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A nationwide charity that looks after people with complex mental health needs is calling on the NHS to help “break the stigma” commonly associated within the health sector.   St Andrew’s Healthcare has been consulting with staff, patients and carers, about what they want to see included in the NHS Long Term Plan. Due for publication [...]

Tens of thousands of people who have a stroke could be diagnosed and treated sooner as new data found that the average time between onset of first symptoms and a 999 call being made was nearly an hour and a half.   New analysis of NHS data shows that for 2023-24, of 41,327 patients with a [...]

Everyone knows that the NHS is under financial pressures. A popular complaint is that compensation claims, and more specifically, claimant legal costs, take money away from provision of healthcare services. However, Kym Provan, Partner and head of Enable Law's Southampton clinical negligence team, explains here how an earlier admission of liability could save the NHS [...]

NHS maternity staff in England will take part in a new pilot programme to help reduce avoidable brain injuries in childbirth, the government has announced. The Avoiding Brain Injury in Childbirth (ABC) is launching today (7 October 2024) across nine maternity units at NHS trusts and aims to improve maternity outcomes for women and babies. [...]

The NHS is trialling blood pressure checks at dentist and optometry appointments to help find people at hidden risks of stroke or heart attacks. The scheme which will be up and running in the coming months follows the success of NHS community pharmacy blood pressure checks. The scheme has delivered more than a million checks [...]

By Charlotte Giblin, Assistant Psychologist, Clinical Neuropsychology Services and Dr Penny Trayner, Clinical Neuropsychologist, Clinical Neuropsychology Services

In an early new year boost for Calvert Reconnections, case managers and NHS clinicians throughout the UK have praised the centre’s “life-changing” approach to ABI rehabilitation. Following recent experience days and visits to the Keswick-based residential centre, a range of brain injury professionals have shared their thoughts. “Calvert Reconnections is an amazing place,” said Jamie [...]

Research project launched to create new test, as survey reveals positive public response to development

The geko device is being investigated for its potential to reduce blood clots among stroke survivors

Challenges including junior doctors' strikes and ambulance waiting times are impacting, says Rebecca Brisley at Nash & Co