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The Royal College of Psychiatrists says that significant investment is needed to respond to the mental ill health rise expected as a direct result of the pandemic.
Chancellor Rishi Sunak is expected to announce almost £6 billion to tackle England’s record NHS waiting list.
Amanda Pritchard has announced that Dr Emily Lawson is returning to lead the NHS Covid vaccination programme.
NHS England has announced that coronavirus booster jabs have been delivered or booked in at almost nine in 10 care homes.
NHS Open Space is set to further grow its portfolio of properties in January 2022 with an additional batch of 40 new sites.
The Care Quality Commission’s (CQC’s) Annual assessment of the state of health and social care in England notes that the impact of staffing pressures is being seen most acutely in adult social care.
Statistics published by by NHS Digital show local authorities spent £21.2 billion on adult social care in 2020-1.
The NHS has launched the health service’s annual recruitment drive, encouraging anyone looking for a career change to consider joining one of hundreds of rewarding roles on offer.
Should the treatments be approved, thousands of NHS patients will be able to access the treatments to prevent the infection from spreading and speed up recovery time.
As a collaboration between NHS Golden Jubilee and NHS Education for Scotland, the Academy will contribute to improving staffing levels to meet growing patient needs.
A new fund will help tackle the impact of social isolation, loneliness and the mental health inequalities made worse by the pandemic has been announced by the Scottish Government.
Military support within the two health board areas is due to start on 19 October and continue initially until 10 November 2021, though this will be kept under constant review.
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has launched a 10-week consultation to gain views on changes to how medical devices will be regulated across the UK.
Donovanosis is a bacterial infection transmitted by contact that can cause skin to be destroyed, unless treated.
The drug has the potential to transform the lives of the thousands of people living with the severest form of asthma. Asthma UK and the British Lung Foundation are now urging NICE to develop new and clearer guidelines for healthcare professionals, so they are confident on when to refer patients for these life-changing treatments.
A total of 3.1 million top up coronavirus jabs have been administered with two in five eligible people aged 50 and over having already come forward.
NHS Digital has launched new content to help NHS staff understand more about cyber security threats and know what to do to reduce the risk.
NHS leaders responding to an NHS Confederation survey have warned that an insufficient capital settlement will impact on health 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