NHSX launches Tech Plan to support the Long Term Plan The NHSX Tech Plan has been developed and outlines the organisations vision for how technology will support the implementation on the Long Term Plan. The plan consists of five phases which build on NHSX’s mission statement and will be rolled out from now until…
NHS staff survey results – shocking but not surprising The 2019 NHS staff survey results, released on Tuesday, revealed that 29% of NHS workers were bullied, harassed or abused in the past year and that 40% have felt unwell due to stress at work. Given these stats, it is not surprising that NHS sickness absence is…
The NHS Staff Survey paints the same picture every year – over-worked and under-paid staff working around the clock to provide essential services while stress levels rise and resources deplete, resulting in working conditions that negatively affect both staff and patients. The 2019 survey (published yesterday) is no exception, and reveals that 1 in 5…
Could there be a vaccine for cancer? A study published in the Nature Communications journal has revealed that supercharging the mutation rate in cancer cells could create a “powerful vaccine” that is able to boost the effectiveness of immunotherapy. Scientists at The Institute of Cancer Research, London, the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, US, and the…
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