Ambitious target: Sajid Javid plans to recruit 15,000 new health workers by the end of next month February 9, 2022 Health Secretary Sajid Javid has said he aims to recruit 15,000 new health workers by the end of March as the Government warned the NHS waiting list in England will not start to fall for another two years and could even double in size. Sajid Javid, writing in the Daily Telegraph today, said the NHS [...]
Cybersecurity: ‘To cripple UK, Putin does not need nuclear weapons’ February 4, 2022 The UK’s public sector needs to be “agile” in employing the government’s new cybersecurity strategy, according to analysts, amid fears of a Russian devised cyberattack. While the strategy, published last week, “looks good on paper” – there are significant areas of improvement, say experts. “To cripple the UK, Putin does not need nuclear weapons,” explained cybersecurity expert [...]
CMA slaps pharma firms with £35m fine for illegal anti-nausea tablet arrangement February 3, 2022 Four pharmaceutical firms have been hit with an eye-watering £35m fine for an illegal arrangement in the supply of prescription NHS tablets.
NHS severs funding from bookies January 30, 2022 The NHS is set to cut all ties with the gambling industry for funding for its addiction clinics because of concerns that it may conflict with its work.
Sajid Javid to nationalise GPs in effort to reduce hospitalisations January 29, 2022 Health secretary Sajid Javid is considering whether to nationalise GPs as a way to reduce hospitalisations. Shaking to the core the 70-year-old NHS structure, Javid’s plan could mark the end of GP surgeries as doctors would directly be employed by hospital trusts. “Whilst there are some strengths to the system of primary care, it’s also [...]
Welcome again: Care homes can receive unlimited visitors from Monday January 27, 2022 Care home residents can receive unlimited visitors from Monday as restrictions to tackle the Omicron variant of coronavirus are eased, the Department of Health said. Self-isolation periods will also be reduced from 14 days to 10 for those who test positive, with further reductions if they test negative on days five and six. And there [...]
‘Firefighting every day’ in sector in crisis: Social care providers reject new clients as staff shortages spiral out of control January 13, 2022 New client requests are rejected while existing care packages are handed back as social care providers are overwhelmed by staffing shortages, according to a new survey shared with City A.M. this morning. Two thirds of home care providers are turning away new requests for care while a fifth are handing back care packages, according to [...]
NHS jumps in bed with private sector as Omicron wave forces hospitals to find extra capacity January 10, 2022 Hospitals will be able to use spare capacity in the private sector under a new deal struck with the NHS, while hospitals have been told to find extra beds. The three-month agreement will see private healthcare staff and facilities put on standby to support the NHS should hospital admissions or staff absences due to Covid [...]
Prepare to help us: NHS leans on private sector to ride the Omicron storm January 10, 2022 The NHS have announced this morning that it has struck a deal with private health companies to expand capacity should Omicron overwhelm the public service.
Rejected: Promising prostate cancer drug that AstraZeneca claims can extend men’s lives as it is ‘not good use of NHS funds’ January 5, 2022 A promising, much-talked about drug that has the potential to extend the lives of some men with prostate cancer has been rejected for use on the NHS. In draft guidance, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice) said the evidence around olaparib (also called Lynparza) was uncertain and approving it would not be [...]