Healthcare

North West Patient Transport Contract Worth About £460m Collapses for Second Time

Commissioners abandon two of three regional lots in the procurement of non-emergency patient transport, 20 months after an earlier attempt was halted

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National Pilot Delivers First Lung Transplant Using Three-Hospital Assessment Model

Donor lungs from northern England were assessed by machine perfusion at Royal Papworth Hospital before transplant at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham

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Mental Health Chief: Funding Remains Tight, but Digital Tech Closes Gap with Acute Care

National director says technology offers hope where general funding falls short, in comments reported on 19 October

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The Immigration Health Surcharge Ties NHS Finances to a Migration Policy the Health Service Does Not Control

Receipts of more than £2.6bn depend on visa volumes that ministers want to reduce, and the evidence on whether the charge matches the cost of care is thinner than the debate suggests

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​​Structural Restructuring and the Erasure of Black Maternal Mental Health

A national audit finds that most integrated care boards fund no targeted support and cannot say whether general services work, as the commissioning capacity needed to find out is cut by half.

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NHS Emergency Winter Planning Consideration

France, Belgium, Italy and Portugal have already erupted into mass protests. Ireland is now in open industrial conflict. Britain, Germany and Poland are not in the same place yet, but the economic pressure points are close enough that governments should stop treating public frustration as a marginal risk.

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Heart Monitor Breach Response Sets a Benchmark for NHS Supplier Assurance

iRhythm's swift disclosure and containment show what NHS leaders should require of digital diagnostic partners as care moves into the community

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Corridor Care for Children Exposes the Limits of Standards Without Capacity

The Health Secretary’s commitment to end corridor care for children will reveal whether improved data and tighter regulations can free up hospital beds before winter.

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The Unfunded Step Between NHS Pilot and Routine Care

A former district nurse's case for AI that reaches patients exposes the funding, procurement and accountability gaps beneath the Government's 10 Year Health Plan

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