RECENT NEWS

A major new report highlights the rapid growth in the self-pay private healthcare care market.

The Royal College of Surgeons has warned that hospitals and local authorities must work together to improve handover of patients.

There were 208,400 written complaints received by the NHS during 2016/172 – up 4.9% on the previous year, NHS Digital figures show.

Data released by The National Hip Fracture Database (NHFD) shows that two in five patients are not receiving all of the recommended elements of a hip fracture programme that represent ‘best practice’.

Harland Simon, a leading provider of RFID-based solutions for the healthcare sector, has announced participation in the GS1 Ireland Solution Provider Programme.

The Department of Health has announced new measures to help combat sepsis.

The Department of Health has announced £13 million extra funding for emergency care, with 19 hospitals set to benefit.

The NHS has too few nurses to provide safe patient care according to a poll completed by members of the public.

The Government needs to take a stronger and more integrated approach if it is to rein in the increasing cost of clinical negligence claims across the health and justice systems, according to the National Audit Office (NAO).

The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) has awarded £7 million to the universities of Birmingham, Edinburgh and Warwick to establish a joint research unit focused on developing global surgical research.

A London South Bank University (LSBU) study highlights the need for greater regulation of standards and qualifications within nursing.

East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust has implemented a new electronic patient record computer system.

Hospital chiefs have warned that patient safety will be put at risk this winter if the NHS does not receive a £350 million emergency bailout.

NHS hospitals are spending millions of pounds on outdated and even broken pager devices, a new report has revealed.

Dr John Byrne has been appointed executive medical director at Humber NHS Foundation Trust.

Dr Ashley Shaw has been appointed as the new medical director at Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust.

A new report from The Centre for Health and the Public Interest (CHPI) examines the profits that PFI companies have made from the NHS in recent years.

New first aid guidance to help ensure victims of acid attacks get the right help fast has been issued by the NHS.

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has been named as a UK top 10 NHS ‎research active Trust.

A new medical ambulatory care service which will see patients assessed, treated and discharged on the same day has been launched at Grimsby hospital.