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Public Health England has revealed a wide variation of premature mortality rates from liver disease across England.
New NHS Digital figures show that there were 208,400 written complaints received by the NHS during 2016/17.
All pregnant women who go into labour too soon should be given antibiotics to protect their baby from potentially deadly infection GBS.
The number of hospital admissions for patients overdosing on opioid painkillers has more than doubled in a decade, data shows.
A device that helps obese people with type 2 diabetes lose over two stone on average should be rolled out across the NHS, experts say.
The Health Secretary has announced new measures to combat sepsis.
NHS England has launched a new guide to support health and care leaders to deliver large scale charge.
Computers may soon be able to read X-rays and analyse diseased tissue, the NHS’s top doctor has said.
New plans by NHS England will involve tracking cancer patients' quality of life to radically improve care and support for sufferers when treatment ends.
Britain could face a high increase in flu cases this winter which could make it harder for hospitals, GP surgeries and care homes to cope.
A hospital in east London has begun to show signs of improvement two years after being placed in special measures by the CQC.
Sadiq Khan has called for a greater role in the NHS in the capital and set out six key assurances needed from government to ensure Londoners get the best healthcare possible.
Around 600 GP premises improvement projects have been delayed because they depend on negotiations over new reimbursement terms and conditions.
Hunt will pledge that every patient in England should have access to their medical records via an app by the end of 2018 at the NHS Expo 2017.
The head of NHS England is to set out new plans for the NHS to free up funds for the latest world class treatments.
The NHS and PHE are to announce a new drive to save thousands of lives by preventing heart attacks and strokes resulting from cardiovascular disease.
New research has suggested that treating insomnia could reduce mental health problems such as anxiety, depression and paranoia.
NHS England has published a set of new practical guides to help patients with disabilities access GP online services.
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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