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NOTTINGHAMSHIRE HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Former healthcare assistant jailed for negligence

By Lee Peart 05 September 2024

A former healthcare assistant has been jailed for a year for the neglect of a patient who took her own life at a mental health unit.

NORTH BRISTOL NHS TRUST AND THE DEFENCE EQUIPMENT & SUPPORT

North Bristol NHS Trust and DE&S mentoring initiative continues

By Liz Wells 05 September 2024

The mentoring programme between North Bristol NHS Trust and the Defence Equipment & Support has entered its fourth year.

HEALTH FOUNDATION

Surgical hubs could help bring down hospital waiting lists

By Lee Peart 05 September 2024

NHS surgical hubs could help bring down waiting lists by increasing treatment volumes and reducing the length of time people spend in hospital, a study has found.

TECHNOLOGY

South Lanarkshire trust helps develop robotic-assisted care

By Liz Wells 04 September 2024

South Lanarkshire University Health and Social Care Partnership is helping researchers develop an early robot prototype that aims to assist people recovering after injury.

EAST SUFFOLK AND NORTH ESSEX NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

AI technology used to detect fractures

By Liz Wells 04 September 2024

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) is using AI technology to scan thousands of x-rays to detect fractures

BARTS HEALTH NHS TRUST

Trust to receive intensive support to relieve emergency department pressures

By Lee Peart 04 September 2024

Barts Health NHS Trust is one of a dozen trusts to benefit from NHS England support to relieve pressure on emergency departments.

BRITISH PROPERTY FEDERATION

Government urged to unlock private investment in NHS estate

By Lee Peart 04 September 2024

A national real estate body has called on the Government to unlock private investment to address the healthcare maintenance backlog.

NHS NORTH CENTRAL LONDON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

London ICB ends contracts for five GP practices

By Liz Wells 04 September 2024

NHS North Central London Integrated Care Board (NCL ICB) has determined that the contracts for five GP practices in Camden and Islington operated by AT Medics Ltd will be reprocured over the next 1...

DARTFORD AND GRAVESHAM NHS TRUST

Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust opens digital X-ray room at Erith District Hospital

By Liz Wells 04 September 2024

Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust (DGT) has unveiled a new digital X-ray at Erith District Hospital.

NHS ENGLAND

NHS England adopts Cyber Assessment Framework

By Liz Wells 04 September 2024

NHS England has started transitioning from using the NDG 10 data security standards as the assessment mechanism for the NHS Data Security and Protection Toolkit.