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Health trusts have been told to review hospital referrals every week in an attempt to cut numbers by 30 per cent, a leaked memo has revealed.
The NHS is ‘leaking’ money to private companies in contracts to build and run hospitals, a new report says.
NHS SBS has launched a new estates and facilities framework that enables public sector organisations to access a range of specialist services.
More than a quarter of children starting school in Wales are overweight and need specialist NHS help, a leading expert has said.
The Met police received a phone call relating to mental health every five minutes last year, caused by the NHS struggling to cope.
Operations were cancelled after hospitals and GP practices run by NHS Lanarkshire were hit by a cyber attack.
The HCA has welcomed news that food and hydration provision scores were among the highest increases in the latest PLACE publication.
The Morecambe Bay Cardiac Centre has officially opened following an investment of more than £1 million.
Jeremy Hunt visited staff at North Cumbria University Hospitals NHS Trust recently for a discussion about patient safety.
Patient safety is at risk unless the NHS creates the ‘right working environment for GPs’, researchers have found.
Children’s lives are being put at risk because of the shortage of school nurses, the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has warned.
The NHS has been accused of keeping secret its plans to plug a £250 million funding gap by rationing services.
A ‘blue light’ initiative has been launched to ensure people in the City of London experiencing mental health crises have fast access to care.
The majority of patients are very satisfied with the care provided by North Cumbria University Hospitals NHS Trust.
A new type of MRI scan can predict the risk of having a stroke, researchers have revealed.
CQC has told Portsmouth Hospitals NHS Trust that it must make significant improvements to protect the safety of patients.
Three major CCGs in the West of England have announced ambitions to push forward with a merger that could see them coming together.
An NHS trust has been given approval to build a £90 million hospital on green belt land despite being warned the development would be harmful.
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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