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The CQC has reported that Colchester Hospital, which has been in special measures since 2013, has significantly improved.
The James Cook University Hospital and the Friarage Hospital have seen their car parking charges increase.
The NHS Supply Chain has announced that they achieved over £250 million cash-releasing savings as of the end of September 2017.
The BIFM has published new guidance on the buying process for goods or services that support facilities management delivery.
New figures have shown a continued decline in the number of EU nurses and midwives wanting to work in the UK since the 2016 EU referendum.
A mental health service based in Tameside and Glossop is celebrating being accredited by the Memory Services National Accreditation Programme.
More people in east Suffolk will receive quick diagnosis and treatment for memory problems thanks to a new-look specialist service launched by NSFT.
NICE has published an updated guideline on glaucoma, which will mean fewer people need to be referred for further specialist investigation.
Two new MRI scanners have been unveiled at Kent and Canterbury Hospital as part of a £4 million investment by East Kent Hospitals.
Three overseas doctors have joined the CAMHS at Cumbria Partnership NHS Foundation Trust as part of a medical fellowship programme to help strengthen the service.
London Ambulance paramedics and CIS staff have collaborated to provide alternative care to patients who might otherwise be taken to hospital unnecessarily.
An innovative way to share important information about a child’s health has been launched and will support the prevention of childhood illness.
A new initiative to help reduce in-patient falls at South Tyneside District Hospital is set to be implemented by other NHS organisations across the country.
UK maternity units are turning to expensive temporary staffing arrangements such as overtime and agency staff to plug gaps in midwife rotas.
New figures released by the NHS’s new anti-fraud body suggest that the yearly bill for fraud in the NHS has topped £1 billion.
Two multinational drug companies are threatening legal action to prevent patients being offered a cheaper version of an effective drug against blindness which could save the NHS £84 million a year.
A new six month programme will offer community pharmacists and technicians the opportunity to develop leadership skills.
NHS and social care leaders have written to the Chancellor asking for an end to public sector pay restraint.
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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