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Online GP consultation systems may not be the silver bullet for reducing GP workload and patient waiting times that policymakers are hoping for.
The new Northern Care Alliance NHS Group has launched in the North West as a group of hospitals and community health services combine services.
A €34 million project which aims to lead to new diagnostic tests to assess patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease has been coordinated in Newcastle.
Patients in Norfolk are the first in the region to benefit from new technology that diagnoses gut infections by detecting fractions of DNA.
A new app has been launched to help people across West Norfolk stay well this winter.
Staff at Southampton’s teaching hospitals have secured £300,000 to fund three specialist assessment rooms in the emergency department for mental health patients.
A project linking the Orion Health portals in use at five West of Scotland health boards has been completed.
The West Midlands Familial Hypercholesterolaemia Service (WMFHS) has launched.
Although inpatient falls has slightly improved, many patients are not receiving the required assessments which can help prevent falls in hospitals, a new report shows.
11 innovative projects are being backed in the last round of NHS England’s programme to spread technology that have the potential to save lives as well as millions of pounds.
GP numbers have fallen by over 1,000 in the last year despite the government’s 2015 pledge to bring in another 5,000 practitioners.
Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust and other organisations are joining forces to adopt a ‘zero’ suicide approach.
Maternity services at Ashford and St. Peter’s Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust have launched a new electronic medical record system known as BadgerNet.
Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is opening its new £24 million state-of-the-art development for CAMHS and Perinatal Services.
A 12-month HIV testing pilot in King’s College Hospital’s emergency department has identified 32 new cases of the condition.
Humber NHS Foundation Trust is to open a ‘safe space’ in Hull for young people in crisis.
Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust and King’s Health Partners have partnered up to revolutionise cardiovascular services for patients.
Almost 6,000 lung cancer operations took place in 2015, with a record 96.3 per cent alive after 90 days, a new report reveals.
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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