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Obesity Health Alliance calls for urgent review of obesity services in England

By Liz Wells 16 October 2024

More than 200 NHS healthcare professionals have written to the Health and Social Care Secretary Wes Streeting for the launch of the Obesity Health Alliance’s “Treatment of Overweight and Obesity Po...

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Government launches crackdown on NHS waste

By Liz Wells 16 October 2024

The government is launching a crackdown on waste in the NHS to save millions of pounds a year, helping to divert more resources to frontline care.

TECHNOLOGY

Institute for Neurological Sciences performs UK first operation using mixed reality technology

By Liz Wells 16 October 2024

The Institute for Neurological Sciences, in Glasgow, has performed the first operation in the UK that uses Mixed Reality (MR) technology to allow the surgeon to ‘see inside’ a patient’s body during...

WORKFORCE

NHS launches anonymous sexual misconduct reporting for staff

By Liz Wells 16 October 2024

NHS staff will be able to anonymously report incidents of sexual misconduct at work thanks to a new framework issued to local hospitals.

LIBERAL DEMOCRATS

Liberal Democrats highlight the crisis in the NHS

By Liz Wells 16 October 2024

A quarter (27%) of working adults in the UK say they have been unable to work in the past 12 months because they were waiting for a GP (19%) or NHS dentist appointment (12%), a new poll reveals.

TECHNOLOGY

Basildon Hospital pharmacy robots speed up medicines for patients

By Liz Wells 15 October 2024

Basildon Hospital has installed two robots in its pharmacy store, replacing the old system that had been in place for more than a decade.

MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust adds to board

By Liz Wells 15 October 2024

Two experienced NHS leaders have been appointed to the board of Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust.

TECHNOLOGY

Digital transformation hampered by budgets, NHS pressures and poor IT infrastructure

By Liz Wells 15 October 2024

NHS trusts are being held back from further and faster digital transformation of services by limited budgets, day-to-day pressures and inadequate IT infrastructure, a new survey by NHS Providers re...

PREVENTION

Greater Manchester announces weight loss medication study

By Lee Peart 15 October 2024

A partnership to better understand weight loss medication has been announced at the Government’s International Investment Summit.

CHILDREN’S COMMISSIONER

Delays and inequalities among children with neurodevelopmental conditions revealed

By Liz Wells 15 October 2024

An estimated 400,000 children – around 3% of all children in England – are seeking support from health services for a suspected neurodevelopmental condition, a new report reveals.