This story was first published in digitalhealth.net
Jeremy Hunt has announced a £215 million package of funding for research to develop health solutions for the future.
New plans being drawn up by NHS England include offering fewer patients surgery to remove tonsils, carry out breast reductions and stop snoring.
NHS England’s vanguard programme has not delivered the depth and scale of transformed services it aimed for at the beginning of the programme.
The new NHS app, set to be available to everyone in England in December 2018, will give patients safe and secure access to their GP record.
NHS England has revealed that the sales of sugar-filled drinks has been dramatically cut from 15.6 per cent to 8.7 per cent on NHS premises.
A new report has argued that the current pay system in the NHS is opaque and outmoded, leaving it to fail both staff and patients.
NHS Digital has signed a contract for a new software solution to improve the de-identification of patient information.
The CQC has published a new series of resources to help health and care organisations ensure the safety and well-being of people using their services.
A new study by the University of Exeter has concluded that patients who see the same doctor over time have lower death rates.
Simon Stevens has claimed that children's mental health services is in need of ‘a major ramp-up’ to cope with the rising challenges faced by young people.
NHS Digital has entered into a three-year strategic partnership with IBM to enhance data security and cyber security response.
The Royal College of GPs has stressed that technology may support but not replace medically trained professionals.
A £10 million a year fund will be boosted to £105 million over the next three years to help deliver more joined up care closer to home in Wales.
The NHS could save at least £130 million per year by updating inefficient and outdated energy systems, according to new data.
Two more areas will become ‘Local Health and Care Record Exemplars’ to put in place an electronic shared local health and care record.
The Royal College of Physicians has called for e-cigarettes to be permitted on hospital grounds to help the NHS seek completely smoke-free sites.
Two Commons committees have urged for a sustainable funding solution for adult social care, including a call for a new tax on over-40s.
The NHS is a ‘below-average’ performer when it comes to preventing deaths from heart attacks, strokes and cancer.
This story was first published in digitalhealth.net
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