This story was first published in digitalhealth.net
10/02/2017 - 10:34
The NMC has announced that a third UK centre for testing nurses and midwives trained outside of Europe is to be opened in Northern Ireland.
10/02/2017 - 10:07
NHS England has published new guidelines to strengthen the management of conflicts of interests.
10/02/2017 - 09:55
Jeremy Hunt has conceded that the NHS is currently facing ‘completely unacceptable’ problems, as he expresses hope to ‘ease the burden’.
10/02/2017 - 09:31
Leading scientists from the UK and US have claimed that the high price of new cancer drugs is indefensible and unsustainable.
09/02/2017 - 11:10
According to the latest figures from NHS Digital, there has been a 29 per cent decline in the number of local authority adult social care jobs in England.
09/02/2017 - 10:46
A survey conducted by Time to Change Wales has indicated that there has been an increase in positive attitudes towards mental health in Wales.
09/02/2017 - 10:24
Abertawe Bro Morgannwg (ABMU) and Hywel Dda health boards and Swansea University are set to submit an ambitious £600 million plan aimed at transforming healthcare through a ‘unique partnership’.
09/02/2017 - 10:00
2,000 senior NHS doctors have written to Prime Minister Theresa May to urge her to increase spending on health and social care.
09/02/2017 - 09:41
Figures reported by the BBC show that the number of patients spending more than four hours in accident and emergency units in England are at a record high.
08/02/2017 - 11:58
According to a report by the BBC, the Belfast Health Trust has been allocated £1 million to send patients currently on waiting lists to be treated in the private sector.
08/02/2017 - 11:49
Research from Cardiff University has indicated that young people in Wales are twice as likely to try an e-cigarette compared to tobacco.
08/02/2017 - 11:24
An experimental new type of male contraceptive, Vasagel, that works by blocking sperm flow with a gel has been successful in monkey trials.
08/02/2017 - 11:10
Public sector union Unison has called on NHS nurses across England to record nurse-to-patient ratios on their wards as part of a survey of staffing levels, over 24 hours on Tuesday 7 February.
08/02/2017 - 09:26
The National Audit Office (NAO) has published a report outlining that there is no ‘compelling evidence’ that the Better Care Fund has eased financial and spatial pressure in NHS hospitals.
07/02/2017 - 10:48
The Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has called on the Welsh government to do more to encourage students to take up the profession, warning that the region could face a midwife shortage as many midwives look to retire.
07/02/2017 - 10:20
The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) has warned that the 10 minute average length of GP consultation times in the UK is not long enough to properly assess patients living with multiple complex conditions.
07/02/2017 - 10:07
A study published in Nature Biomedical Engineering has indicated that lasers could be used to help surgeons analyse brain cancers at a faster rate in order to determine how much tissue should be removed.
07/02/2017 - 09:39
Plan International UK has highlighted that a case of female genital mutilation (FGM) is either discovered or treated at a medical appointment in England every hour.
Pages
Product Features
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.
Supplier Profiles
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
Latest Features
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
