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The Care Quality Commission has rated University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust as 'good' overall following a recent inspection.
A new Care Research & Technology Centre will use AI and robotics to help people with dementia live longer in their own homes.
The London Ambulance Service has begun a pilot to enable its clinicians to securely access Summary Care Record data on an iPad.
NHS Digital has agreed a deal that will allow NHS organisations to make better use of their machine generated information.
Initially developed for use on the battlefield, the TXA Autoinjector could also be adapted for any major trauma incidents, from stab wounds to road traffic accidents.
There has been a 36.6 per cent reduction in mortality since the WHO Surgical Safety Checklist was introduced in Scotland’s hospitals in 2008.
The Welsh Government is investing £11 million in projects to transform the way health and social care services are delivered in north Wales.
Small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) can apply for a share of £1.5 million to help evaluate medical devices in real-world clinical settings.
Vital child health information will be available to health professionals and parents at the point of care, thanks to a new NHS service.
A new report has warned that hospital wards across the NHS in England remain under staffed and putting patient lives at risk.
The Capacity Tracker allows care homes to upload bed availability to reduce avoidable hospital stays
The Time for Care scheme has freed up more than half a million hours of time for patients in the last year
Artificial gravity may be used to help patients who develop muscle weakness from lengthy stays in a hospital bed, or those suffering from lower back pain.
All women should be able to access both medical and surgical procedures to terminate their pregnancy, says new draft guidance from NICE.
A study of the latest A&E data suggests that overall levels of violence in England and Wales are on the decline, in spite of an increase in knife crime.
Pregnant women are to be offered specialist stop smoking referrals as part of NHS action to reduce stillbirths.
NHSS England says new figures prove that NHS staff provided timely, high quality care to a record numbers of people in England this winter.
GS1 UK has announced a five-year partnership with NHS Digital to enhance patient safety and improve operational efficiencies across care providers.
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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