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New figures published by Public Health England (PHE) show that more people are taking up the opportunity of an NHS Health Check, with a 9.5 per cent rise in 2013/14 from the previous year.
Doctors rejected calls to charge patients for GP visits at the British Medical Association's annual GP conference in York.
The Chancellor has approved major upgrades for hospitals in Brighton and Cambridgeshire, it has been announced.
The meningococcal B (MenB) will be introduced to the childhood vaccination programme, the Department of Health has announced. This follows independent advice from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI).
Staff at Liverpool's Blood and Transplant depot are receiving training towards the compulsory Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) qualifications.
The NHS Standard Contract, which is used for all services commissioned by CCGs, is to include a section requiring GP practices to name a counter-terrorism lead, Pulse magazine has revealed.
The Institute of Healthcare Management (IHM) has launched a new education programme in partnership with BPP University School of Health.
A study recently published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine has found that GPs and hospital doctors frequently fail to detect the symptoms of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has said that
millions more people should be taking cholesterol-reducing statin drugs to lower
their risk of heart attacks and strokes.
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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