Scheme to attract trainee doctors to England’s deprived areas at risk, GPs say
Royal College of GPs says threat of cut to TERS programme ‘alarming’ and would exacerbate health inequalities
NMC increases diversity of FtP panel member pool
The NMC has increased the diversity of its pool of panel members, who make decisions at fitness to practise hearings. This has been a key aim of successive recruitment campaigns, and was a recommendation in the recent independent culture review.
NHS supports thousands more people back into work
Almost 70,000 people with mental health issues were given employment support last year as part of the NHS Talking Therapies Programme – up nearly two-thirds on the year before, latest NHS figures show.
Hospitals ‘jampacked’ following busiest week for NHS this winter
Last week was the busiest yet for the NHS this winter, amid sky-high virus rates which have left hospitals ‘jampacked’ with patients.
Searches for NHS advice on childhood illnesses surge in 2024
Online searches for NHS advice on common childhood illnesses surged in 2024, according to new figures compiled by NHS England.
Major plan to cut waiting lists will see millions receive faster diagnosis and treatment
Hundreds of thousands of patients will be able to get directly referred and booked in for tests, checks and scans by their GP for a range of conditions as part of a radical new plan set to be launched by the NHS and government next week.
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