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The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that a shortage of HIV testing could undermine global efforts to diagnose and treat people who catch the infection.
Humber NHS Foundation Trust in East Yorkshire has launched a website, child and adolescent mental health services or ‘camhs’, to support young people struggling with mental health problems.
A report by the RCN and Royal College of emergency Nursing (RCEM) has advised on the creation of accident and emergency (A&E) hubs that can deliver services to alleviate demand on emergency care.
The General Practitioners Committee (GPC) has called off plans to ballot its members of the prospect of a mass resignation, after claiming it has won concession on work load from NHS England.
An ITV investigation has revealed that hospitals are being forced to suspend acute services, because they don't have enough staff.
41 projects have been awarded funding for places of safety for people in mental health crisis, as part of a £15 million fund.
Inadequate staffing is to blame for a rise in the number of hospital attendances caused by surgical ’mistakes’, campaigners argue.
A leaked review of the government’s plans for a seven-day NHS has highlighted risks, according to The Guardian and Channel 4 News.
The British Heart Foundation in Wales has called for more research to be carried out on heart disease to source improved treatments for patients suffering from the condition.
Four high performing trusts have become the first in the UK to be accredited by NHS Improvement to lead groups of NHS providers.
Policy Exchange has expressed concerns over the National Grid’s drive to encourage hospitals to use their back-up diesel generators to help maintain the UK’s electricity network.
250 volunteers have come together to help British researchers shed more light on the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease.
New proposals by the Department of Health (DoH) include measures to name cosmetic surgery clinics in England which do not meet standards.
Stockport’s Stepping Hill Hospital is raising car parking charges by up to 40 per cent in a bid to offset a £40 million deficit.
Data from NHS England has suggested that a shortage of trained staff has meant 30,000 new mothers with mental health conditions are being put at risk after giving birth.
According to survey conducted by Churchill Home Insurance, half of parents with children under 14 allow them to drink alcohol at home.
Public Health England (PHE) has provided an update on its investigation in the increased cases of Cyclospora, associated with travellers returning from Mexico.
Wigan council has launched a new fully-funded eighteen month fitness programme in a bid to tackle childhood obesity.
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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