…diagnostic services. The government’s latest initiative – trumpeted by health secretary Sajid Javid as a major boost to the diagnostics sector, and part of the ‘levelling up’ agenda – came…
…response to the Covid-19 virus, bypassing existing public health networks to set up a new, privately-run, eye-wateringly expensive and spectacularly ineffective ‘test and trace’ system, and commission testing kits and…
Secrecy surrounds recent development of NHS plans in Leicestershire. Local NHS bosses keep developing new flawed plans without ever learning the lessons of the previous ones. Now campaigners complain NHS…
…NHS should continue to invest in digital-first primary care,” the Health Foundation also admitted that many doubts remain: “Research is required to answer questions about the impact of remote consultation…
…from hospital. While both initiatives are clinically driven, free at point of access for patients, and therefore come with considerable PR benefits for whoever offers them, neither are provided free…
…for Community Mental Health points out the huge gap in provision that has opened up as a result of inadequate investment: “Core community services are a fundamental element of mental…
…relief.” ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 20 June 2019. <www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/06/190620100029.htm> Osaka University. “Using graphene and tiny droplets to detect stomach-cancer causing bacteria.” ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 20 June 2019. <www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/06/190620100019.htm>. Scientists synthesize anticancer drug in…
…questions are being asked over its management culture, staffing levels and the safety of patient care in its A&E, most recently a CQC warning letter over inappropriate treatment of mental…
Latest performance figures show further decline The latest NHS performance figures are a stark reminder of the scale of the task Keir Starmer’s government faces if it is to implement…