News & Views - Page 42
Specialist seating company works with NHS to create ultimate hospital chair
Harrogate-based mobility aids and care equipment company, Yorkshire Care Equipment, is launching a new hospital chair designed in conjunction with…
Happiness, up in smoke
Young people who have recently smoked, drunk alcohol or taken drugs are more likely to be unhappy than those who…
NHS calls on A-Level students to join the health service
NHS leaders reach out to the half-a-million students getting their A-Level results to consider career with the health service. Students would be…
Prevention 2020 – A missed opportunity
The next decade is set to be an era of proactive, predictive and personalised prevention. Or so the Government’s green…
NHS to set up national artificial intelligence lab
The Department of Health and Social Care has today announced a £250 million funding boost to build a National Artificial…
AI can be “powerful” tool to detect heart problems
A new research study from Mayo Clinic, published yesterday, has found a new way of identifying atrial fibrillation (AF) -…
Dorset Healthcare University NHS Foundation Trust is now ‘outstanding’
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has rated Dorset Healthcare University NHS Foundation Trust as 'Outstanding' following recent inspections. The healthcare…
4 in 10 hospital admissions from care homes avoidable through better community care
New analysis from the Improvement Analytics Unit, a joint initiative between NHS England and the Health Foundation, has found that…
‘Outstanding’ CQC rating for Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust
The Care Quality Commission (CQC), has awarded Kent Community Health NHS Foundation Trust and 'Outstanding' rating, following an inspection in…
Chief Medical Officer: Governments must commit to global health effort
Professor Dame Sally Davies, England's Chief Medical Officer, has released her final annual report, ahead of her stepping down from…