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The health service will provide patients with hundreds of thousands more dental appointments, thanks to a £50 million funding injection.
NHS trusts in England lost nearly two million days in staff absences due to long Covid in the first 18 months of the pandemic.
Richard Meddings will be the new chair of NHS England, focusing on the health service’s recovery from the pandemic and expanding its workforce.
People struggling to lose weight will now be offered help from their local high street pharmacy to help tackle rising obesity levels and type 2 diabetes.
A record number of 18-year-olds applied to study nursing in England in 2021, with the pandemic playing a significant factor in their decision to apply.
The government has announced that England will fully return to Plan A on 27 January thanks to the success of the booster programme.
Record numbers of people are coming forward for cancer tests, with almost a quarter of a million referrals in one month.
Ministers have been issued with a stark warning over mandatory coronavirus vaccines for NHS workers, with doubts cast over the new law’s ‘rationality’.
NHS England has urged people to Grab A Jab this week with a record number of walk-in sites available across the country.
There are serious concerns over the standards of specialist care being provided to patients with the most complex mental health needs.
The public are being urged to consider a career in care as celebrities pledge their support for the sector, as part of a new government recruitment campaign.
Nearly 284,000 people were waiting for time critical heart operations and other heart procedures at the end of November 2021.
A survey has found that one in four doctors in the NHS are so tired that their ability to treat patients has become impaired.
Every eligible 16 and 17-year-old is now able to book their vital booster jab as the vaccination programme continues to expand.
The British medical Association has expressed concern over the government’s new contract with private practice providers.
The NHS is launching a new campaign using the iconic Beatles song ‘Help!” to get the nation taking better care of their mental health.
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust has joined the Smart Hospital Alliance to drive the expansion of cutting-edge digital health technologies.
Health leaders urging politicians to avoid complacency around the ongoing threat posed by the virus, with the NHS still facing several weeks of intense winter pressures.
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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