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NHS England awards PET-CT scan contract to private sector firn despite Oxford University Hospitals submitting rvial bid.
Niall Dickson said: "These findings show the inevitable consequence of starving the NHS of funding for the best part of a decade."
Dr Clare Gerada has been appointed as clinical chair, and Professor Sir Chris Ham has been appointed as non-clinical chair of the NHS Assembly.
Public Health England has launched a major new national campaign ‘Cervical Screening Saves Lives’, to increase the number of women attending their cervical screening.
Public Health England is urging parents to be aware of scarlet fever symptons and seek early treatment with antibiotics
1,000 health visitors will receive additional training to identify speech, language and communication needs of children early on, with a new assessment and support package.
Three projects funded through a collaboration between Innovate UK and Asthma UK will help ensure asthma patients receive better treatment.
Auden Mckenzie may have abused its dominant position by making monthly payments to Waymade not to enter the hydrocortisone market
The Government has announced it will work with the National Genomics Board to form National Genomic Healthcare Strategy that specifically focuses on providing predictive services to people with rare diseases.
Medical journal the Lancet has published an updated paper on Brexit which uses the available legal and political texts on four Brexit scenarios to assess the likely impact on fifteen specific aspects of the health service.
Niall Dickson: "Too much of this is outside of the control of the NHS and our members. That is why we continue to advocate for a negotiated deal to provide maximum protection for patients.”
Replacing all regular meals with a low calorie diet of soups, shakes and bars, together with behavioural support, is expected to cost an additional £13,000 for every year of life lived in full health
All hospitals will be expected to have plans and infrastructure in place by the end of September 2020.
Public Health England (PHE) has published mid-season data on the effectiveness of this year’s flu vaccines which suggests that the nasal spray is 8
Drug price could be adjusted based on how well it works for patients in the NHS, suggests Cancer Research UK
Plans to give staff immediate access to dedicated mental health support will be considered as part of the upcoming workforce implementation plan
First published in September last year, Code encourages technology companies to meet a set of principles to protect patient data
It will combine representatives from government, the NHS and the private sector in order to "free up staff time and empower patients to take greater control of their own healthcare"
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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