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University of Warwick
University of Glasgow
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Sir Stephen Huw Powis is national medical director for England, in the National Health Service, appointed at the start of 2018 to succeed Sir Bruce Keogh. He is also a professor of renal medicine at University College London.

Norovirus: Winter vomiting virus cases rising

Norovirus: Winter vomiting virus cases rising
Nov 30,2023 7:01 am

... Each day last week, on average: NHS national medical director Prof Sir Stephen Powis said: " We all know somebody who has had some kind of nasty winter virus in the last few weeks and today s data shows this is starting to trickle through to hospital admissions, with a much higher volume of Norovirus cases compared to last year, and the continued impact of infections like flu and RSV in children on hospital capacity - all likely to be exacerbated by this week s cold weather...

Sir Elton John to address MPs after HIV testing trials success

Sir Elton John to address MPs after HIV testing trials success
Nov 29,2023 12:41 am

... " NHS National Medical Director, Professor Sir Stephen Powis, says opt-out testing should be seen as an " NHS success story"...

Children's health warning system rolled out by NHS

Children's health warning system rolled out by NHS
Nov 2,2023 9:51 pm

... While similar systems already exist in many hospitals, NHS national medical director, Prof Sir Stephen Powis, said staff and patients alike would welcome the introduction of a standardised system across hospitals...

NHS waiting list in England rises to record 7. 75m

NHS waiting list in England rises to record 7. 75m
Oct 12,2023 6:21 am

... NHS national medical director Prof Sir Stephen Powis, said: " We know that industrial action is also continuing to pile pressure on services and impact capacity adding a lot of pressure to hospitals before winter, coming on top of high levels of demand with last month seeing more 999 ambulance calls than any month this year as well as the busiest September ever for A& E attendances, up almost 8% on the same month last year...

Cancer and heart care at risk from strike - NHS England

Cancer and heart care at risk from strike - NHS England
Oct 4,2023 4:51 am

... The letter was signed by senior leaders at NHS England including the medical director Prof Sir Stephen Powis and Dame Ruth May...

72-hour doctor strike to cause extreme disruption

72-hour doctor strike to cause extreme disruption
Oct 1,2023 7:51 pm

... NHS England medical director Prof Sir Stephen Powis said: " NHS services have had very little time to recover from the previous action and now face three consecutive days which will prove extremely challenging, with almost all routine care brought to a standstill...

Double doctors' strike - what you need to know

Double doctors' strike - what you need to know
Sep 18,2023 11:01 pm

... NHS England medical director Prof Sir Stephen Powis said: " The NHS has simply never seen this kind of industrial action in its history...

NHS to introduce Martha's rule for hospital patients

NHS to introduce Martha's rule for hospital patients
Sep 14,2023 7:11 am

... On Monday, NHS England medical director Prof Sir Stephen Powis said change was needed but different hospitals might need different approaches...

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