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Nick Hunn, Vice Chairman of the Mobile Data Association, highlights the need for more Assisted Living devices to help patients monitor and manage their conditions from home
Although England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland all have distinctive approaches to nutrition in hospitals, they all share common themes
Patrick Troy, chief executive of the British Parking Association, explains the reasoning behind the need for regulation and parking enforcement in hospitals, and what the future may hold for hospital parking regulations
The EU Directive on Patient Mobility will extend patient choice to include treatment from abroad. What will this mean for the NHS?
Leadership development in the NHS is at last being taken seriously. But will the new Leadership Council fare better than other initiatives?
The Market Research Society’s Chairman, Rowland Lloyd, reminds readers why now is the time to build research into a business strategy
The safe disposal of sensitive data has never been more urgent, writes Russell Harris, BSIA Information Destruction Section Chairman
David Chernick, senior manager at KPMG Forensic, looks at new imperatives for screening NHS staff
Alex Carmichael, British Security Industry Association Technical Director, looks at some key principles behind good security
Slips and trips account for 54% of major injuries in the health sector. The HSE’s Shattered Lives campaign aims to improve matters
While there have been some significant reductions in infection rates, for real benefits, infection control must stay top of the agenda
What do you need to know if you manage people to install or maintain refrigeration, air-conditioning or heat-pump systems?
Keith Sammonds, operations director at the Healthcare Facilities Consortium, takes a look at how benchmarking can help drive cost effective and efficient facilities management
Following a dramatic transformation, NewcastleGateshead is a hub for major science and medical conferences
In its 26th year, HC comes of age with a fresh approach to the increasingly complex demands of information in healthcare
The Customer Contact Association looks at the paradoxes of contact centre management in the health sector
What does ‘accessible’ mean in the context of a website, why does it matter and how can you find out how well your site checks out?
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UK Building Regulations highlight toxic gas and smoke from layers of paint built up over multiple redecorations as a major cause of permanent ill health or death in a building fire.
Their concern rose with discovery the flame retardant paints most widely used paint along escape routes have been ones which to this day counter-productively use emission of heavy toxic gas to smother flames which rapidly spread along walls if layers of paint delaminate in a fire.
Northwich’s Victoria Infirmary (VIN) Community Diagnostic Centre (CDC) has enabled more patients
Adveco, the commercial hot water specialist, announces the launch of live metering of domestic ho
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