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‘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…
Second ‘Outstanding’ rating for Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital
Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital (LHCH) has received an 'Outstanding' rating from the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the second time…
New vascular centre to improve thousands of lives in North-West London
A new vascular centre responsible for looking after a population of more than one million people has opened its doors…
NHS Trusts could be sitting on thousands in unclaimed refunds
Energy costs are rising across the public sector, and tight budgets mean over-paying on any element of a utility bill…
“Alexa, what are the symptoms?”
The NHS and Amazon have announced a partnership to enable voice-assisted technology to provide patients with health information from the NHS website. It is hoped…
Government to incentivise new antibiotic development
A 'subscription' style payment model will be tested in the NHS to incentivise pharma companies to develop new antibiotics, with…
Boys to benefit from HPV vaccine from September
Public Health England has announced that from September 2019, boys aged 12 and 13 will be offered the free Human Papilloma…
NHS out and proud to show support for LGBT+ Pride
Ahead of the Pride celebrations, the NHS confirmed that more than 200 hospitals are launching dedicated schemes that support lesbian, gay, bisexual…
The future is a mobile workforce
Dr Nicholas Andreou, Co-Founder & Managing Director, Locums’ Nest writes for Hospital Times on how a unique digital interface can…