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Research finds that referrals to eating disorder inpatient settings and emergency admissions to acute hospitals have increased by a fifth.
All frontline health and social care workers in England can now book their coronavirus vaccine online.
Nine out of ten MPs say that local government does not have enough resource to meet the growing need for social care services.
Smoke-free legislation making it illegal to smoke on hospital grounds has come into force in Wales.
A number of leading health charities have joined together to encourage all people with long-term health conditions to get the coronavirus vaccine.
NHS Open Space has expanded its portfolio to over 700 rooms across 100 sites nationwide, offering greater flexibility at an affordable price.
Health professionals in Scotland will have access to a new specialist service offering confidential mental health assessment and treatment.
The UK has updated its code of practice for the international recruitment of health and social care staff to align with the World Health Organization.
NHS England has announced that it is now inviting those aged 60 to 63 to receive their coronavirus vaccination.
It has been reported that Chancellor Rishi Sunak will avoid any announcement on pay rises for NHS staff in his Budget next week.
Hundreds of thousands of people asked to shield earlier this month are being invited for a coronavirus jab.
NHS Test and Trace has now reached more than six million contacts, including 90 per cent of close contacts for whom communication details were provided.
Eligible people are able to walk-in for their coronavirus vaccination at four large-scale vaccination centres across Hampshire and the Isle of Wight.
The government has decided to lift the ban on UK plasma for fractionation, following a review from the MHRA and CHM.
Cancer Research UK has reported that almost half of people with possible cancer symptoms didn’t see GP in first wave of the coronavirus pandemic.
More than 31,000 women will be offered kits to carry out smear tests in the privacy and convenience of their own homes in a trial.
PHE has published the first independent analysis in the UK showing the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine is effective against coronavirus from the first dose.
The RCN has published eight staff recovery and patient safety principles to guide the return to ‘normal’ service delivery.
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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