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1 天前 · Pulse editor-in-chief Jaimie Kaffash shares his findings from the workforce white paper in light of the health secretary’s comments about ‘coasting’ GPs. As many of you may already know, I have recently taken a step back from the day-to-day running of Pulse, leaving it in the very capable hands of Sofia.My last couple of months have been spent focusing on …

2 天之前 · The plan builds on the national vaccination strategy, which set out proposals for ICBs to take over population-level management.. The changes, approved by the NHS England board at a meeting yesterday, include: . Commissioning of all vaccination services is delegated to ICBs; Commissioning of most components of screening services is delegated to ICBs, with the exception of some functions which ...

2 天之前 · The Government has uplifted funding for public health services in England by nearly £200m for the next financial year. This means the Public Health Grant, which funds services such as sexual health clinics and school nurses via local authorities, will increase by 5.4% from around £3.7bn to £3.9bn.

2 天之前 · In minutes of a screening committee meeting held on 24 November, the NSC said they had ‘received increased calls to look at prostate cancer screening’ since Sir Chris’ diagnosis had been made public.. The six-times gold Olympic medal winner announced he was diagnosed with stage 4 prostate cancer in September 2023 after seeking help for pain in his shoulder.

2025年1月3日 · GPs report ‘as expected’ levels of respiratory virus in the community despite hospital flu cases quadrupling in just one month. NHS England warned this morning that flu cases have ‘continued to skyrocket’ with over 5,000 patients hospitalised with the virus at the end of last week.. This comes as the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has …

2020年7月24日 · Pulse prides itself on its news coverage, and every day publishes exclusive stories on the NHS, primary care and the latest clinical developments. Our stories are regularly picked up by national and regional newspapers and the broadcast media. Below is a selection of recent stories that were first broken by Pulse. August 2017 Our Story: Nearly

2024年8月13日 · Exclusive Almost half (46%) of England’s GP practices are taking some form of collective action, with one in four putting a limit on the number of patients they see in a day, a Pulse survey has revealed.. The snapshot survey of 283 GP partners from different practices – representing 5% of the practices in England – found that two-thirds were either already limiting patient contacts, or ...

2025年1月7日 · The proportion of patients who have been diagnosed with cancer at an early stage in England is at its highest ever level, according to NHS England. Nearly three in five (58.7%) common cancers diagnosed between September 2023 and August 2024 were identified at stage one or two, according to data on ...

2024年6月4日 · This was more than any previous year, and 7% higher than 2022, which was also a record year for private hospital admissions. But GPs said that patients treated privately are often being sent back to their GPs with requests for investigations, medications and ongoing care that usually would have been done in secondary care.