Tag: NHS

NHS staff face worsening racist abuse following rise in anti-immigrant rhetoric, says Society of Radiographers

Stuart Mitchell

NHS staff are having to deal with increased racism from patients – including patients refusing to be treated by non-white staff members and referring to a healthcare worker as “a monkey” – according to the Society of Radiographers.   Healthcare workers say that such incidents have increased noticeably over the last 18 months, reflecting increasingly hostile public attitudes to race, diversity and immigration, as well as nationalist movements such as Operation Raise the Colours.  The SoR is therefore placing renewed focus on holding NHS trusts accountable for incidents of racism,…

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Morisons and NHS put cancer warning signs in the shower

Stuart Mitchell

Shoppers are being urged to look out for lumps, swelling, skin changes and unexplained bruising as Morrisons teams up with the NHS to put cancer advice on its own-brand bath and shower products. The range of nine new shower and bath products will carry messages including “Be body aware” and “Know the signs of cancer”, encouraging people to get to know what is normal for their body and contact their GP practice if something doesn’t feel right. The products will start appearing in around 450 Morrisons stores and online in…

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NHS spending watchdog to review evidence on Alzheimer’s treatments

Stuart Mitchell

England’s drugs costs watchdog is to look again at whether new treatments for Alzheimer’s disease should be made available on the NHS. An appeal found that National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) had failed to properly account for the wider impact of the treatments, including the heavy burden on unpaid carers, when calculating the cost effectiveness of the medicines. Both treatments, lecanemab and donanemab, will now return to a NICE committee for further consideration. “Today’s ruling is an opportunity for NICE to consider the real cost of Alzheimer’s on people and their families, and we…

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NHS partners with Asda to put crucial mouth cancer symptoms on toothpaste and mouthwash

Stuart Mitchell

The NHS and Asda are teaming up to provide vital advice on millions of toothpaste tubes and mouthwash bottles encouraging people to contact their GP or dentist if they notice any potential symptoms of mouth cancer.  From this month, Asda’s own brand of oral hygiene products will now feature NHS advice in over 500 Asda stores across the country. The guidance will be clearly displayed on the packaging, along with a link to more detailed information about mouth and throat cancer on the NHS website. The aim of the partnership…

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Innovative waste management procurement solution helps NHS achieve Net Zero

Stuart Mitchell

Leading corporate services provider, NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS), has launched its inaugural ‘Sustainable Healthcare Recycling & Waste Management‘ framework agreement designed to help the NHS meet net zero. The framework agreement has been developed in collaboration with Barts Health NHS Trust, Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust, Bolton NHS Foundation Trust and suppliers of pioneering sustainable waste management services and technologies. It gives NHS organisations and the public sector access to carefully vetted vendors of innovative, sustainable waste management solutions, like pyrolysis…

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