An innovative workforce model pioneered by three trusts in the South West London Collaborative has created a regional bank of nurses. There are plans to extend the technology to all staff groups in line with the South West London Sustainability and Transformation Plan (STP) workforce plan to establish a sustainable workforce […]

Elmwood LaunchPod, an accelerator programme run by Elmwood sees the programme officially conclude in early December. The accelerator is aimed at promoting the development of start-ups, offering support to entrepreneurs looking to scale-up their operations, while also investing in the economic prospects of the region. The intensive programme is helping […]

NHS Digital has launched a pilot that could see more than 95% of GP prescriptions processed electronically. Eight GP practices across England are piloting Phase 4 of the EPS this year, followed by further practices in 2019. If the pilot is successful, the new functionality will be made available to all GP […]

Over the weekend there was a severity 1 national outage on NHSmail, NHS Digital has stated following an issue with the supplier system. We are currently experiencing issues with the availability of #NHSmail, apologies to those of you affected. We are working with the supplier to get it fixed and […]

People suffering from long-term heart and lung disease in Hull are invited to join a revolutionary NHS scheme to help improve their quality of life. The Telehealth Service empowers people to monitor and manage their conditions and offers different levels of support based on individual needs. Wendy Cuddihy, clinical lead […]