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Figures have shown that the number of nurses registering to work in the UK has dropped by 96 per cent since last July.
The number of patients in England waiting longer than 18 weeks for routine treatment is the largest since September 2008.
A study has discovered the world's first blood test that could predict when someone at risk is likely to get Huntington's disease.
The Faculty of Dental Surgery has warned that 80 per cent of children aged between one and two did not visit an NHS dentist in 2016-17.
Clare Gerada, former chair of the RCGP, has called for GP training to be extended to enable adaptation to ‘changing expectations’.
A new study has found that soaring demand will mean the average waiting time for patients to see their doctors will ‘rocket’ in the coming years.
Latest figures have shown that the nursing and midwifery vacancy rate in Scotland has risen to record levels.
The HSJ has reported that parts of the NHS in England are considering ‘savage’ cuts in a bid to meet financial targets.
BMA Cymru Wales says the distinctiveness in Welsh health care needs to be promoted to attract and retain highly skilled staff.
Three leading think tanks have argued that the NHS faces a £20 billion funding hole, no matter which political party wins the general election.
NHS figures have revealed that thousands of children’s operations are being cancelled each year as a result of bed, staff and equipment shortages.
Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has awarded a new 15-year contract to Compass Group UK & Ireland.
Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust is planning to build upon its GDE status and establish a digital control centre.
Following another terrorist attack in the capital, hospitals in London have increased their security measures.
A new targeted treatment for ovarian cancer has seen shrunk tumours in nearly half of women who took part in a small trial.
Maintaining a healthy diet and undertaking regular exercise is linked to better outcomes for cancer patients, a conference has heard.
Chaand Nagpaul has been confirmed as the next BMA council chair, succeeding incumbent Mark Porter on 29 June.
The IPS is urging health providers to maintain investment in infection prevention and control teams to protect patient safety.
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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