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NewsNHS England announces a £127 million funding boost for maternity services
The NHS has announced a £127 million funding boost for maternity services across the country, with the intention of ensuring safer and more personalised pre- and postnatal care for women and their babies
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Experts urge COVID-19 inquiry to include the effect on children
A group of 50 clinicians and scientists has urged the COVID-19 public inquiry to include how the Government handled children during the pandemic in its investigation
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UKHSA calls for a renewed effort to eliminate TB
The UK Health Security Agency is urging healthcare professionals and the public not to dismiss symptoms of tuberculosis, as cases are rising in England
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Hunt pairs with BMA in campaign to rebuild general practice
The new campaign aims to boost recruitment of GPs, reduce GPs’ workloads to improve their safety and wellbeing, and tackle the reasons that GPs leave the profession
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GPs left depressed, anxious, and burned out by pandemic
Primary care doctors around the world are facing increasing chronic stress and burnout that is detrimentally affecting their mental health and wellbeing
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NHS to roll out spring COVID booster vaccinations
The NHS vaccination programme will enter a new phase this week as the spring booster campaign begins
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Chancellor urged to make NHS staffing a priority in his mini-budget
The BMA has urged the Chancellor to deliver a package of financial measures this week to help the health and social care system recover from the pandemic
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Pressure on the NHS is mounting again as COVID-19 case rates continue to rise
According to the UKHSA, the rise in cases has been accompanied by an increase in hospitalisations, but a decline in the number of COVID-19-related deaths
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Record number of mental health referrals during the pandemic
The RCPsych is calling on the Government to publish a mental health recovery plan to cope with the unprecedented demand for specialist mental health care
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Memory and concentration problems common in long COVID
New research has found that memory and concentration problems are common in people with long COVID
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25 years of Guidelines
The Guidelines brand is celebrating 25 years of delivering clinical guideline summaries to primary care practitioners
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BMA advises GPs to ‘consider if the PCN DES enables them to offer safe and effective patient care’
The BMA says that its recommendations are intended to ‘enable practices to prioritise safe patient care’, stating that ‘our first duty is to our patients’
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NICE publishes quality standard on FASD
The new quality standard highlights areas for improvement on the diagnosis, assessment, and prevention of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder
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Updated guidance on otitis media treatment published by NICE
The updated guideline recommends that anaesthetic and analgesic ear drops should be considered for initial treatment, to reduce antibiotic use
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Foundation training places oversubscribed for 2022
Increased medical school places must be backed by a corresponding increase in foundation and specialty training places, according to the BMA
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Government defeat in the Lords over health and social care workforce planning
Peers voted 171 to 119 to publish independently verified workforce projections at least every 2 years
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NPA urges Government to support community pharmacies facing the return of full business rates
The return of full business rates is likely to cause further financial strain for community pharmacies across the country, the National Pharmacy Association has warned
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Javid warned NHS recovery reforms ‘will fail’ without workforce funding
Health professionals respond to plans by England’s Health Secretary to give NHS patients more choice by asking, ‘where are the solutions to staffing shortages?’
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First 'before-and-after' COVID brain imaging study shows structural change
Results from the first study to assess MRI scans before and after COVID-19 infection show a decrease in grey matter and overall brain volume
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The NHS is treating a ‘record-high’ number of young people with eating disorders
The NHS has pledged an additional £79 million towards paediatric mental health services, as demand has increased during the pandemic
