1+ hour, 18+ min ago  (235+ words) Dr Laurence Ginder, associate medical director for The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (Sa TH), has been appointed clinical lead for radiology for NHS England's (NHSE) Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) programme. Together with'clinical advisor, Dr Suzanne Wakely,…...

2+ hour, 8+ min ago  (337+ words) Councils across England are being put on notice by education secretary Bridget Phillipson, who is writing to every local authority setting out expectations for tracking vulnerable teenagers more closely. The move follows new figures showing 32, 100 so-called "Phantom NEETs' " young people…...

6+ hour, 2+ min ago  (276+ words) The partnership will see all Nuffield Health hospitals work towards Af PP accreditation. The accreditation benchmarks theatre services against the Af PP Standards & Recommendations for Safe Perioperative Practice (2022), as well as national frameworks, including the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist and…...

22+ hour, 52+ min ago  (193+ words) A 10-point plan for maternity and neonatal services has been issued to NHS leaders. Sir Jim Mackey " Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust The plan, which was laid out in a letter by NHSE chief executive, Sir Jim Mackey,…...

23+ hour, 39+ min ago  (1009+ words) David Wells, chief executive, Institute of Biomedical Science, shares five changes diagnostics must make to meet growing demand. Diagnostics is the backbone of healthcare, often determining the success of treatment and how quickly patients move through treatment pathways. When diagnostics…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (260+ words) Thousands more vulnerable adults are to be offered the RSV vaccine to prevent serious lung infection this winter. All adults aged 65-74 living with a chronic respiratory condition or with a suppressed immune system'will be able to receive their jab from…...

1+ day, 21+ hour ago  (172+ words) NHS Lincolnshire ICB plans to introduce new dental services in communities with the greatest unmet need. The ICB is launching a patient survey on its proposals for new dental services in Lincoln, Boston and Skegness. Caroline Goulding, director of strategic…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago  (360+ words) County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust (CDDFT) has said it is "beginning to make a difference on reducing breast cancer diagnosis delays. The comments came after BBC analysis of NHS statistics revealed it had failed for months to meet…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago  (212+ words) West Midlands Combined Authority has been chosen as one of five areas in England to become a Prevention Accelerator Site. The programme brings together the NHS, councils, community organisations and employers to help people identify health risks earlier and get…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago  (349+ words) Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) has referred itself to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) after staff accessed the patient record of a three-year-old who was attacked by crocodiles. The young boy was taken to Addenbrooke's Hospital after suffering serious injuries when…...