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GP practices serving 2.5m may close in five years, warns GP royal college

Are hundreds of GP practices about to close   Family practices serving 25m patients in the UK may close in the next five years as GPs leave...

Hancock announces patient safety strategy

Is technology the key to better patient safety   Health Secretary Matt Hancock has announced a national strategy for patient safety will be...

Hancock to provide extra £240m for social care

How much difference will £240m make for cash-strapped social care   Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock has announced an extra...

Virgin Care hands commissioning responsibilities back to East Staffordshire CCG

What will be the next step for East Staffordshire CCG commissioners   Virgin Care has terminated the commissioning elements of its £270m...

Lord Carter calls for standard ambulances to help procurement

Will Carter's report lead to investment in the ambulance fleet   Lord Carter has called for a standard model of ambulance to increase the...

NHS launches dashboard for patients at risk of sepsis

Will sepsis tool lead to fewer cases   The NHS has launched a tool that aims to keep track of the number of emergency admission patients who...

Health Secretary announces expansion of genomics programme

Where will the funding for the genome project expansion come from   In a speech to the Conservative party conference in Birmingham, Health...

Watchdog warns of serious financial problems at two Scottish health boards

Will reforms solve financial problems at NHS Highland and NHS Ayrshire and Arran   Audit Scotland has warned of serious financial challenges...

Pharmaceutical industry officials alarmed by ‘extraordinary’ bevacizumab ruling

What are the implications of the court ruling that bevacizumab may be prescribed for wet AMD Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry...

London, Surrey and Sussex trusts tender for 20-year pathology services contract

Can the trusts make this large and lengthy contract work well South East London pathology programme board officials have released a tender for a...

NHS Improvement reveals first quarter provider finances

What are the provider deficits for the first quarter of 2018/19 The provider sector ended the first quarter of 2018/19 with a deficit of £814m ―...

CQC’s inspection methods ‘could be more effective’

What aspects of the CQC's inspection regime does a King's Fund review criticise An evaluation of the Care Quality Commission's 'Ofsted-style'...

Brexit drug shortages already affecting care

Can we protect the drug supply chain in the run-up to Brexit Doctors have warned that the NHS supply chain is already destabilised by...

Partnership aims to increase uptake of new medicines

Will partnership's efforts to increase uptake of new medicines improve the lives of staff and patients The Association of the British Pharmaceutical...