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The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has announced a pilot scheme to monitor infections in care homes in England.
A solar car park (SCP) has been installed at Eastbourne District General Hospital (EDGH), with ten solar-powered EV charge points for staff use.
The Procurement Act has received Royal Assent and become law.
The prime minister has announced £100 million of funding for investment in AI in life sciences and healthcare.
NHS roaming liver trucks across the country have identified more than 2,200 people in high-risk communities as being at risk of liver cancer.
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust has launched its Compassion in Action Programme in a bid to become a more compassionate and in
The UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Health Canada have joined together to
The government has announced almost £5 million to fund 'Early Support Hubs' to deliver mental health support for children and young people.
The Scottish Government has announced a £50 million funding package for Scottish Ambulance Service (SAS) recruitment and up to £12 million to expan
The NHS has announced an expansion to its virtual wards programme, with thousands of patients with heart failure set to be treated from home.
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) is urging those celebrating Diwali to take up the offer of their flu and COVID vaccines if they are eligible.
Recently released data has shown that more than a third of nurses who retired two years ago had returned to practice 12 months later.
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has published its State of Care report.
Thousands more healthcare staff working in local communities are providing expanded support for patients.
The Care Quality Commission’s (CQC’s) annual assessment of the state of health and adult social care in England, which looks at the quality of care over the past year, highlights that a combination of the cost-of-living crisis and workforce pressures risks ‘unfair care’ for many people.
The terms of reference for the statutory inquiry following the horrific murders and attempted murders committed by Lucy Letby have been published
Professor Kamila Hawthorne: “General practice is a safety-critical industry yet GPs have none of the mechanisms that other safety-critical professions, such as the air traffic industry, have in place to protect them."
In updated guidance, The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is recommending that stroke sufferers who have continuing impairments should be offered additional rehabilitation.
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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