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People in Scotland who have experienced difficulty registering with a doctor’s surgery are to be given additional guidance.
A new report has provided the first-ever estimate of healthcare’s global climate footprint in Europe and urged for zero emissions.
Patients with severe asthma are to receive a life-changing new treatment at home thanks to clinicians at Newcastle’s Freeman Hospital.
The CQC has rated the services provided by Lancashire Care NHS Foundation Trust as Requires Improvement.
A new report has highlighted that cancer patients are missing out on vital care as specialist nurses struggle with huge workloads.
Cancer Research UK has said that staff shortages are affecting cancer survival in Scotland.
80 per cent of the public would put an end to the school children discounts offered by unhealthy fast food outlets near schools.
NHS Digital is part of a new collaboration developing a new hub that aims to revolutionise the way in which clinical trials are delivered.
There were more than twice as many attendances to A&E departments for the 10 per cent living in the most deprived areas last year.
A new network of NHS ‘one stop shop’ clinics means that hundreds of survivors of FGM will be able to access expert care.
IPPR has argued that the NHS needs to be provided with a legal right to buy out ‘toxic’ deals hospitals have agreed for new buildings.
New analysis has revealed that cancer survival in the UK is on the up, but it is still lagging behind other high-income countries.
A new consultation on proposals to give senior NHS doctors and nurses access to more flexible pensions has launched.
Young people with Batten Disease will now be offered a drug to slow the onset of sickness, after NHS England agreed a fair price.
Doctors have warned that Scottish accident and emergency departments are being ‘stretched to the limit’.
PHE has launched a new strategy to address current and future threats to health, including antibiotic resistance and health inequalities.
40 per cent of patients receive no visitors at all on hospital wards, often contributing to delayed release and recovery.
Councils say recent nurse funding to improve their training and skills should be expanded to cover public health workers.
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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