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Too many patients fall into “referral black hole”

A SURVEY from Healthwatch England found that around one in five patients with a primary care referral had to return to their GP having not been seen.

  • 27 February 2023
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“Shameful“ number of hospital tooth extractions for children

PREVENTABLE tooth decay caused almost 27,000 children to undergo extractions in hospital, new government figures for England show.

  • 27 February 2023
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Scope of practice not just a prescribed list of tasks, says GDC

A NEW consultation on the revision of existing scope of practice guidance has been launched by the General Dental Council with the aim of making it “less prescriptive and more adaptable”.

  • 24 February 2023
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Step closer in regulation of anaesthesia associates and physician associates

A CONSULTATION on new draft legislation that will allow the GMC to regulate anaesthesia associates (AAs) and physician associates (PAs) has been launched by the The Department of Health and Social Care.

  • 24 February 2023
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GMC campaign to tackle bias in its work

A NUMBER of changes are being made to reduce the risk of bias in the way the General Medical Council operates.

  • 21 February 2023
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Revised launch date for revamped HSIB

ESTABLISHMENT of the Health Services Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB) and the Maternity and Newborn Safety Investigations Special Health Authority (MNSI) will be delayed for six months.

  • 14 February 2023
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NHS England looks to virtual wards to help ease pressure on emergency care

UP to 50,000 people a month to be supported by clinicians at home in “high-tech virtual wards” as part of NHS England plans for urgent and emergency care.

  • 14 February 2023
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Enduring Covid concern reflected in NHS web visits

CORONAVIRUS and Long Covid topped the list of most visited NHS condition-related web pages in 2022, although visits to monkeypox, scarlet fever and chickenpox pages saw sharp increases.

  • 14 February 2023
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Clarity on dual registration for oral and maxillofacial surgeons

CLEARER guidance has been published for oral and maxillofacial surgeons explaining when they need to be registered with both the medical and dental regulators.

  • 09 February 2023
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Cancer report shows increased five-year survival in children

FIVE-YEAR survival rates for patients age 0-14 increased by nearly 10 per cent in period from 2002 to 2019, according a new report from NHS Digital.

  • 23 February 2022
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