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Lord Victor Adebowale announced new Chair of NHS Confederation
Lord Victor Adebowale CBE has been appointed as the new permanent Chair of the NHS Confederation. Lord Adebowale will assume…
Norovirus outbreak closes over one thousand hospital beds in England
An outbreak of Norovirus has caused hospitals in England to shut down more than one thousand beds in the past week. Around one per cent…
Quarter of all NHS hospital staff born outside UK
New figures show that people born outside the UK account for almost a quarter of all staff working in hospitals…
The importance of nutrition to the integrated care debate
Following a Public Policy Projects hosted roundtable in Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, a new report is published today to better understand the…
Disposable Bronchoscope Available From CMS
Central Medical Supplies (CMS) is the sole UK distributor for the single use endoscope range produced by medical device company…
NHS England to approve two cannabis-based medicine for the first time
Following the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s (NICE) guidelines, NHS England approved the use of two cannabis-based medicine to treat…
NHS records worst-ever A&E performance
320,000 people waited in A&E for more than four hours in October, the worst performance ever recorded since the four-hour…
Labour announce £26 billion NHS election pledge
A £26 billion election NHS funding pledge has today been announced by the Labour Party, in what has been called…
Reliability, durability & longevity: Hillrom introduces a 10-Year Guarantee on the HR 900 bed system
The first full 10-year set costing model programme has just been launched by leading global medical manufacturer Hillrom. This guarantee…
More than 9 in 10 surgeons experience needlestick injury
A new survey has found that 94 per cent of practising surgeons in the UK have either been personally affected…