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Progen: Ushering in a New Era in Protein Design
Salesforce’s ProGen AI can design proteins from scratch, with early tests showing its creations work even better than nature’s. The breakthrough could transform medicine, sustainability, and biotech.
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European Healthtech Companies Eye US Expansion
Several European health technology firms are looking to the US for innovation opportunities
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The Soaring Cost of Mental Health Aftercare Demands Urgent Policy Attention
Section 117 aftercare costs have risen 42% in two years, exposing pressures on Integrated Care Boards and the need for sustainable solutions.
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Barring NHS Leaders Who Silence Whistleblowers Is Long Overdue
<p>A new statutory system aims to hold senior managers to account and align leadership standards with those applied to clinicians.</p>
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The Graduate Guarantee: A Lifeline for New Nurses and Midwives
<p>A new recruitment initiative aims to smooth the path into the NHS for newly qualified staff, but its success will depend on long-term commitment.</p>
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Rethinking the NHS as Part of a Wider Health Ecosystem
<p>Alan Milburn calls for a shift in perspective, with the NHS working alongside public and private providers to deliver care.</p>
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Voluntary Redundancy in Greater Manchester: A Risky Route to Savings
The ICB’s £42m plan to cut up to 400 jobs promises long-term savings, but its success depends on short-term sacrifices and careful execution.
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Pay Battles in the NHS: The Doctor–Nurse Trade-Off That Should Not Exist
The dispute over resident doctors’ pay risks pitting NHS staff against each other while the Treasury struggles with its own numbers
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Time to Supercharge the NHS App: The Digital Health Revolution Starts Here
Dr Charlotte Refsum warns that without bolder ambition and delivery, the NHS App risks remaining a nice idea, rather than becoming the digital lifeline patients desperately need.
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The Risks of Leading the NHS on an Interim Basis
Trust’s urgent patient safety challenges highlight the limits, and necessity, of temporary leadership.
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What the Best NHS Trust in England Can Teach the Rest of Us
Northumbria’s NHS Success Story: Proof That Excellence Is Possible Everywhere
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Where Fitness Meets the Future of Health
<p>Gyms are no longer just places for lifting weights or chasing cardio goals. In the emerging landscape of wellness, they’re shaping up to be something far more ambitious: centres for longevity. With rising demand for preventive care and a shift in mindset from short-term fitness to long-term health, a growing number of gyms are blending […]</p>
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Bringing Equity to the Forefront: Bola Owolabi Joins CQC Leadership as Chief Inspector of Primary Care.
<p>Professor Bola Owolabi, NHS England’s director of healthcare inequalities improvement, has been named the Care Quality Commission’s new chief inspector of primary care. The appointment marks a significant move in the CQC’s ongoing leadership restructure, aimed at strengthening regulatory oversight across the health and care system.</p>
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DHSC Appoints Industry Leaders to Oversee NHS Strategic Suppliers
<p>The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has appointed four senior business leaders to improve oversight and performance management of some of the NHS’s most critical private sector suppliers. This move is part of a wider effort to ensure resilience, efficiency, and value for money across the health system’s supply chain.</p>
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The Graduate Guarantee: A Lifeline for New Nurses and Midwives
A new recruitment initiative aims to smooth the path into the NHS for newly qualified staff, but its success will depend on long-term commitment.
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Beyond the Dataset: Accelerating the Full Value of Innovation in Sickle Cell Disease
Over the past five years we have seen an acceleration of new and innovative therapies in Sickle Cell Disease (SCD).
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ADHD Taskforce Sounds Alarm on Delays and Inequality in NHS Care
NHS England’s Independent ADHD Taskforce has published Part 1 of its long-awaited report, laying out urgent recommendations to tackle widespread delays, fragmented services, and rising inequality in ADHD care.
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When Emergency Becomes Routine: How Escalation Spaces Are Failing Patients Across the NHS
<p>The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has raised serious concerns after an unannounced inspection at Royal Cornwall Hospital revealed harm to vulnerable patients placed in makeshift care areas during A&E surges.The report highlighted multiple incidents, including a 96-year-old woman who died after a fall in a “temporary escalation space,” a patient with delirium who fractured their collarbone, and another patient who required intensive care after deteriorating in a “fit t
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Trust Takes Legal Action Over Delayed £103m Mental Health Project
A leading mental health trust has begun legal proceedings against a major contractor after serious leaks disrupted the opening of two landmark NHS facilities.
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