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The Information Commissioner’s Office has warned NHS staff of the consequences of looking at patient records without a valid legal reason.
The Golden Jubilee National Hospital, in Clydebank, has implemented a new digital system for recording patients’ vital signs.
It is time to review the system used to pay health care providers, a new report has argued.
Professor Shafi Ahmed has used virtual reality to operate alongside other international surgeons on a patient at The Royal London Hospital.
Serco Group plc has signed Heads of Terms to acquire a portfolio of selected UK health facilities management contracts from Carillion plc.
The Royal College of Nursing has repeated its call for NHS nurses to receive an above inflation pay rise, following new research.
A new urine test is expected to revolutionise clinicians' ability to diagnose bladder cancer by providing results within three hours.
280,000 more non-emergency operations could be carried out by hospitals each year if schedules were better organised.
Visitors to ehi LIVE 2017 will have the chance to hear how technology is shaping policy at the top of the health service.
Bed blocking by patients who are ready to be discharged cost the Scottish NHS more than £100 million over the past year, according to new figures.
Rising numbers of NHS hospitals are charging disabled patients and visitors to park, official figures have shown.
An Emergency Department Safety Checklist used at hospitals in Bristol is set to be rolled out to trusts across England.
Patients should be told to go home and rest rather than receive antibiotics, health officials have said.
Migrants and visitors to the UK not eligible for free healthcare will now be charged upfront for the cost of their treatment.
NICE has approved strimvelis, a treatment for a rare inherited immune deficiency condition that has been termed ‘bubble baby syndrome'.
The number of urinary tract infections (UTIs) caused by drug resistant bacteria is increasing, new data shows.
The Royal College of Surgeons has warned that the health service in Northern Ireland is failing patients waiting for planned treatment.
DBTH has been announced as the first NHS trust in the country to have vaccinated 75 per cent of their frontline staff for the second year running.
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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