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NHS England has published new guidance urging patients to use the NHS ‘wisely’ as it discovers the full impact of Friday's global cyber-attack.
Michael Brown, chair of the Royal College of Nursing’s (RCN) Council has announced that 91 per cent of members would take industrial action short of strike, with 78 per cent saying they were prepared to strike.
Recent analysis by Buttle UK has shown a ‘staggering growth’ in the number of young victims exposed to domestic abuse with figures showing that the number of grants awarded to families affected by domestic abuse rose by 22 per cent between 2015 and 2016.
An Alzheimer’s Society investigation has calculated that the typical person’s bill for dementia social care would take 125 years to save for.
NHS services across England have been hit by a large-scale cyber attack, with trusts and hospitals in London, Blackburn, Nottingham, Cumbria and Hertfordshire badly affected.
Brazil has declared an end to a national emergency over the Zika virus after a sharp decrease in cases, 18 months after the disease was made a world emergency by the The World Health Organisation (WHO).
Professor Helen Stokes-Lampard, chair of the Royal College of GPs has called on the parties, ahead of the general election to, to address the ‘staggering’ GP vacancy problem.
NHS statistics have revealed that 30 per cent of young people with eating disorders did not receive treatment within the waiting time standard for community-based treatment in 2016-17.
The Health Foundation’s Quality of care in the English NHS: In the balance, has highlighted that waiting times for many NHS urgent and emergency services in England were at their worst in 2016/17 for the last five years.
Doctors have published a report in the British Medical Journal Case Reports warning that the growing popularity of consuming raw fish in the West may be linked to a rise in parasitic infections.
Research by Localis has indicated that only a third of council members have a clear understanding of how an accountable care system (ACS) works, prompting concerns over the future integration between health and social care as part of an ACS.
Information revealed via a BBC South East Freedom of Information request has revealed ambulance services across England have spent hundreds of thousands of pounds to ensure vehicles can cope with a growing number of obese patients.
A study carried out by the University of Bristol has shown that the life expectancy of 20-year-olds starting treatment for HIV has increased by around a decade in the EU and North America since the introduction of antiretroviral therapy, closer to a normal life expectancy.
Public Health England (PHE) has created a new Health Improvement directorate which will be led by John Newton.
A study conducted by the University of Glasgow has highlighted that the poorest in society are more likely to suffer the health repercussions of excessive drinking.
Doctors and nurses could be issued with body cameras to record violent patients following a successful pilot scheme at Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust was found to reduce the number of violent incidents by 14 per cent.
Speaking at the Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (Adass) conference, Sir James Mundy, president of the family division of the High Court, has criticised the separation of elderly couples when one or both are moved into care homes as ‘inhumane’.
The Adverse Psychiatric Reactions Information Link has warned that too many young people are being put on the powerful anti-acne drug Roaccutane, which has been linked to a series of suicides.
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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.
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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