Southampton Daisy Bus for cancer patients ‘not value for money’
HCJ’s head of access, Emily Hoban, said there had been a “notable decline” in patients from Jersey using…
Starmer’s NHS reforms thrown into chaos by ‘£1bn layoff bill’
Sir Keir Starmer’s plan to overhaul the NHS has been thrown into chaos after it emerged that no…
Assaults on frontline health workers average nearly three a day in Western Trust
“The overall trajectory over the last five years is alarming,” warns MLA 21:28, 05 Aug 2025Updated 22:35, 05…
Woman in Newmarket saw dentist for the first time in 5 years
Shona Ferrow was one of 14 people to receive a free check-up from Racing Welfare’s mobile dentist unit,…
NHS drug pricing gives cold comfort to Big Pharma
AstraZeneca has been one of Britain’s industrial success stories MARY TURNER FOR THE TIMES When the government launched…
UHD plans to transfer 1,700 NHS workers to a new company
UNISON says the proposals from Dorset HealthCare University, Dorset County Hospital, and University Hospitals Dorset (UHD) will see…
Hospital community car scheme launched in Bridlington
Martin Wallace, 76, from Bridlington is paralysed from the waist down and has other health conditions so needs…
‘Game-changing’ cancer vaccine trial to begin on NHS
Patients in England with head and neck cancer will be fast-tracked onto a clinical trial for a “potentially…
St Michael’s Hospice awarded £250,000 from the Government
St Michael’s Hospice in Basingstoke will receive £258,000 as part of a nationwide £75m investment in end-of-life care,…
Significant rise in use of pain medication
The use of pain medication, including potentially addictive opioids, has risen significantly in Ireland in recent years, new…
Refurb starts at Mulcaster House on Overdale hospital site
Refurbishment work at a building which forms part of the new hospital site in Jersey has started. The…
Gainsborough Care Home, Swanage, rated ‘good’ by CQC
Gainsborough Care Home received a “good” rating in the categories of overall, safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led.…