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65,000 retired nurses and doctors asked to return to the NHS to help with coronavirus effort

News | Published March 21st 2020

65,000 retired nurses and doctors asked to return to the NHS to help with coronavirus effort

Thousands of retired nurses and doctors will receive letters asking them to return to the NHS to help cope with the country’s response to the coronavirus outbreak.

Progression of NHS Funding Bill historic for firms like Atrumed

News | Published February 28th 2020

Progression of NHS Funding Bill historic for firms like Atrumed

February 2020 has been historic for both British politics and healthcare sector operators as the NHS Bill cleared the House of Commons and House of Lords and is now well on course to receive Royal Assent.

NHS leaders: Government must build 100 new hospitals

News | Published February 4th 2020

NHS leaders: Government must build 100 new hospitals

In order to solve underfunding issues, NHS leaders have released a new report, urging Boris Johnson to provide the health service with £7 billion more each year and construct 100 new hospitals.

Plans to introduce rapid response teams for home care

News | Published January 24th 2020

Plans to introduce rapid response teams for home care

NHS England and ministers have drawn up a plan to establish rapid response teams to help elderly patients in their homes.

Tenth of dementia patients spend over a month in hospital after admission

News | Published January 23rd 2020

Tenth of dementia patients spend over a month in hospital after admission

According to a new report from The Alzheimer’s Society, one in ten dementia patients spend over a month in hospital after being admitted.

Hancock hints that four-hour A and E waiting time target could change

News | Published January 16th 2020

Hancock hints that four-hour A and E waiting time target could change

Health secretary Matt Hancock has said that the government could put an end to the existing four-hour waiting time target for Accident & Emergency units.

Conservative policy to increase nurses by 50,000 called into question

News | Published December 26th 2019

Conservative policy to increase nurses by 50,000 called into question

Following the outcome of the December 12 general election which secured Boris Johnson’s Conservatives a sizeable majority, attention is now beginning to turn toward the outcome of his party’s policies, none more so than within the NHS.

Corbyn writes to Trump calling for NHS reassurances ahead of NATO summit

News | Published December 3rd 2019

Corbyn writes to Trump calling for NHS reassurances ahead of NATO summit

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has written to US president Donald Trump ahead of a summit to celebrate the 70th anniversary of NATO, calling for “clarity” that the NHS would be off the table in a future trade deal.