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Ensuring comprehensive protection against cytotoxic drugs
Industry-standard gloves offer enhanced protection and cost savings to nurses handling toxic chemotherapy drugs. European nurses have called for better…
New report: Health inequality worsening for poorest in England
Health outcomes and quality of NHS care in England’s most deprived areas is worse than in less deprived ones, new…
Coronavirus threat upgraded as death toll rises in China
Public Health England has today upgraded the threat posed to the UK by the deadly Chinese outbreak of coronavirus from…
£150 million development announced for mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital
A multi-million-pound development for mental health facilities at Springfield University Hospital was announced earlier this month. South West London and…
Improving patient outcomes through better conversation
Sue Kennard, Head of Employee Wellbeing Service at Barts Health NHS Trust, writes for Hospital Times. Here Sue discusses how…
Bed shortage leaves NHS emergency care in crisis
Nearly 100,000 patients were forced to spend four hours or more on corridor trolleys while beds were found, new performance…
Ensuring endoscopy is not left behind
Ambitious plans to “overhaul” cancer screening processes across England will not be possible without giving serious attention to the state…
Anchor in the community
With deep-rooted ties to the local community, hospitals can provide benefit far beyond acute care. A recent report from the…
An ecosystem for change: Incentivising innovation in life sciences
Hospital Times spoke with Colette Goldrick, Director at the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI), about the importance of…
Harnessing UK innovation for the rare disease community
How does government, NHS and industry balance competing priorities to ensure that rare disease patients are not left behind in…