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More than four in 10 emergency admissions to hospital from care homes could potentially be avoided through better care in the community.
Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust has been rated overall as ‘outstanding’.
Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust has improved their quality ratings, but remains in need of improvements.
The economic benefit of using partial knee replacements could save the NHS approximately £30 million per annum.
Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust has been rated Good overall by the Care Quality Commission.
The Health Secretary has announced £20 million funding to prepare more young people for an entry-level job in the NHS.
Diseases could be detected even before people experience symptoms, thanks to a pioneering new health-data programme.
The University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust has celebrated the opening of an activity hub to serve older patients.
A new report has warned that babies born in the UK are missing out on checks for rare but serious health conditions, putting lives at risk.
As part of a range of measures to tackle the causes of preventable ill health, the government has pledged to end smoking by 2030.
DHSC is consulting on proposals to make the NHS Pension Scheme more flexible and transparent for senior clinicians.
Patients with minor health issues will be offered same-day appointments at their local pharmacy, under a new DHSC deal.
Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock has announced one of the biggest pay rises in a decade for thousands of NHS doctors and dentists.
The Department of Health and Social Care handed a record total of £9.2 billion last year to private providers.
New figures have shown that hospital admissions for deadly sepsis in England have more than doubled in three years.
NHS England and NHS Improvement have appointed Professor Em Wilkinson-Brice to the role of Deputy Chief People Officer.
North Cumbria University Hospitals NHS Trust is among a number of organisations in the North West to sign up to the Food Active Healthy Weight Declaration.
Ministers have confirmed that the Better Care Fund will be renewed for 2019 to 2020, bringing the pooled funding to over £6.4 billion.
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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