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MENTAL HEALTH

CQC praises safety improvements at acute mental health wards

By Lee Peart 23 January 2025

An admissions restriction has been lifted at an acute mental health ward following ‘significant safety improvements’.

PREVENTION

Growing calls for England's drink-drive limit to be cut

By Liz Wells 23 January 2025

Calls to cut the drink-drive limit in England for the first time in 60 years are growing in strength.

ICB

Council commits £6.2m per year to long-term mental health funding

By Lee Peart 23 January 2025

Oxfordshire County Council has committed £6.2m each year for the next 10 years to a pooled budget for mental health services.

DHSC

Norovirus surge piles pressure on NHS

By Lee Peart 23 January 2025

A surge in norovirus levels in England is adding to winter pressure on hospitals.

UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS PLYMOUTH NHS TRUST

Joint Devon EPR takes Epic step forward

By Liz Wells 23 January 2025

University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust and Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust have signed a contract for an EPR with Epic.

NEW CROSS HOSPITAL

Wolverhampton trust launches successful cervical screening clinic for staff

By Liz Wells 23 January 2025

A new cervical screening clinic set up for Wolverhampton NHS staff has been deemed a success.

WORKFORCE

Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust continues employment project

By Liz Wells 22 January 2025

Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust is offering young people with learning disabilities and autism the opportunity to gain work experience and paid employment in areas such as catering, house...

WORKFORCE

NHS workers tell Pay Review Body they need 'restorative' pay increase

By Liz Wells 22 January 2025

A nurse and paramedic from GMB Union have given evidence to the NHS Pay Review Body (PRB).

NAO

NHS maintenance backlog a 'false economy,' NAO finds

By Lee Peart 22 January 2025

The Government has been urged to plan efficient maintenance programmes for public services, as a new report revealed an NHS backlog of over £10bn.

CARE ENGLAND

Care providers to face 'greater financial strain' as Home Office proposes fee hike

By Liz Wells 22 January 2025

Care England has raised serious concerns over the Home Office’s proposed fee increase for Certificates of Sponsorship (CoS), warning it will exacerbate the intense financial pressures already cripp...