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The social determinants of health: Tackling a problem you can’t see
Many in the healthcare sector are beginning to make the connections between social circumstance, such as homelessness, and poor health…
Department of Health announces £184 million of urgent funding for hospital upgrades
Health Secretary, Matt Hancock, has today approved £184 million of capital loans for urgent hospital upgrades across 13 NHS trusts…
Situational awareness: why integrated health systems won’t work without it
Professor Terry Young, Emeritus Professor from Brunel University and Professor Stephen K Smith, write for Hospital Times. In the quest for…
UK’s dedicated laboratory trade show set for next week
Lab Innovations, the UK’s only trade show dedicated to the laboratory industry, is set to take place on 30 and…
Government to roll out nation-wide digital prescriptions
The NHS will be expanding use of Electronic Prescription Services (EPS) across England, the Government announced over the weekend. EPS…
NHS cancer screening needs to modernise
The NHS has the opportunity to upgrade cancer screening to save thousands more lives each year, according to a new…
CQC State of Care 2019 highlights strain on A&E and mental health services
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has published its annual report: The State of Health Care and Adult Social Care in…
First trust to earn clean sweep of outstanding CQC ratings
The Royal Papworth Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has become the first trust to be rated 'outstanding' across all categories by…
Little Angels Nursery
Little Angels is a network of family-run, home-away-from-home settings where children can spread their wings and develop into wonderful little…
Six in ten hospital trusts introduce NHS rainbow badges in support of LGBT+ patients
More than six in ten hospital trusts in England have introduced NHS rainbow badges for their staff. The scheme is…