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NHS Test and Trace is launching a new business plan to expand testing capacity and prepare the nation for winter.
Matt Hancock has launched a new bureaucracy-busting drive so staff can spend less time on paperwork and more time with patients.
The length of time people with coronavirus symptoms will have to self-isolate for is expected to increase from seven to 10 days.
New analysis by the Health Foundation reveals the devastating impact the pandemic has had on social care in England.
Six new projects to improve our understanding of the links between coronavirus and ethnicity have been funded by the NIHR and UKRI.
An additional 60 million doses of a potentially lifesaving coronavirus vaccine have been secured by the government.
'Appalling error’ to discharge 25,000 patients into care homes without ensuring all were first tested for coronavirus, say MPs.
Marie Gabriel has been confirmed as the first chair of the newly created NHS Race and Health Observatory.
People in Scotland will be able to get support to treat minor illnesses in their local community following the launch of a new service.
85 per cent of the public feel that NHS staff should receive a pay rise, including an early pay rise for nursing staff this year.
NHS chief executives have become seriously concerned about their staff, with increased levels of anxiety and fatigue being reported.
Campaigners are warning that a lack of translated coronavirus guidance is jeopardising the safety of non-English speakers in the UK.
NICE has published a guideline on the arrangements the NHS should put in place for patients needing elective surgery.
A pilot at the NHS Louisa Jordan has seen 315 patients receive orthopaedic and plastic surgery outpatient consultations.
Boris Johnson has announced new plans to overhaul cycling and walking in England, as part of his ongoing bid to protect the NHS.
Health Education England has said that new ‘generalist’ training for doctors will be launched next year to overhaul the way clinicians work.
The Department of Health and Social Care has unveiled its new Obesity Strategy to help beat coronavirus and protect the NHS.
People who are at high risk of developing Type 2 diabetes will be fast-tracked into the flagship Healthier You NHS Diabetes Prevention programme.
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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