News
Practice Plus Group to manage healthcare at new Five Wells prison
18 May 2021 | Team news
The prison, which is due to open in autumn 2021, will house up to 1,680 male prisoners nearing the end of their sentence.
Practice Plus Group nurses in their own words
12 May 2021 | Team news
To celebrate International Nurses Day, Practice Plus Group has gathered stories and words of wisdom from nurses around the business who were kind enough to share their thoughts and experiences.
Broxbourne woman takes on national medical role
10 May 2021 | Team news
Consultant anaesthetist Dr Marcelle Michail has become Practice Plus Group’s Medical Director, Secondary Care.
Test and treat Hepatitis C campaign at HMP Exeter a HITT
7 May 2021 | Team news
Working together with the Hepatitis C Trust and pharmaceutical company Gilead, Practice Plus Group are attempting to eliminate the virus by 2025.
How has the COVID-19 pandemic impacted healthcare recruitment?
6 May 2021 | Team news
We spoke to our recruitment team to see how their day-to-day roles have been transformed in each healthcare sector.
Spring cleaning: top tips for keeping your home clean
30 April 2021 | Health news
If there was ever a time to have a big spring clean – now is it.
New mobile eye service helps to save the sight of people in Yorkshire
27 April 2021 | Team news
We are thrilled to announce a new, mobile sight-saving service in York and Bradford for the debilitating disease Wet AMD.
Raising awareness of glaucoma
21 April 2021 | Health news
In the UK glaucoma affects 2% of people over the age of forty. It is usually caused by a build-up of pressure within the eye.
Aylesbury prison anti-obesity programme praised by Her Majesty’s Inspector of Prisons
20 April 2021 | Team news
Healthcare and a wellbeing programme to beat prisoner obesity have been praised in the latest report by Her Majesty’s Inspector of Prisons (HMIP).
6 signs you may need cataract surgery
16 April 2021 | Health news
Cataracts are a common eye condition. If left untreated, they can interfere with everyday life.
Practice Plus Group Hospital, Plymouth appoints dementia lead
7 April 2021 | Team news
Practice Plus Group Hospital, Plymouth has appointed a dementia lead from among its team to further strengthen its offering to patients with dementia.
Sight-saving 72-hour NHS pledge from surgical centre
31 March 2021 | Team news
A vision-saving pledge is set to see people with suspected macular degeneration receive NHS assessment and treatment within 72 hours of referral.