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Children's services need support to deal with increasing complexity

By Lee Peart 03 February 2025

The Government must introduce long-term funding mechanisms for children’s services to address increasing complexity and rising demand, a new report says.

POCDOC

PocDoc and Well rollout at-home test for cardiovascular disease

By Liz Wells 03 February 2025

PocDoc, the digital health diagnostics company, is partnering with pharmacy chain Well to launch its at-home cardiovascular disease (CVD) test in its pharmacies across the country and online.

WAITING TIMES

Flagship programme cuts diagnostic waiting times

By Lee Peart 03 February 2025

Somerset NHS Foundation Trust’s community diagnostic centre programme has delivered a 17.5% drop in waiting times.

CQC

CQC takes action at Sheerness GP practice

By Liz Wells 03 February 2025

The CQC has urgently suspended Sheerness Health Centre, from providing care and treatment to people ‘in order to protect them’.

CORRIDOR CARE

Half of public say corridor care crisis could be solved in a year

By Lee Peart 03 February 2025

Half the public think corridor care could be eradicated within a year if the Government took immediate action, a poll has found.

DONNA OCKENDEN

Nine-month delay to publication of Ockenden Maternity Review findings

By Lee Peart 03 February 2025

Publication of the findings of a review of maternity services at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is to be delayed by nine months after up to 300 more cases for investigation we...

PRIMARY CARE

GPs accept revised contract offer from the Welsh Government

By Liz Wells 03 February 2025

The BMA’s Welsh GP committee has voted to accept the revised 24/25 General Medical Services contract offer proposed by the Welsh Government.

TECHNOLOGY

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde develops digital tool for neurological condition

By Liz Wells 31 January 2025

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde has developed a digital tool to help patients and their families manage dissociative seizures, a little known but potentially serious and disabling condition.

ICB

Scrutiny committee 'disappointed' after DHSC snubs ICB intervention request

By Lee Peart 31 January 2025

Oxfordshire's Joint Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee (JHOSC) has said it is ‘disappointed’ at the DHSC’s decision not to intervene in the restructuring of Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Ber...

TECHNOLOGY

Public sector workers 'eager' to embrace AI

By Liz Wells 31 January 2025

Public sector workers are eager to embrace AI to help them calculate the productivity and value for money of their work, data skills provider Multiverse says.