This story was first published in digitalhealth.net
11/01/2016 - 11:30
Prime Minister David Cameron is set to announce a £400m funding boost for mental health services as part of a £1 billion investment.
08/01/2016 - 11:37
GPs who have had their directed enhanced services (DES) payments withheld and have met the minimum standards for avoiding unplanned admissions will
08/01/2016 - 11:35
NHS England has announced the results of its survey suggesting that the proportion of patients who rate their overall experience of their GP surgery as good remains high at 85 per cent, but has showed a slight decline overall.
07/01/2016 - 12:25
A cross-party commission to review future funding and structure of health and care services in England, will be proposed in the House of Commons by former minister Norman Lamb on 7 January
07/01/2016 - 11:37
A rising number of GPs under the age of 50 are leaving the UK general practice due to feeling ‘unsupported and vulnerable to burnout’, an NHS England-commissioned study has found.
07/01/2016 - 11:35
New figures published by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has shown more than 10,000 nursing posts in London have been left unfilled.
07/01/2016 - 11:34
A scheme launched by health organisations in Cornwall to tackle the problem of hospital bed blocking actually saw numbers rise by 60 per cent in a year.
06/01/2016 - 12:16
A 10 year study has found wide variation in emergency treatment for patients with blocked coronary arteries.
06/01/2016 - 11:20
Salford Royal’s Sir David Dalton has been appointed by Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt to engage with junior doctors on behalf of the government in an attempt to avoid planned strike action.
05/01/2016 - 09:18
After talks between the British Medical Association (BMA) and Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt to end the contract dispute broke down, three junior doctor strikes have been planned to take place on the 12 and 26 of January, as well as 10 February.
04/01/2016 - 09:16
NHS spending on management consultants has fallen by £42 million in the last year, according to figures from NHS Improvement.
23/12/2015 - 10:54
NHS bosses have been directed to create a plan to ensure the ‘sustainability and quality’ of general practice next year.
23/12/2015 - 10:52
The performance of every care home in England can now be compared on NHS website, My NHS which allows users to leave ratings and reviews so others can assess the services.
22/12/2015 - 11:05
17,000 patients in Scotland have failed to show up to medical appointments at least five times in the last year.
22/12/2015 - 11:03
Hospitals have been criticised over the money generated from parking fees, after a freedom of information (FOI) request revealed some trusts are making more than £3 million a year.
21/12/2015 - 12:23
According to statistics published by the NHS, the majority of hospitals in England are struggling to recruit enough nurses, with nine out of 10 hospitals missing targets for levels of safe staffing.
21/12/2015 - 12:20
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced that free Wi-Fi will be made available in all NHS buildings in England, in a bid to reduce costs and improve patient experience.
21/12/2015 - 12:18
The government has announced it will provide a four per cent funding boost every year for five years to cover ‘changes in GP workload’.
Pages
Product Features
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.
Supplier Profiles
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
Latest Features
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
