Tag: NHS

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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Morrisons partners with NHS to put vital cancer awareness messaging on underwear labels

Stuart Mitchell

Morrisons and the NHS are working together to put advice on underwear labels urging people to contact their GP practice if they spot potential symptoms of breast or testicular cancer. The Nutmeg branded underwear featuring NHS advice will be in 240 Morrisons stores nationwide, initially in boxer shorts and followed by crop top bras in the coming months.  The NHS guidance will be displayed on the fabric labels alongside the standard sizing and care information. There will also be a QR code on the packaging and tags linking customers through…

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NHS on course to achieve net zero carbon status by 2040, aided by NHS Property Services ambitious Green Plan

Stuart Mitchell

NHS Property Services (NHSPS) publishes three-year Green Plan focusing on decarbonising the NHS estate, supporting customers in their transition to net zero, and helping the NHS adapt to mitigate the impact of climate change. This plan is part of the organisation’s ‘Delivering a Greener NHS’ programme, which aims to achieve NHS England’s ambition for a net zero carbon NHS by 2040. The drive follows initial efforts to reduce NHS impact on the environment, with 99% NHSPS waste now diverted from landfill. NHS Property Services today announced the publication of its…

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