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New measures easing administrative red tape will give vital support to frontline NHS staff battling coronavirus.
The NHS is urging anyone who thinks they have symptoms of stroke not be put off seeking help but to ‘act FAST’.
It will take many more months before NHS and social care organisations are able to fully restart services following the coronavirus outbreak.
Thousands of patients with coronavirus will have their genetic code studied to help scientists understand their susceptibility to the virus.
Less than 100 organ transplants were carried out in the UK last month, representing the lowest number for 36 years.
An initial £50 million to help the Scottish social care sector deal with the financial implications of coronavirus has been confirmed.
The first trial to test potential treatments for coronavirus through GP surgeries is being rolled out across the UK.
Sir Simon Stevens has said that nursing degree courses should be expanded to capitalise on the surge in interest in NHS careers.
The government has expanded the team leading on the rapid nationwide roll-out of the coronavirus test and trace programme.
All care home staff and residents are now eligible for testing with priority for those in homes that look after the over-65s.
Scottish organisations have created a new platform to help health and social care workers look after their physical and mental health.
The NHS will be able to ‘lock in’ improvements to their work by putting whole-system planning at the heart of coronavirus recovery plans.
A new study will link hospital and GP practice data to identify patients who are most at risk of harm from coronavirus.
Over 70 public figures are calling for a full independent public inquiry into coronavirus deaths among people from ethnic minority backgrounds.
NHS and social care staff in the UK are set to receive millions of items of PPE thanks to new collaborations with a number of organisations.
GPs have been ‘totally left out of the conversation’ when it comes to coronavirus tests carried out at privately run drive-through centres.
There are discrepancies between the accessibility of coronavirus testing for health care staff working in the NHS versus those outside the NHS.
NHS Blood and Transplant has supplied the first units of convalescent plasma to hospitals and the first transfusions have taken place.
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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
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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