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Adult social care leaders must create a culture of openness where people feel empowered to be open about relationships.
DHSC has announced that the number of nurses has risen as the government seeks to increase nursing numbers by 50,000 by 2025.
The CMA has started an investigation into the proposed merger between NHS hospital trusts in Poole and Bournemouth.
New research from the Nuffield Trust has found that four in ten hospital appointments made for prisoners are cancelled or missed.
A RCN survey of emergency nursing staff in England reveals the difficulties of providing care to patients in cramped and unsuitable locations.
Tests for coronavirus are being increased to include people displaying flu-like symptoms at hospitals and GP surgeries across the UK.
The Ultra Low Emission Zone and the Mayor of London’s other air quality policies will save the NHS around £5 billion over next 30 years.
Patients are failing to recover properly from a stroke or heart attack because the NHS offers too little rehabilitation.
Many of the most seriously ill patients are waiting for hours on trolleys and in corridors as the NHS struggles to find them beds.
Michael Marmot has warned that life expectancy among women living in the poorest communities in England has declined since 2011.
All adults in England will be automatically enrolled as organ donors unless they choose to opt out.
A new report from Cancer Research UK has warned that England will fail to be smoke-free by 2030 if current smoking trends continue.
Nurses will attend a two-year course to become ‘surgical care practitioners’, in a bid to reduce waiting times for NHS patients.
NHS Kernow CCG and Cornwall Council have announced an agreement for a new approach to public health services.
The NHS has started pilots of home testing for coronavirus where NHS staff visit people in their own homes.
The RCGP will continue to oppose a change in the law on assisted dying, following a consultation of its members.
New NHS figures show that approximately two million people in England are at risk of developing type 2 diabetes, the highest on record.
Patients who have recently been discharged from hospital will now receive greater support from local pharmacy teams to manage their medicines.
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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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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