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Health Committee 'disappointed and frustrated' with NHS leadership

By Lee Peart 29 January 2025

Chair Layla Moran has said the Health and Social Care Committee was ‘disappointed and frustrated’ by evidence given by the NHS England leadership on Wednesday 29 January.

ED DAVEY

Lib Dems demand new hospital construction dates be brought forward

By Lee Peart 29 January 2025

Liberal Democrat MPs have called for new hospital construction dates to be brought forward by the Government.

SEND

'More work to do', councillor responds to SEND petition

By Lee Peart 29 January 2025

Nottinghamshire County Council’s cabinet member for education and SEND, Cllr Ben Bradle, has acknowledged there is ‘more to do’ on SEND provision.

TECHNOLOGY

Centre of Excellence to encourage digital health innovation while safeguarding users

By Liz Wells 29 January 2025

A new Centre of Excellence in Regulatory Science and Innovation (CERSI) in Transformative Digital Health and AI is to be established.

MATTHEW TAYLOR

Healthcare leaders respond to 'damning' MPs' report

By Lee Peart 29 January 2025

Healthcare leaders have responded to a ‘damning’ assessment of NHS performance by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC).

TECHNOLOGY

Kent clinicians take part in voice recognition technology trial

By Liz Wells 29 January 2025

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust is taking part in a three-month pilot of AI-assistant TORTUS to help increase face-to-face time during community paediatric service appointments.

PUBLIC ACCOUNTS COMMITTEE

Committee says health officials 'out of ideas and remarkably complacent'

By Lee Peart 29 January 2025

A new MPs committee report has accused NHS England and the DHSC of a ‘lack of fresh thinking and decisive action’.

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Government opens discussions with Community Pharmacy England over funding contract

By Liz Wells 29 January 2025

The DHSC has entered into consultation with Community Pharmacy England regarding the 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 funding contractual framework.

INTEGRATED CARE

ICB welcomes High Court lifting of care centre contract suspension

By Lee Peart 29 January 2025

Northamptonshire ICB has welcomed the High Court’s decision to lift an automatic suspension in a dispute over a contract to provide services at Urgent Care Centre in Corby.

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