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NHS could save £89m a year on antibiotics with diagnostic tests

NHS could save £89m a year on antibiotics with diagnostic tests

A new report has revealed how the NHS could save £89m a year on antibiotics by introducing accurate, point-of-care diagnostic tests. A vast, national study...
Avoidable deficiencies in heart failure cost NHS £21m

Avoidable deficiencies in heart failure cost NHS £21m

Real-world NHS data has revealed that inadequate management of iron deficiency (ID) and iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) in heart failure patients is costing the...
NHS urged to listen to new guidance on prescribing medical cannabis

NHS urged to listen to new guidance on prescribing medical cannabis

The NHS and UK Government are being urged to consider the new, expert guidance for prescribing medical cannabis put forward by the Medical Cannabis...
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New collaborative partnership focuses on type 2 diabetes prevention

The new partnership will offer a digital service to complement the face-to-face intervention programme in delivering type 2 diabetes and obesity prevention. Liva Healthcare and Living Well...
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Digitising the outpatient model

With outpatient capacity limited and demand on the NHS only growing, is it time to reconsider outpatient services and move to digital models of...
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NHS staffing crisis: A critical exception to the immigration rules 

Staffing shortages remain a pervasive challenge for the NHS, risking patient safety, care standards and the pursuit of innovation UK immigration lawyer and guest contributor...
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Local digital health projects in adult care awarded a share of £4.5m

The funding will enable the 16 organisations who provide adult social care services to roll out their local digital projects on a wider scale The...
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NHS Digital Academy: disruption, education and leadership in healthcare

NHS Digital Academy CEO Rachel Dunscombe introduces the Digital Academy and explores how digital leadership can effectively disrupt the healthcare system AT the HETT Show...
CURE group: what is happening to demand for emergency care?

CURE group: what is happening to demand for emergency care?

Could the NHS be driving surplus demand and by extension additional strain on services such as emergency care? The pressures of patient demand on emergency...
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Alcohol and the NHS is a “ticking time bomb about to explode”

Alcohol related hospital admissions are at a record number and according to experts, is crippling the NHS According to an NHS report, in 2018 a...
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The digital future of the healthcare industry

ID Medical has analysed data from the NHS Long Term Plan to reveal what the future of healthcare will look like Almost every aspect of...
NHS medtech provider teams with cannabis group to ease patient access

NHS medtech provider teams with cannabis group to ease patient access

The newplatform, delivered by an NHS medtech solutions provider, aims to digitalise the cannabis industry to help ease patient access. An NHS medical technology provider...
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NHSX and interoperability in UK healthcare

Speaking at the HETT 2019 conference on technology in healthcare, Matthew Gould, CEO of NHSX, explained the need to integrate and scale technological innovation...
Let’s be Blunt: a less conservative approach to medical cannabis

Let’s be Blunt: a less conservative approach to medical cannabis

Medical Cannabis Network sat down with Crispin Blunt MP at the Global Cannabis Institute’s London conference to discuss his support for access to medical...
What is stopping medical cannabis from being accepted in the UK?

What is stopping medical cannabis from being accepted in the UK?

Following extensive public awareness campaigns and increased media pressure on the healthcare system, the legalisation of medical cannabis in November 2018 was hailed a...
NHS trust to increase capacity at community health operations centre

NHS trust to increase capacity at community health operations centre

Inhealthcare, a UK leader in digital health, has partnered with Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust to transform services. The partnership between the Lincolnshire NHS...
NHS England urge eligible people to get free flu vaccine

NHS England urge eligible people to get free flu vaccine

The primary school flu vaccination programme is resuming following temporary delay of nasal spray vaccine from the manufacturer. The NHS and Public Health England (PHE)...
NHS staff fear ‘big tech’ firms analysing patient data

NHS staff fear ‘big tech’ firms analysing patient data

NHS staff are uncomfortable with multinational ‘big tech’ companies analysing anonymised patient data, according to a new survey. A YouGov poll of 1,027 healthcare professionals,...
Health Foundation delivers UK general election briefing on nation’s health

Health Foundation delivers UK general election briefing on nation’s health

People in the UK today are living longer than ever before, however, there remains huge difference in longevity and quality of life between people...
Britain’s treatment of asylum seekers hits the disabled hardest

Britain’s treatment of asylum seekers hits the disabled hardest

The Immigration Advice Service talks us through how the global refugee crisis is weighted against those with physical and mental disabilities. The last decade has...

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