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NHS Digital should 'immediately withdraw' from a system that allows for the sharing of patients’ addresses for immigration tracing purposes.
East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust has chosen Cerner as its supplier of a new EPR system to improve efficiency.
Conservative MP Robert Halfon has said that his party should promise a referendum on raising NHS spending.
Transgender people are waiting up to two and a half years for initial consultations at NHS gender identity clinics.
NHS England is committing to eliminating Hepatitis C in England at least five years earlier than the World Health Organisation goal of 2030.
The Brexit Health Alliance has warned that patients could face disruption to the supply of their medicines when the UK leaves the EU.
Since the new Cancer Drugs Fund opened in July 2016, nearly 15,700 patients have benefited from the 52 drugs treating 81 different types of cancer.
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has commented that doctors need to be able to openly reflect about mistakes they have made.
NHS England has announced SCAS as one of three NHS ambulance trusts to use a share of £5 million to develop into world class digital organisations.
Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust will help two of its main hospitals deal with unprecedented pressure this winter.
A £1.2 million study to help prevent side effects in adult patients undergoing treatment for head and neck cancer is to be trialled nationwide.
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has developed a programme to help people reduce their dependency on strong pain killers.
The number of patients being admitted to hospital with winter flu remains high, but the worst of the season may soon be over.
NICE has encouraged GPs to use paracetamol for sore throats rather than antibiotics, which are prescribed in 60 per cent of situations.
Doctors have complained of ‘chaos’ after an NHS computer meltdown left them unable to access patient records and test results.
A spike in the number of norovirus cases is putting increased pressure on hospitals already facing high levels of demand, according to NHS England.
Hospitals are suffering ‘serious shortages’ of vital medical equipment such as ventilators and oxygen cylinders during the NHS’s winter crisis.
Children in certain parts of Wales are waiting an average of two years for an autism assessment despite a target of six months, it has been revealed.
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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