The government has launched a new plan to phase out single-use medical items in the UK’s health services by 2045. New plan for reducing NHS reliance on single-use appeared first on Nursing Times.

The chair of NHS England Richard Meddings has this week notified the Secretary of State that he will stand down from his role at the end of March. In a message to NHS England staff today, he said that approaching three years in the role and having had discussions with the health secretary about what […]

New figures published today show the NHS diagnosed over 11,000 more cancers in 2022, reaching a new record high level – with almost 950 people a day getting a diagnosis in England. The latest cancer registration statistics show more cancers were diagnosed in 2022, with 346,217 new diagnoses – on average 948 a day – […]

A quarter of 11 to 15-year-olds have tried vaping and nearly 1 in 10 (9%) do it frequently, according to new statistics published today. The Smoking, drinking and drug use among young people in England report for 2023 showed regular or occasional vaping in high school children had increased from 6% in 2018. The report […]

HC-One’s Elmwood House care home in Boston, Lincolnshire, was visited by Member of Parliament (MP) for Boston and Skegness and Deputy Leader of Reform UK,... Boston and Skegness MP Visits Local Care Home appeared first on The Carer.

Residents of Southlands Place Care Home in Bexhill-on-Sea have enjoyed a delightful day out at Rye Harbour Nature Reserve, making the most of the beautiful... Care Home Residents Enjoy Trip To Rye Harbour Nature Reserve appeared first on The Carer.

NHS staff have delivered more than 10 million Covid and flu vaccinations (10,709,958) as the NHS ramps up its efforts to avoid a tripledemic this winter. The first seasonal vaccination data out today shows more than 5.7 million Covid or flu vaccines have been given in the last week alone (2,181,198 COVID-19 and 3,556,236 flu […]

Carer tech charity, Carefree, has mobilised £1m of gifted carer breaks to 4000 carers in 2024 thanks to growing support from the hospitality industry for... Tech Charity Carefree Reports 50% Increase In Donated Carer Breaks In 2024 appeared first on The Carer.

Residents from Bernard Sunley, the residential, nursing and dementia care home in Woking, Surrey, which is run by charity Friends of the Elderly, had a... Bernard Sunley Care Home Residents Have A Paw-Sitively Amazing Time At The Theatre appeared first on The Carer.

Healthcare Management Trust has welcomed Andrea Barker as the new Area Home Manager for the south. In this new role for the Trust, Andrea will... Healthcare Management Trust Welcomes New Manager For The South appeared first on The Carer.

Signature at Highgate, a North London luxury care home, has won the Knight Frank Luxury Care Home Award 2025, topping a shortlist of over 150... Signature at Highgate Celebrates Being Named Britian’s Most Luxurious Care Home appeared first on The Carer.

Women aged 50 to 70 across England are being urged to take up invitations to breast screening as the NHS redoubles its bid to reach millions of women not yet taking up the potentially life-saving offer. Last year alone, NHS breast screening services detected cancers in 18,942 women across England, which otherwise may not have […]