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Stockport NHS Foundation Trust has confirmed a major new plan to become carbon neutral and to help build a sustainable future for the environment.
The government has missed an opportunity to alleviate the workforce crisis in the NHS and social care by rejecting a recommendation to overhaul workforce planning.
Three Rapid Response Vehicles will be trialled by East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust as part of a wider NHS move towards zero emissions vehicles.
Healthcare workers in the UK are losing as much as half a working day every week overcoming language barriers, according to a new survey.
A new national campaign is calling on those eligible not to ignore their invite for cervical screening, as data reveals nearly one in three don’t take up the offer.
NHS England has launched a new lifesaving campaign to encourage people to dial 999 when they are having early signs of a heart attack.
Racism and woeful ethnicity data collection have ‘negatively impacted’ the health of black, Asian and minority ethnic people in England for years.
A number of leading dating apps have joined forces with the NHS in a renewed push to encourage young people to get their booster vaccines.
The UK has surpassed two million SARS-CoV-2 genome sequences uploaded to the international GISAID database.
The NHS is reminding millions of people who have still not had their booster to book in, with more than four million people sent a second reminder.
Patients are facing significant delays for key health services delivered in the community due to a mounting backlog of care.
Latest NHS data has shown that the number of people in England waiting to start routine hospital treatment has risen to a record high.
New flexible apprenticeships will help create opportunities for more people to earn while they learn in industries that boost the economy.
Leaked projections have revealed that the number of people in England waiting for planned hospital care could hit 10.7 million by March 2024.
Thousands of mental health patients in England are being treated in buildings that are ‘dangerous’ and unfit for purpose, says tthe Royal College of Psychiatrists.
The Integration White Paper sets out a vision for an integrated NHS and adult social care sector which will better serve patients and staff.
The NHS in England is to lead a world first pilot in AIAs in healthcare to ensure potential risks must be addressed before they can access NHS data.
Thousands of people living with obesity are to benefit from a drug which has helped those using it to reduce their weight by 10 per cent.
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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