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A new report has urged healthcare leaders to examine whether they have enough staff to deliver safe patient care this winter.
NHS Confederation has announced an exciting series of vanguard site visits to start at the end of October.
NHS England is funding a study into the accuracy of home-testing kits that detect bowel cancer from invisible amounts of blood.
Professor Ted Baker has warned that the NHS has not adapted to deal with the growth in the population.
Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham has opened a new facility in Stockport to help get patients home quickly and safely.
The number of acute inpatient beds for adults with mental health problems has fallen, despite no change in people admitted.
NHS England will strengthen out-of-hours GP services during the winter period by making £10 million available for indemnity costs.
A clinical trial is to determine if delivering bigger babies earlier will prevent serious complications during labour and beyond.
NICE has updated its guidance for managing urinary tract infections in children.
Shona Robison will chair a new delivery group to improve waiting times for the diagnosis and treatment of cancer patients in Scotland.
A ‘worrying’ increase in Caesarean births is the result of rising obesity and older mothers, health experts have warned.
The World Health Organization has revealed that the UK has achieved the elimination of measles for the first time.
Delivering a keynote speech at the UK Health Show in London, Eve Roodhouse heralded the progress in use of Summary Care Records (SCRs).
Leeds City Council has been awarded a multi-million pound contract to help care for people recovering from a spell in hospital.
A team from King's College London have tested a blood test that could rule out a heart attack in under 20 minutes.
Two Cumbria trusts are working together to get all front line staff vaccinated against flu to protect themselves, their patients and their families.
A clinical trial is offering a new combination of treatments which could ultimately allow patients with advanced pancreatic cancer to live for longer.
NHS Employers has launched an in-depth guide to staff retention, which explores seven themes that could improve staff retention in UK hospitals.
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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
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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