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New UK health security body replaces PHE - Pulse Today
WEBOct 1, 2021 — The new UK-wide public health and disease security organisation, which replaces Public Health England (PHE), has launched today. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) brings together PHE, NHS Test and Trace and the Joint Biosecurity Centre to protect the population from future health threats, as …
Number of GP vacancies advertised almost halves in a year
WEBNov 27, 2023 — Exclusive There has been a 44% reduction in the number of GP vacancies advertised since November 2022, a Pulse survey of 612 GP partners has revealed.. Pulse has reported in recent months that requests for GP locums within primary care settings ‘have reduced since the summer’ with ‘various new ARRS roles coming to the forefront at surgeries’, and locums have been asked to consider ...
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Half a million women access low-cost HRT through Government …
WEB29 January 2024. More than half a million women in England have accessed hormone replacement therapy (HRT) via the low-cost pre-payment certificate (PPC) since its introduction last spring. The PPC scheme was launched on 1 April 2023, reducing prescription costs for eligible HRT items to £19.30 a …
HCRG Care Group to take over Operose and 60 GP practices
WEB06 December 2023. HCRG Care Group – formerly known as Virgin Care – has agreed to buy Operose Health, which runs nearly 60 NHS GP practices across the UK. Pulse reported in August that US medical giant Centene, trading in the UK as Operose Health, was looking to sell its nearly 60 GP practices, as part of a move to exit the UK health market.
CPD: Key questions on the national early warning score (NEWS2)
WEBDec 21, 2020 — Key learning points. NEWS2 is a method of measuring how ‘sick’ a patient may be, using respiratory rate, oxygen saturation, pulse, temperature, level of consciousness and systolic blood pressure.; There are no validated thresholds for action and the scores should be used alongside clinical judgment. NEWS2 has not been validated for use in primary care but call operators may ask for the ...
Steve Barclay reappointed as health secretary - Pulse Today
WEB25 October 2022. New prime minister Rishi Sunak has reappointed Steve Barclay as health secretary, with Therese Coffey moving to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. Mr Barclay was health secretary for a short while under Boris Johnson, after Sajid Javid resigned. He was succeeded by Dr Coffey when Liz Truss took over as ...