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The government outlined plans to improve the career prospects of the domestic care workforce through training, qualifications and a clearer, care career path.

• Updated: 10 January 2024

Government to take forward UK National Screening Committee recommendation on use of digital images to make it easier to identify cancer and speed up diagnosis.

• Updated: 5 January 2024

A new research project has been announced to evaluate an expansion of the hugely successful HIV opt-out testing programme to new sites across England.

• Updated: 3 January 2024

NHS patients benefit from 6 million more checks at centres across England.

• Updated: 2 January 2024

ACCIA is recruiting for volunteers to join its scoring panel for the 2024 national Clinical Impact Awards round.

• Updated: 29 December 2023

The government and the British Medical Association (BMA) have reached an agreement to put an offer to specialist, associate specialist and speciality doctors.

• Updated: 18 December 2023

New measures to help protect the public and support bereaved families will be introduced in a revamp of how deaths are certified.

• Updated: 14 December 2023

The latest ACCIA annual report highlights some improved diversity and equality following 2022 reforms to the National Clinical Impact Awards.

• Updated: 11 December 2023

Government to lay legislation this week to begin process of regulating physician associates and anaesthesia associates through the General Medical Council (GMC).

• Updated: 11 December 2023

Secretary of State aims to make health and social care system faster, simpler and fairer for patients.

• Updated: 3 December 2023

The UK Government were delighted to bring 8 NHS organisations to connect and share their expertise with other healthcare experts from across the region, and their cutting-edge solutions that are tackling some of the major ch…

• Updated: 1 December 2023

It marks the largest ever sustained growth in the NHS nursing workforce, with the expanded workforce delivering hundreds of thousands of extra appointments.

• Updated: 30 November 2023

More than 50 million additional general practice appointments made available after government fulfils its pledge months early.

• Updated: 30 November 2023

The offer will invest in modernising the consultants’ pay structure - reducing the number of pay points and the time it takes to reach the top.

• Updated: 27 November 2023

New voluntary scheme for branded medicines pricing, access and growth (VPAG) will boost nation’s health, save NHS £14 billion and support research investment.

• Updated: 20 November 2023

The trial will use innovative screening methods like an MRI scan and see hundreds of thousands of men across the country participating.

• Updated: 19 November 2023

Victoria Atkins addressed the NHS Providers conference on working collaboratively and in partnership to deliver the recovery plan and the long-term workforce plan.

• Updated: 15 November 2023

Eligible non-NHS organisations including charities and social enterprises can apply for funding to deliver one-off payments to staff, worth at least £1,655.

• Updated: 6 November 2023

The community diagnostic centre (CDC) programme is largest central cash investment in MRI and CT scanning capacity in the history of the NHS.

• Updated: 1 November 2023

Steve Barclay addressed the IHPN Annual Summit and Dinner 2023, discussing how partnering with the independent sector can help diagnose and treat more patients.

• Updated: 31 October 2023