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Harms of prescribing NSAIDs to high risk groups estimated to cost NHS £31m over 10 years

Written by | 29 Jul 2024

Prescribing non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) to people at high risk of harm from them is estimated to cost the NHS in England around £31 million and cause more… read more.

NHS’s relentless focus on finance and productivity is failing patient safety

Written by | 15 Jul 2024

“The NHS’s relentless focus on finance and productivity is failing patient safety,” argues patient safety commissioner Henrietta Hughes in an interview for The BMJ today. “The patient’s anecdote is the… read more.

Looking after the NHS workforce must be a top priority, say experts

Written by | 25 Apr 2024

Looking after the NHS workforce is not only an ethical imperative but also a sound investment and must be a top priority, say experts in the third report… read more.

Shared digital NHS prescribing record could avoid nearly 1 million annual drug errors

Written by | 24 Apr 2024

Implementing a single shared digital prescribing record across the NHS in England could avoid nearly 1 million drug errors every year, stopping up to 16,000 fewer patients from… read more.

Pharmacy First Services – Q&A

Written by | 15 Feb 2024

The new Pharmacy First Services in England enable community pharmacists to supply medicines, including antibiotics, for certain conditions without a prescription. The services have been carefully framed to… read more.

Ten per cent treatment boost needed to shift NHS Covid backlog

Written by | 21 Jan 2024

The NHS must treat at least 10 per cent more non-emergency hospital cases a month if it is to successfully start reducing the hefty backlog caused by the… read more.

Post-Brexit nurse shortage costs the NHS £61 million per year and increased readmission rates by 2%, according to new study

Written by | 7 Dec 2023

A reduction in nurses coming in from the European Union as a result of Brexit may have cost the NHS an estimated £61.9 million per year, according to… read more.

Latest UK data shows rising age, rates of obesity and comorbidity in surgical patients requiring anaesthesia, increasing the pressure on the already overloaded NHS

Written by | 5 Mar 2023

Snapshot survey data from the 7th National Audit Project of the Royal College of Anaesthetists (NAP7) published in Anaesthesia (a journal of the Association of Anaesthetists) reveals an extremely worrying picture… read more.

Prudent healthcare approach key to transforming health and care system

Written by | 10 Dec 2022

A prudent approach to health and care, incorporating the values people, patients and local communities attribute to their health and care services, is key to transforming the health… read more.

Schedule medical appointments for end of the week to increase attendance by over 10 per cent

Written by | 4 Oct 2022

A new academic study demonstrates for the first time that scheduling medical appointments later in the week increases patient attendance by over 10 per cent. Missed appointments are… read more.

Vape starter kits on the NHS could help smokers quit

Written by | 20 Aug 2022

Giving out vape starter kit vouchers on the NHS could help even hardened smokers quit, according to a new study from the University of East Anglia. Researchers worked… read more.

NHS to recruit reservists to help clear backlog

Written by | 4 Mar 2022

Thousands of new NHS reservists will be recruited to support the health service as staff tackle COVID-19 backlogs, the head of the NHS announced on Monday 1st March…. read more.

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