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Hammersmith and Fulham Council has created a new alliance intended to clean dirty air and improve residents' health.

Two million more GP appointments a month are being delivered for patients compared to the same month before the pandemic as part of the NHS primary care access recovery plan according to new NHS data.

The Welsh Government has provided innovation funding of £380,000 to support two projects utilising technology in domiciliary care.

The new Scottish health secretary has met with frontline staff at Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow.

The North East London NHS Foundation Trust (NELFT) has appointed three new Executive Directors to the Trust Board.

New wireless technologies to help improve patient care and strengthen connectivity in A&Es and ambulance bays are being trialed across seven NHS Trusts.

Staff at Nottingham University Hospitals have been using body-worn cameras.

York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has taken delivery of nine Nissan electric Townstar vans, with another five expected t

 Health Business Features

Sarah Greenslade, public affairs and communications officer at the British Parking Association looks at some of the problems and innovations in healthcare parking

It’s easy to assume that the comms team is there to handle press enquiries and the occasional social media storm – but the reality is that strategic communications can make a measurable impact across the entire organisation, from operational to financial, when done properly

The use of and therefore waste generated from small medical equipment, particularly that which is single use, can pose problems environmentally and economically. While each individual case may not seem that consequential, the collective impact is significant

In today’s healthcare world, where demand for services continues to grow, Leeds Teaching Hospitals has embarked on a mission to use intelligent automation as a solution to address the pressing issues of delivering effective cancer care in the face of increasing demand and staffing constraints

The NHS has a target of 40-50 virtual wards per 100,000 people and to have 10,000 virtual beds available in time for winter. But what are virtual wards and how can they be utilised to provide benefits for patients and the health service?

As NHS England sets out plans to speed up discharge of patients and improve care in preparation for what it expects to be a “difficult” winter for the service, NHS Shared Business Services unveils a new framework agreement, designed to support hospitals with their patient discharge needs and free up beds.  Uniquely, it also supports additional care in mental health settings with a Mental Health Step Down Care Beds Services offer – the provision of temporary care for those who need it until more permanent arrangements can be made.

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