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GIRFT programme urges cardiothoracic surgery changes

Will recommendations on cardiothoracic surgery changes improve services A report from the getting it right first time (GIRFT) programme recommends...

Price match scheme to save millions of pounds

Will the scheme be rolled out elsewhere A pioneering price match scheme in Sheffield led to savings of £2m Staff and patients across seven...

Applications open for innovation and technology payment 2018/19

How will the ITP help deliver on NHS England's commitment to the FYFV NHS England has developed the innovation and technology payment (ITP) 2018/19...

Summer will not relieve winter pressure, say health leaders

Why are leaders pessimistic about the healthcare crisis Two groups of healthcare leaders have warned that the pressures under which the NHS is...

Vascular surgery reform could save lives and money

How many lives and how much money could vascular surgery reform save 'Fully-fledged' vascular networks across England could save lives, save up to...

Pathology networks: five trust groups miss deadline

How will England's new pathology map look Five trust groups are still deciding whether to take up the regional pathology network plans proposed by...

Funding awarded for innovative technology for general practice

How will technology funding for GPs make life better for patients The Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI) has announced the companies that...

Patients to get mobile devices in bid to cut stroke statistics

How effective will mobile ECG devices be Thousands of devices including mobile electrocardiogram (ECG) units are being distributed to GP practices,...

2017: A year of Transition and Transformation for the NHS

Paul Midgley and Steve How, of Wilmington Healthcare, look back at some of the key developments in the NHS in the past year To plug an anticipated...

Row erupts after claim that better theatre utilisation could deliver an extra 280,000 operations

Could better theatre management boost throughput An NHS Improvement claim that existing staff and theatres could conduct an extra 280,000 operations...

CQC says health and social care is mostly good but has uncertain future

How can services maintain and improve standards The quality of healthcare across the country is mostly good despite facing increasing pressures,...

NHS could save millions of pounds if general surgery procedures were improved, says report

Would implementing the recommended changes save money and improve patient outcomes The Getting It Right First Time programme (GIRFT) has said the...

NHS saves millions of pounds through NMS

Will extension of new medicine service create greater savings in the long term The new medicine service could lead to more than half a billion...