NHS trust admits contaminated feed caused baby’s death after decade of denial | Hospitals
After more than a decade of denials, the UK's National Health Service (NHS) has admitted that extremely vulnerable babies died from contaminated nutrition given by the service. Guy's and St Thomas' Trust told an inquest on Tuesday that it gave Aviva Otte a nutritional supplement containing the deadly bacteria in January 2014. The trust had […]
Pregnant women and older people in England offered RSV vaccine on NHS | Vaccines and immunisation
Pregnant women and older people across England will be offered the routine vaccination against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) for the first time, the NHS has announced. From September 1, the NHS will vaccinate women from 28 weeks pregnant onwards and adults turning 75. Adults aged 75 to 79 will be offered a catch-up vaccine to […]
More than 14,000 NHS beds in use by patients ready to be discharged | NHS
Figures show more than 14,000 NHS hospital beds are occupied every day by patients who have recovered enough to be discharged, and experts are urging ministers to respond to the crisis. The data emerged amid a scathing report which revealed almost a fifth of care providers are waiting weeks to transfer those they care for. […]
NHS plans review of adult gender services following Cass criticisms | NHS
The NHS has set out plans for a review into the safety of adult gender services in response to detailed concerns raised by the authors of the Cath report into gender care for children and young people. In a strongly worded letter to NHS England, leading paediatrician Dr Hilary Cass listed 16 concerns about the […]
What is ME and why is the NHS approach to it being criticised? | ME / Chronic fatigue syndrome
Her inquest has highlighted failings in the NHS’s treatment of ME – which came as no surprise to many who suffer from the disease. Patients, families and charities have been raising concerns for years. They hope this will mark a turning point in the way patients are treated. What is ME? Myalgic encephalomyelitis, also known […]
Pharmacies in England cutting services amid financial pressures, research finds | NHS
Research has revealed that pharmacies across England are failing to deliver vital NHS and public health services due to the overwhelming financial and operational pressures they face. In a poll of pharmacy managers representing more than 2,100 pharmacies, more than 96% of respondents said they had stopped providing local referral services in the past 12 […]
Record numbers in England taking ADHD medication, NHS data shows | Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
Record numbers of people in England are taking medication for ADHD, data shows, highlighting a surge in diagnoses. According to the latest NHS Business Services data, around 278,000 patients in England were prescribed central nervous system stimulants (CNS) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medications between April 2023 and March 2024. That equates to about […]
NHS England workforce plan needs ‘1,000s more’ family doctors, say GPs | NHS
Experts have warned that groundbreaking NHS plans to tackle staff shortages will see the country need “thousands more” family doctors because they will employ just one GP for every 24 hospital consultants. The British Association of General Practitioners has written to Wes Streeting to protest what it says are gross imbalances that threaten one of […]
Pay bodies to recommend 5.5% rise for teachers and NHS staff, report says | Public sector pay
The independent pay review body, which represents teachers and NHS workers, has recommended an above-inflation pay rise, which could require the government to spend up to £10 billion more, according to a leading economist. The groups will recommend a 5.5% pay rise for the 514,000 teachers and the around 1.3 million NHS staff they represent. […]
Eye doctors say private cataract operations have hurt the NHS | NHS
The survey found that the majority of eye surgeons in England believe that the increase in the outsourcing of cataract surgery to private clinics in recent years has had a negative impact on the NHS sector. Almost three-quarters of eye doctors surveyed said that outsourcing cataract treatment to the private sector has had a negative […]