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Anti-inflammatory medication could half the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia.
One in three people with a life-changing diagnosis of dementia fail to get the follow up NHS support they are supposed to.
NHS England is urging parents of young children with minor illnesses to take them to pharmacies rather than GPs or A&E.
NHS Providers has set out recommendations for NHS trusts to improve efficiencies reduce variation across clinical specialties.
A unique collaboration has seen 67 per cent of patients treated and discharged at home, avoiding the necessity of hospital visits.
Nearly 300,000 missed outpatient appointments at hospitals cost the Welsh NHS more than £36 million in 2016/17.
Barts Health NHS Trust has said that nearly 5,000 more people were seen and treated within four hours at Barts Health hospitals this January.
The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy has reported that vulnerable patients recovering from hip fracture are facing unacceptable variations in care.
NICE has invited biopharmaceutical company Tesaro to submit a proposal for including niraparib in the Cancer Drugs Fund.
The latest PHE report has showed that seasonal flu continues to circulate across the UK, but rates across most indicators remain stable.
Duncan Selbie has urged local authorities to ensure that all local residents eligible for a free NHS Health Check get an invite.
January was one of the most difficult months on record for A&E units in England with the four-hour A&E target missed for the 30th month in a row.
An independent inquiry has reported that Liverpool Community Health Trust was involved in ‘appalling instances of staff treatment’.
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust is leading a project to enable state-of-the-art psychological therapy to be delivered via virtual reality.
One-to-one interaction and daily discussion with people with dementia can help improve their quality of life.
Over-65s should be offered a newly licensed jab called Fluad to help provide better immunity against the flu next winter.
NICE has recommended the use of a more accurate scan to diagnose and determine the stage of pancreatic cancer in patients.
The collapse of construction firm Carillon has probably delayed the opening of the new Royal Liverpool Hospital.
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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