessment.

SUPPLY CHAIN

Government acts to eradicate modern slavery from NHS

By Liz Wells 21 November 2024

The government is proposing new measures that would find public bodies who buy goods and equipment for the NHS in breach of the law if they fail to mitigate the risk of modern slavery in supply cha...

TECHNOLOGY

Greater Manchester trust launches AI solution to diagnose lung cancer quicker

By Liz Wells 20 November 2024

Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (WWL) is to begin using new AI technology that will help doctors to detect diseases, including lung cancer, quicker.