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NHS England has confirmed that £23 million of extra funding will be made available to improve the mental health of at least 3,000 pregnant women.
All 200 trusts tested have failed to meet the standard required for cyber security, following last year's WannaCry attack.
Public Health England has said that e-cigarettes should be available on prescription to help continue the work undertaken to stop people smoking.
The number of students starting nursing degree courses is likely to fall again this year unless the government takes urgent action.
A new study has warned that women with severe pre-eclampsia should have their blood pressure closely monitored for a year after giving birth.
The upfront charges paid by temporary migrants to the UK to use the NHS are to double, raising nearly £220 million a year for the NHS.
New research has found that work pressures on GPs and a feeling of being ‘undervalued’ within the profession is causing a ‘crisis’.
Health leaders have proposed a new ring-fenced tax to fund the NHS and social care and supply the NHS with an extra £4 billion.
Full government funding of IVF could maintain low rates of multiple pregnancies following treatment and reduce associated complications for mothers.
A number of leading health organisations have called for urgent action to reduce the spiralling cost of medical negligence claims in England.
New figures show that the number of men dying from prostate cancer has overtaken female deaths from breast cancer for the first time in the UK.
A key government target for caring for people with severe mental health conditions in England is being missed due to underfunding.
Public Health England has relaunched the Act FAST campaign to encourage people to call 999 if they notice even one of the signs of a stroke in themselves, or in others.
Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust is now offering free Wi-Fi to patients and visitors.
A Queen Elizabeth Hospital scheme in Gateshead which reviews the deaths of patients has been praised by the Department of Health.
One in 10 posts in specialist mental health services are currently vacant, with Brexit set to make recruitment more difficult.
Steve Brine has commissioned Public Health England to review the evidence for dependence on, and withdrawal from, prescribed medicines.
A CQC survey has found that most women are having a positive experience of maternity care and treatment within the NHS.
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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