Cath Cooksey, NHS lead medicines optimisation pharmacist, Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board, describes educational ...

As a consultant respiratory physician, I see firsthand the serious impact that chronic obstructive pulmonary disease has. For ...

Two conflicting views wove through the HSJ and IBM event on how information technology might help deliver the forthcoming 10-year NHS plan. The first – and foremost – was the view that technology’s ...

Around 1,500 identified for retest by Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells FT Other laboratories report issues over glucose blood test results The test is used to diagnose diabetes, prediabetes, and manage ...

Four trusts moved into special measures for their cancer and/or elective performance Leeds moved into Tier 1 for both cancer and electives, Royal Free for cancer, Oxford for electives and James Paget ...

Medicines optimisation teams are advancing patient care through initiatives like polypharmacy management and antimicrobial stewardship, yet face new challenges. FDB is developing holistic solutions to ...

As the NHS faces sweeping reforms, drawing on expertise from other sectors could offer fresh perspectives, boost innovation, and enhance service delivery. Overcoming cultural and recruitment barriers ...

The Department of Health and Social Care has proposed new protections for whistleblowers, including “a statutory duty of candour which would make NHS managers legally accountable for responding to ...

The new government’s focus is firmly on fixing the NHS, increasing productivity by 2 per cent year-on-year, reducing the current repairs backlog of just under £13.8bn and creating a step change in the ...