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REGULATION

Calls for scrapping single world CQC ratings following Ofsted ruling

By Lee Peart 10 September 2024

The LGA has called for the scrapping of single word CQC ratings for adult social care services.

PAY DEALS

Wales' first minister unveils NHS pay rises

By Liz Wells 10 September 2024

Wales' first minister Eluned Morgan has unveiled above-inflation pay awards for NHS staff in Wales.

TECHNOLOGY

ADHD digital test approved for use by the NHS

By Liz Wells 10 September 2024

The NHS is now using a digital test to speed up the diagnosis of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children after successful trials by the NIHR

TECHNOLOGY

Technology aims to reduce falls

By Liz Wells 10 September 2024

Technology to reduce falls and help people live independently is being rolled out across Bedfordshire, Luton, and Milton Keynes.

FIRST RESPONDERS

Digital technology offers trauma support for first responders

By Liz Wells 10 September 2024

Technology designed to support first responders and emergency medical workers facing traumatic experiences at work is under development at the University of Strathclyde

UNISON

Only fairer wages and a national care service can solve social care crisis, says Unison

By Liz Wells 09 September 2024

The recruitment crisis in social care won't be resolved until wages rise in the sector, according to Unison, and achieving this with the government's promised fair pay agreement will be the first s...

IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST

NHS neurosurgeons introducing mixed reality technology

By Liz Wells 09 September 2024

The neurosurgery team at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust is introducing mixed reality technology, which enables users to interact with digital content while remaining fully aware of the real-...

HEART DISEASE

Heart disease action plan could avoid up to 11,000 deaths a year by 2035

By Liz Wells 09 September 2024

Up to 11,000 early deaths a year from heart and circulatory diseases could be avoided by 2035 in England with the help of a heart disease action plan, according to new analysis

WHITEHALL

UK Covid-19 Inquiry launches healthcare hearings

By Lee Peart 09 September 2024

The public hearings on the impact of the Covid pandemic on healthcare begin today.

WHITEHALL

Extra appointments 'won't be enough' to meet 18-week waiting target

By Lee Peart 09 September 2024

The Government's pledge to deliver an extra 40,000 NHS appointment and operations each week will not be enough to achieve its 18-week waiting time target by the end of this Parliament, the NHS Conf...