The NHS's troubled relationship with technology

The NHS's troubled relationship with technology: Why has IT proved such a thorny issue for NHS? BBC News

VIDEO: Disabled people 'missing basic needs'

VIDEO: Disabled people 'missing basic needs': A report from five leading charities says that more than a third of people with disabilities aren't getting enough support with basic needs. BBC News

HR and social media in the NHS - new briefing published

HR and social media in the NHS - new briefing published: We have published guidance to help the NHS realise the benefits of social media and implement a more permissive approach to its use. NHS Employers

Commitment to safeguard medical graduate jobs

Commitment to safeguard medical graduate jobs:

Government makes pledge on foundation programme Related items from OnMedica Payments for NHS training come under fire New doctors ‘poorly prepared’ in acute care Young doctors call for urgent medical workforce review NHS will reach ‘breaking point’ Consultant-delivered care will help junior training

A review of the potential benefits from the better use of information and technology in health and social care

A review of the potential benefits from the better use of information and technology in health and social care: This study, commissioned by the Department of Health from PriceWaterhouse Coopers, found that measures such as text messages for communicating negative test results, electronic prescribing and electronic patient records could improve care, allow health professionals to spend more time with patients, and save billions of pounds. It cites examples of good practice from across the UK, and estimates that £4.4 billion per year could be reinvested in improving care by making similar use of information and technology. 

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Call for limit on sleeping pill prescriptions

Call for limit on sleeping pill prescriptions: Doctor have been warned to only issue prescriptions of sleeping pills and tranquillisers in exceptional circumstances.
The move has been led by the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) and 17 other organisations including the National Treatment Agency for Substance Misuse, the Royal College of Psychiatrists and the Department of Health, which together produced the consensus statement, recognising that su... Healthcare Today

A bigger say in the NHS for patients

A bigger say in the NHS for patients: Greater patient involvement in the health service could lead to better quality care and more efficiency savings.

Scandal-ridden NHS trust to be broken up

Scandal-ridden NHS trust to be broken up: The NHS trust at the centre of the worst health service scandal in more than a decade has no future, an NHS regulator has concluded.The Independent