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Extra appointments ‘not enough’ to solve NHS waiting list crisis – new analysis reveals

The government’s extra two million appointments a year would only address about 15% of the additional activity required to meet the 18-week Referral To...

Collaboration between industry, NHS can improve equality of access to innovative medicines, reveals report

The NHS Confederation and the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) has published a report that demonstrated the importance of the collaboration between...

NHS Confederation calls for revamp of ‘living with Covid’ plan

The NHS Confederation has urged the government to reconsider its ‘living with Covid’ plan and introduce mitigating actions that will help avoid further critical...

Government’s new ‘shared commitments’ set out priority actions for genomics initiatives across UK

A new UK-wide shared commitments published by the regulators aim to accelerate genomic research and drive innovation in healthcare. For the first time, the new...

Mental health leaders call for “comprehensive plan” to tackle growing demand

Leaders running mental health services have called for a comprehensive plan from the government to address the growing demand for mental healthcare in England. Calling...

UKSHA’s infection prevention control guidance still applies to pharmacies

Despite the government’s announcement on lifting most Covid-19 related restrictions from next Thursday (January 27), people working in community pharmacies will be required to...