News
Peer Support Awards
1 June 2021 | Team news
New Peer Support Awards sees prisoners formally recognised for their efforts in providing valuable healthcare support to peers in prison.
Patients sought to help create the services of the future
26 May 2021 | Team news
Former and current patients are being invited to join the centre’s patient forum, which helps to develop and improve services for other patients.
Practice Plus Group supports Dementia Action Week
21 May 2021 | Team news
The number of patients living with dementia in prison is rising in line with an aging prison population.
Waiting list-busting NHS COVID response from specialist eye nurses at St Mary’s Surgical Centre
19 May 2021 | Team news
A new nurse-led service tackling a condition that can rob people of their sight is helping to reduce NHS waiting times that rose during the pandemic.
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.