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PRIMARY CARE

GP funding boost to create over 8m more appointments

By Lee Peart 06 May 2025

The Government is providing over £102m to enable over 8m more GP appointments.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

Cost of doing nothing on social care must be assessed, say MPs

By Lee Peart 06 May 2025

MPs have warned the Government it must assess the cost of doing nothing on social care and speed up the process of reform.

ESTATES

Willmott Dixon completes Southampton healthcare R&D facilities

By Lee Peart 06 May 2025

Willmott Dixon has announced the completion of two healthcare R&D facilities in Southampton.

PHARMACIES

Scotland pharmacy financial deal agreed

By Liz Wells 02 May 2025

Community Pharmacy Scotland (CPS) has accepted the Scottish Government’s financial offer for the financial year 2025/26.

INDUSTRIAL ACTION

Resident doctors in England announce ballot for industrial action

By Liz Wells 02 May 2025

Resident doctors in England have unveiled the dates for their ballot for renewed industrial action over pay.

TECHNOLOGY

Over 40% of patients unaware of how AI is being used in healthcare, poll finds

By Liz Wells 02 May 2025

More than four in 10 British people are unaware of how AI is being used in healthcare, a new survey reveals.

ESTATES

Patients moved after fire at London hospital

By Lee Peart 02 May 2025

Fifty patients were moved from nearby wards after a fire at St Mary’s Hospital in west London.

NICE

NICE updates guidance to help cut falls and related hospital admissions

By Liz Wells 02 May 2025

Personalised assessments that consider factors, including the hazards in a person’s home and their previous medical history, will help reduce falls in older and at-risk people, according to updated...

SOCIAL CARE

Ten-year time frame for social care reform 'deeply disappointing'

By Lee Peart 02 May 2025

News that the first phase of social care reform will take 10 years to be fully delivered has been met with disappointment by sector leaders.

HEALTH INEQUALITIES

Inquiry to examine how digital access shapes health outcomes

By Liz Wells 02 May 2025

The Digital Poverty Alliance (DPA) is to lead a new inquiry to examine how digital exclusion is shaping health outcomes, and what must change to ensure digital transformation in healthcare does not...