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Physician Assistant Protocols Draw BMA Challenge Over Undifferentiated Patients

The association's council chair has written to the reviewer calling the proposals unconscionable and objecting to how the drafting panel was constituted

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Barcode Scanning in NHS Hospitals Could Prevent 36 Serious Safety Incidents a Year

A study by GS1 UK and Public Service Consultants finds the Scan4Safety programme speeds up product recalls and frees clinical time, but use varies widely between trusts

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DWP Launches £60M Innovation Fund to Keep Disabled People in Work

With about 2.8 million working-age people economically inactive because of long-term sickness, the Department for Work and Pensions is seeking projects that link employment support to health

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The Trust Balance: Weighing the Operational Success of the NHS Federated Data Platform

Over 80 per cent of NHS trusts have adopted the Federated Data Platform, but persistent concerns around public and professional trust present ministers with a delicate strategic choice.

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Indian Medicines, British Wards and the Limits of a Trade Deal

A free trade agreement lowers barriers on pharmaceuticals, yet NHS dependence on Indian supply and Indian-trained staff is governed by pricing and migration policy that the deal does not touch

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Quantum Funding Meets the NHS Community Care Agenda

Government funding for handheld eye scanners and wearable brain imaging offers the NHS a practical route to community diagnostics and shorter waiting lists

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UK AI Security Institute Gains Access to Latest Models as Questions Over US Restrictions Persist

Minister says British scientists are evaluating Google's Gemini 4 Argon and working with Washington and developers, after reports of White House pressure to withhold models

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Basildon Settlement Sets a Clear Standard for Staff Safety in NHS Maternity Units

The nitrous oxide payout to more than 120 staff shows accountability working, and new estate funding gives trusts the means to act on its lessons

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