In June 2023, the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan was published, with shortfalls in the healthcare workforce estimated to reach between 260,000 and 360,000 staff by 2036/37. In response, it set out three priorities…
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A virtual reality training program has been developed to help paramedics and ambulance officers prepare for unplanned out-of-hospital births. The training program called NEONATE features a 30 to 40-minute VR simulation of neonatal care scenarios…
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Congress passed a continuing resolution last week to fund the federal government through September 30 and avoid a government shutdown. The legislation extended some key healthcare provisions, letting them live on for another six…
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For those living in rural America, healthcare access is far from a guarantee. Whether it’s waking up at 4 a.m. to drive three hours to the nearest specialist, waiting six months for a routine…
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‘Open Hospitals’ live in Queensland The Queensland government has launched an online portal for tracking wait times and patients in line for treatments at emergency departments in near real-time.
The Open Hospitals portal, updated every 15-30…
Hackensack Meridian Health is one of the largest integrated healthcare networks in New Jersey, with18 hospitals and more than 500 patient care locations, including ambulatory care centers, surgery centers, home health services, ambulance services,…
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A rapid, remote video assessment system which uses Apple’s FaceTime for online triage has helped more than 170 stroke patients across Hertfordshire in its first year of operation.
The video triage system at Watford General…
A new bill which will allow patients’ data to be easily transferable across the NHS has been introduced to Parliament.
Delivered by the Department for Science, Innovation, and Technology (DSIT), the bill will require IT…
Prime minister Sir Keir Starmer, said that the NHS must make “much more use of technology”, as he launched a consultation on the future of the health service.
Speaking at an event in east London…
NHS England has confirmed that there are no plans to add social care to the Digital Maturity Assessment (DMA) in 2025, despite calls from the sector for its inclusion.
The DMA is a survey, launched…
