1 billion NHS prescription items are dispensed in primary care each year, costing £9.2bn Between 2003 and 2013, the average number of prescription items a year for every person in England increased ...
Around one hundred people a month in England have avoided a stroke over the last year thanks to a lifesaving NHS rollout of blood thinning medication. Over the last year, one million people with ...
The NHS in England is facing an “uphill battle” with demand for gambling addiction help more than doubling since last year. Referrals have gone up almost 130%, with almost 2,000 people referred to ...
The Friends and Family Test (FFT) is an important feedback tool that supports the fundamental principle that people who use NHS services should have the opportunity to provide feedback on their ...
The NHS in England is facing an “uphill battle” with demand for gambling addiction help more than doubling since last year. Referrals have gone up almost 130%, with almost 2,000 people referred to ...
What are national programmes of care? The specialised services commissioned by NHS England have been grouped into six national programmes of care (NPoC). Each has an NPoC that coordinates work across ...
Management of common symptoms for people approaching the end of their life can be challenging. What are we doing to support professionals? In order to ensure that they have the right guidance to ...
The region’s Deputy Medical Director is reminding people to use the NHS App and its wide range of functions to make sure they have easy access to healthcare over the festive season. Dr Jonathan Slade, ...
Devon Partnership NHS Trust (DPT) is passionate about promoting good mental health and wellbeing and we are looking for two new Non-executive Directors and one Associate Non-executive Director to ...