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And here’s today’s news from National Health Executive on Tuesday the 11th of June 2024.
The prime minister, Rishi Sunak, has today set out the Conservative Manifesto ahead of the July fourth general election. The headline pledges for the NHS include there being 92,000 more nurses and 28,000 more doctors than in 2023, expanding pharmacy first, building or modernising 250 GP surgeries, developing 50 more community diagnostic centres, and persevering with the new hospital programme.
The manifesto also includes the pledge to reduce the number of managers by 5,500, as well as previous commitments set out by chancellor Jeremy Hunt in the Spring Budget, such as AI helping doctors and nurses and billions in technology investment. The Cass Review implementation will be completed, women’s health will continue to be prioritised, and work to have mental health on parity of esteem with physical health will be completed.
The Queen’s Nursing Institute has called for sustainable investment and renewed digital technology for district nurses, after a major new report revealed that team leaders are carrying more responsibility than ever before. The QNI research features the views of more than 1,500 UK district nurse team leaders and found that — reflecting their increased responsibility — more are being paid at Band 7 on the Agenda for Change scale since 2019, while the number in Band 5 and Band 6 has decreased.
Nurses are also continuing to develop their knowledge and qualifications, as more team leaders have the District Nurse Specialist Practitioner Qualification than five years ago — more people also have a prescribing qualification and an Advanced Clinical Assessment qualification. Recommendations include raising the profile of district nurses, sustainable investment into the workforce, and addressing poor digital equipment.
The Scottish Government has approved new legislation that will enable a pause on debt recovery action for those with mental ill health. The Bankruptcy and Diligence (Scotland) Bill was first introduced last April and was eventually voted on in Scottish Parliament last week. Votes worked out at 109 ‘For’, 0 ‘Against’, 0 ‘Abstained’, and 20 ‘Did not votes’.
Those eligible can apply for a moratorium if they are receiving mental health crisis care, or if a mental health professional has confirmed that their debt is exacerbating their mental illness and lengthening the recovery process. The bill also includes the power to halt debt recovery action until six months after a person has finished their treatment.
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