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Business Minister Nadhim Zahawi has said that the new NHS coronavirus contact-tracing app should be in place by the end of the month.
Niall Dickson, chief executive of the NHS Confederation, is to step down from his role in October, having been in post for almost four years.
Leading healthcare organisations have stressed that innovation and learning must remain at the heart of health and care following coronavirus.
Two million people in the UK with respiratory conditions such as asthma have experienced reduced symptoms during the coronavirus lockdown.
NHS leaders are calling on all hospital trusts to ensure guidance around coronavirus measures are accessible to staff working at all levels.
A new framework has launched to help the NHS manage cyber risks and recover in the event of a cyber security incident.
A report by NHS Providers has highlighted the key contribution made by NHS mental health trusts in confronting the coronavirus pandemic.
A new study has found that patients undergoing surgery after contracting coronavirus are at greatly increased risk of postoperative death.
The NHS Nightingale Hospital Yorkshire and the Humber will begin offering clinical CT scans to some patients from across the region from 4 June.
The pledge to ‘write off’ £13.4 billion of debt owed by NHS trusts could end up costing hospitals millions in annual payments back to the government.
The Health Foundation has warned that the delayed contact tracing app has the potential to exacerbate existing health inequalities.
Public Health England has said that people from ethnic minorities are at a higher risk of dying from coronavirus.
Data analysed by the Prostate Cancer UK charity has shown that the disease is now the most commonly diagnosed cancer in the UK.
Figures show that NHS Volunteer Responders have reached the 250,000 milestone at the start of Volunteers’ Week.
Approximately 2.4 million people in the UK are waiting for cancer screening, further tests or cancer treatment.
The UK has reached the 200,000 capacity target on Saturday 30 May, including capacity for 40,000 antibody tests a day.
NHS England and NHS Confederation have confirmed the creation of a new centre to investigate the impact of race and ethnicity on people's health.
Community projects supporting people with their mental health during the coronavirus pandemic will benefit from their share of £5 million.
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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.
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