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ICB awards partnership community services contracts

By Lee Peart 09 May 2025

NHS Kent and Medway ICB has awarded new community services contracts to a partnership led by Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust (KCHFT).

Diabetic eye screening project targets deprived communities

By Lee Peart 08 May 2025

A targeted project has helped improve access to diabetic eye screening for patients most at risk of avoidable sight loss.

UK GOVERNMENT

VE Day boost for veterans' healthcare

By Liz Wells 08 May 2025

The Government is to invest £1.8m to transform NHS care for veterans, serving personnel and their families.

WORKFORCE

Nearly half of NHS staff say job negatively affects their mental health

By Liz Wells 08 May 2025

Nearly half of NHS staff (47%) say their job is negatively affecting their mental health, a slight decrease on last year’s figure of 50%, new research reveals.

PRIMARY CARE

ICB says 21 GP practices to benefit from surgery improvement funding

By Lee Peart 08 May 2025

Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire West (BOB) ICB has revealed 21 GP practices will benefit from £2.8m in funding to create more patient appointments.

LAMPARD INQUIRY

Inquiry reveals systemic NHS mental health failures

By Lee Peart 08 May 2025

Systemic failures in the treatment of mental health patients have been revealed during The Lampard Inquiry.

PREVENTION

MPs call for Gambling Act review

By Lee Peart 08 May 2025

The Health and Social Care Committee has urged the Government to tackle gambling-related harms.

WORKFORCE

Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin ICB appoints chair

By Liz Wells 08 May 2025

NHS Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin ICB has selected Ian Green as its new chair.

TECHNOLOGY

NHS and adult social care require £21bn to become fully digitised

By Liz Wells 08 May 2025

NHS and adult social care across the UK will require an estimated £21bn over the next five years to move to a fully digitised healthcare system, new research reveals.

SOCIAL CARE