Virtual wards: Humber and North Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership joins forces with Inhealthcare

The Humber and North Yorkshire Health and Care Partnership is expanding tech-enabled virtual wards across the region in partnership with Inhealthcare, a leading provider of digital health and remote patient monitoring services, based in Harrogate. Virtual wards allow patients to leave hospital sooner, receive care at home, avoid unnecessary admissions, have more choice in their … Read more

Patient information: shortage of drugs used for managing blood glucose levels in people with type 2 diabetes

The NHS is currently facing supply issues with glucagon-like peptide receptor agonists (GLP-1), a range of drugs used for managing blood glucose levels in people with type 2 diabetes. The global shortage in supply is partly due to a surge in off label prescriptions of the drug semaglutide being issued for weight loss which is … Read more