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A group of health organisations have announced a new vision for emergency department clinical workforce planning in England.
The insertion and management of nasogastric tubes is ‘safe, effective and well-led’ at North Cumbria University Hospitals NHS Trust.
NHS leaders have unveiled a new package of contingency actions to respond to pressures on frontline services this winter.
BBC analysis has revealed that prescription rates for pregabalin, a valium-like drug linked to 111 deaths in a year, varies widely across England.
Jeremy Hunt has announced a £4 million scheme to incentivise newly-qualified GPs to begin their careers in struggling areas.
Pregnant women in Southampton are taking part in a trial that could protect babies against a life-threatening infection virus.
Middlesbrough’s James Cook University Hospital has researched the role of exercise training for patients in the weeks leading up to major surgery.
New research has claimed that obesity levels among children and teenagers have risen ten-fold in the last four decades.
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation has launched its No Delays in 7 Days initiative to eliminate delays and positively impact patient care.
Jeremy Hunt has said the cap on NHS staff pay will be scrapped but fell short of saying whether extra funding would be allocated to the NHS to cover the cost.
The RCGP has urged for GPs to be added to the UK’s list of shortage occupations, to ease overseas doctors being recruited in the UK.
Local authorities and NHS bodies should provide specialist community care for people with learning disabilities.
The government has announced a new £15 million programme to train one million people in basic mental health first aid skills.
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust will launch the first pilot of wireless environmental sensors.
A new report has suggested that more needs to be done to help women who have experienced a miscarriage dispose of pregnancy remains.
The Scottish government has announced £500,000 of extra funding for mental health services.
The Care Quality Commission’s new State of Care report has warned that the NHS is facing a ‘precarious’ future.
London’s Air Ambulance, London Ambulance Service and Barts Health NHS Trust have remodelled their Physician Response Unit service.
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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