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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.

ICB

ICB vows to improve access for children and young people services

By Lee Peart 04 September 2024

An ICB has said improving access to children and young people’s services was a ‘key priority’ after performing well below the national average on autism waiting times.

BARTS HEALTH NHS TRUST

Barts Health seeks real-time continuous vital signs monitoring system

By Liz Wells 03 September 2024

Barts Health NHS Trust has launched a procurement process for a site-wide real-time continuous vital signs monitoring system at St Bartholomew's Hospital, London

WORKFORCE

Colchester Hospital bosses 'risked patient safety' during strike

By Liz Wells 03 September 2024

Unison claims East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) bosses put patient "safety at risk" by bringing in "untrained strike breakers" during last month's industrial action

SKILLS FOR CARE

Skills for Care campaign promotes Workforce Strategy

By Liz Wells 03 September 2024

Skills for Care, the workforce development and planning body for adult social care in England, is supporting the Workforce Strategy for Adult Social Care with a new campaign.

ISLE OF WIGHT NHS

New £10m community diagnostic centre to help reduce patient backlog

By Lee Peart 03 September 2024

A new £10m centre that will increase diagnostic capacity and reduce patient backlogs is nearing completion

CHC

Digital platform to help ICB deliver streamlined CHC service

By Lee Peart 03 September 2024

A digital CHC platform has been selected by Somerset ICB to help deliver a more streamlined service.

NATIONAL PHARMACEUTICAL ASSOCIATION

UK's 'pharmacy deserts' revealed

By Liz Wells 03 September 2024

Rural areas have been hit hardest by a wave of pharmacy closures, which have seen nearly nine in 10 council areas across England suffering a loss of vital pharmacies, new research reveals

PRIMARY CARE

Patients want appointment improvements

By Liz Wells 03 September 2024

Britons are generally not confident that they would be seen quickly in A&E (62%), that they could book a GP appointment quickly at a time that suits them (61%), nor that an ambulance would arrive q...