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New figures published by NHS Digital show that drinking alcohol was the main reason for 358,000 admissions to hospital in 2018/19.
A new report has outlined the scale of the task required to rebuild and equip the NHS to make it fit for the 21st century.
Scottish Health Secretary Jeane Freeman is seeking a permanent solution to the pension taxation issue impacting vital NHS services.
A nationwide campaign has been launched to advise the public on how to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
Five organisations in the health and social care sector have made the Top 100 LGBT-inclusive employers list.
Facilities workers at Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust are set for a substantial pay rise and better pensions as they are brought in-house.
The Health Foundation is launching a new programme of work to explore the impact of data analytics on health in the UK.
The World Health Organization has declared the new coronavirus as a global emergency.
The UKLCC has revealed that people with lung cancer are dying after being diagnosed late in A&E because their GP missed signs of the disease.
A Royal College of Nursing survey has revealed that more than half of London’s nurses want to leave the profession due to spiraling living costs.
University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust's is to cut its carbon emissions thanks to a new £10.8m heating and energy system.
The Children’s Commissioner has warned that a ‘chasm’ remains between what children’s mental health services are available and what children need.
North Bristol NHS Trust is working with the Bristol Robotics Laboratory on the development of robotics to improve patients' health.
2.23 million women aged 45 and over were screened for breast cancer in 2018-19, a 4.5 per cent increase on the previous year.
Jeremy Hunt has been elected to head a committee of MPs who will scrutinise the performance of the NHS and government health policy.
A survey of maternity services has found that continuity of carer and access to midwives after giving birth are areas where improvements are needed.
RCN claims that nursing is undervalued in status and pay, and that until both are enhanced, the UK will continue to experience severe nursing shortages.
The BBC has revealed that thousands of emergency calls every week are taking ambulance crews over an hour to reach.
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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