All articles by Hayley Kirton – Page 2
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NewsLabour ward staffing shortages restrict use of beneficial drug
Staffing shortages are likely to restrict the use of a beneficial painkiller in birthing suites, even once its use has been recommended by national guidance.
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NewsRevealed: the huge growth in long-term prescription of strong painkillers
Almost 180,000 patients have been prescribed strong painkillers every month for two years, a rise of over a third compared to levels recorded just before the pandemic, data obtained by HSJ shows.
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NewsConcerns over patient monitoring as anti-depressant use surges
Coroners have raised multiple warnings about the way a commonly-used medication is being prescribed to at-risk patients, HSJ has found.
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NewsVaccination programme proposed for illness with ‘considerable NHS impact’
The government has been advised to introduce a vaccination programme for respiratory syncytial virus for infants and older adults.
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NewsOutcry over 123 rejected ‘new hospital’ bids
Multiple trusts have expressed disappointment at being overlooked in the government’s latest announcement on the ‘40 new hospitals’ programme.
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NewsWhat’s changed in the ‘new hospitals’ programme?
HSJ has mapped and charted how the projects in the new hospitals programme have changed following government’s announcement today.
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NewsSurge in patients needing help with NHS expenses, figures reveal
The number of people applying for help with healthcare expenses has risen sharply in the last year.
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NewsNursing strike cut short following court order
Next week’s nurses strike will now end on bank holiday Monday – one day earlier than planned – following a High Court decision that it could not run into Tuesday.
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NewsMore nursing strikes planned as unions split on pay deal
The Royal College of Nursing has announced fresh strikes after its members voted to reject the government’s pay deal, while Unison healthcare staff voted in favour.
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NewsPension tax overhauled to help retain doctors
Jeremy Hunt has announced major changes to the pension tax regime in his first Budget today, aimed largely at stopping experienced doctors from retiring early.
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NewsPartial retirement made easier by government
Rule changes designed to encourage NHS pension scheme members to work for longer have been confirmed by government, and may lead to a boom in staff opting for partial retirement.
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NewsNurse strike to hit at all but one of region’s hospitals next month
Nurses at every acute trust in the South West except one will strike next month, under further action announced by the Royal College of Nursing.
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NewsGovernment reveals pension changes but no change to tax allowances
No direct changes to either annual or lifetime allowance have been revealed in the government’s announcement on pension proposals today, despite these issues having previously been blamed for forcing clinicians to reduce hours or leave the health service.
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NewsExclusive: Thousands of referrals for sick babies turned down due to lack of beds
More than 1,000 referrals to admit very sick or premature babies to neonatal units were rejected in the last year due to a lack of beds, data obtained by HSJ has revealed.
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NewsSharp rise in babies missing out on timely health checks
The proportion of newborn babies receiving a timely health visitor check-in has fallen sharply, with one in five missing out in the most recent statistics available.
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NewsFormer minister to chair Commons health committee
A former junior health minister has been selected as the new chair of the Commons health and social care committee.
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NewsThird health minister returns in Sunak reshuffle
A third former minister in the Department of Health and Social Care has returned to the department, as part of Rishi Sunak’s government reshuffle.
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NewsNHS facing £70m tax bill after legal challenge on car parking charges fails
NHS organisations look set to lose out on £70m, after a court ruled a trust could not reclaim VAT on its car parking fees from HMRC.
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NewsNHSE drops tech target
NHS England has revealed it is no longer planning to meet a long-term plan maternity digitisation target, because of a change of approach.
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NewsTrust appoints replacement for chief who left for national job
An acute trust in the south of England has announced its new chief executive, more than a year after its former CEO left for a national role.
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