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New guidance allows NHS trusts to apply to own buildings on their estate where it will help speed up improvements to frontline services.
Matt Hancock has ordered the removal of pagers for non-emergency communications by the end of 2021.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
The NHS must stop relying on pen and paper and should use modern, secure forms of communication instead, Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock has said.
Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock spoke at the Royal Society of Medicine following the publication of the Topol Review.
Hospitals and social care services across England are using the funding to improve their resilience this winter.
13 trusts will be the first to receive a share of £78 million to support electronic prescribing and medicines administration (ePMA) to improve patient safety.
The NHS violence reduction strategy includes measures to better protect staff and prosecute offenders more easily.
Patients will be able to return equipment, including crutches and wheelchairs, for reuse or donation to charity where possible.
The government has agreed a 5-year contract as part of the new NHS Supply Chain, which aims to save billions of pounds and simplify the NHS goods-buying process.
Regulations will be changed to replace paper prescriptions with electronic ones, saving the NHS money and saving time for patients and staff.
Plans to strengthen NHS and social care organisations against cyber attacks and protect patient data.
The improved platform aims to make it easier to see uptake of pharmaceutical products and medical innovations within the NHS.
Proposals to end gluten-free prescribing could save NHS more than £25 million a year.
New regulations will help to recover the cost of healthcare given to patients not ordinarily resident in the UK.
Legal firms will face a new cap on the amount of costs they can recover in negligence cases.
Jeremy Hunt, Secretary of State for Health, talks about mental health service improvements and maintaining NHS performance standards.
Barcodes are being used to trace NHS patients and their treatments, manage medical supplies and monitor the effectiveness of equipment.
Changes include a reward system for high quality service and a pharmacy access scheme for isolated areas with higher health needs.
Department of Health to challenge bureaucratic red tape on health and social care frontline, to increase focus on patient contact and care.
Action to support nursing, midwifery and AHP students complete their courses and enter the future health workforce.
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