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Cancer patients in England still have poorer survival rates than in other European countries, despite pledges and funding to improve care.
The first children to receive the revolutionary CAR-T therapy treatment for cancer are to begin at Great Ormond Street Hospital.
The Royal College of Surgeons has said that drastic changes to the rules around medical devices are needed to better protect patients.
The government has agreed the outline terms of a deal enabling the NHS to get the best value and most effective medicines into use more quickly.
A new poll has revealed that less than a third of doctors have been asked to take part in planning for winter.
The NHS will save £300 million after negotiating deals with five manufacturers on low cost versions of the service’s most costly drug.
An NHS trust is set to save more than £150,000 per year in outsourced transcription costs due to new clinical speech recognition technology.
Wales is set to become the first UK nation to introduce a new single waiting time target for cancer patients to speed up diagnosis.
There are nearly 7,000 children and young adults under 25 with type 2 diabetes in England and Wales.
Theresa May has pledged a £3.5 billion a year investment in primary and community healthcare to help reduce pressure on hospitals.
NHS Digital has published a new standard that will improve sharing clinical information between community pharmacies and GP practices.
Wales continues to invest more in key public services than other parts of the UK, especially in health and social services.
A new study has revealed that victims of terror attacks are waiting up to 14 months for their trauma to be treated by NHS mental health services.
techUK has launched a report highlighting priorities for digitising the health and social care sector, aimed at Health Secretary Matt Hancock.
A new report has argued that better use of same-day emergency clinics could save at least 14,000 overnight hospital stays.
NHS Digital has revealed that more than half of courses of treatment for anxiety and depression ended in a patient’s recovery last year.
Nearly one in five local hospital services are consistently failing to hit any of their key waiting-time targets.
A new survey has revealed that around nine in 10 people support the government working with the food industry to make food healthier.
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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.
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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