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Hand surgery waiting times reduced thanks to GP and hospital partnership

By Liz Wells 24 October 2024

A community hand surgery service led by East Kent Hospitals consultants in partnership with local GPs has cut waiting times from one year to less than eight weeks.

TECHNOLOGY

Majority of doctors using AI are optimistic about its benefits

By Liz Wells 24 October 2024

More than a quarter of doctors (29%) have used some form of AI in their practice in the past 12 months, with 52% optimistic about its use in healthcare, new data reveals.

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Mental health patients at risk of mental, physical and sexual harm

By Lee Peart 24 October 2024

An investigation into mental health units and wards has found patients at risk of mental, physical or sexual harm.

BEDFORDSHIRE, LUTON AND MILTON KEYNES ICB

Bedfordshire, Luton, and Milton Keynes ICB becomes Living Wage Employer

By Liz Wells 24 October 2024

Bedfordshire, Luton, and Milton Keynes Integrated Care Board (BLMK ICB) has been officially accredited as a Living Wage Employer.

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AI model can predict health risks from ECGs

By Liz Wells 24 October 2024

A new AI model can predict patients’ risk of developing and worsening disease, and even their risk of early death, using an electrocardiogram (ECG).

THE DATA USE AND ACCESS BILL

Government unveils new law to get data flowing through the NHS

By Liz Wells 24 October 2024

A new bill that the government hopes will help the NHS harness the power of data to free up 140,000 staff hours every year has been introduced to Parliament.

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Councils facing 'social care blackhole', Lib Dems warn

By Lee Peart 24 October 2024

Councils are facing a ‘social care blackhole’ in their finances, according to the Liberal Democrats.

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Government crackdowns on single-use vapes

By Liz Wells 24 October 2024

The ban on sale and supply of single-use vapes in England will come into force on 1 June 2025, Circular Economy Minister Mary Creagh has confirmed.

TECHNOLOGY

NHS healthcare workers set to benefit from AI admin tool

By Liz Wells 23 October 2024

An AI tool, which claims to reduce admin time by 80%, is to be made available to 40,000 frontline workers across 76 NHS trusts this year thanks to a partnership between Corti and BigHand.

TECHNOLOGY

NHS unveils IT supplier for single digital pathology system across Cheshire and Merseyside

By Liz Wells 23 October 2024

Patients across Cheshire and Merseyside will benefit from quicker test results and improved access to pathology services thanks to the move to a single provider Laboratory Digital System, known as ...