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UK testing capacity boosted by opening of two new sites

The UK Government has further bolstered testing capacity in Scotland through the opening of two new walk-in coronavirus testing centres, in Dundee and...

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General practice continuing to provide high quality care amid pandemic

Despite the immense pressures the coronavirus pandemic has placed on general practice, just as it has done every aspect of the health service, GPs...

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Major test and trace improvements key to avoid further restrictions

As different parts of England adjust to their new levels of restriction under the Prime Minister’s three-tiered system, NHS Confederation have...

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Patient capacity increases targeted as £10bn framework launches

As part of efforts to increase capacity across NHS services, a new national £10bn contract notice has opened for tender by potential suppliers. Pub...

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NHS Providers highlight pandemic role of ambulance services

Throughout the pandemic, healthcare professionals from across the sector have stepped up and played a pivotal role in the health service’s response to...

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Health Foundation: Time to redraw UK map of inequality

As the Health Foundation launch a new UK-wide inquiry, the health charity has called on health governing bodies to reassess action being taken to...

BMA racial harassment charter backed by UK medical schools

A total of 28 UK medical schools have now signed up to a British Medical Association (BMA) charter aimed at tackling racial harassment, which was...

Diagnostic ‘one stop shops’ recommended in the community

Community diagnostic hubs, which would overhaul the way the NHS delivers MRI, CT and other diagnostic services to patients, have been recommended as...

NIHR-funded study for pre-term babies launches in Leiceste...

A new NIHR-funded study has opened in Leicester investigating how best to treat babies born two to six weeks early with breathing problems. The SurfON...

NHS Blood and Transplant make urgent call for male plasma ...

NHS Blood and Transplant have put out an urgent call for men who’ve had coronavirus or the symptoms to volunteer to donate blood plasma. So far...

A ‘re-imagining’ of the NHS necessary to emerge stronger

Calls have been made for a dramatic reassessment of what the health service is able to deliver as it prepares to grapple with a triple challenge from...

Applications open in new mental health recruitment drive

More than 10,000 people with serious mental illness are set to benefit from a new £27m recruitment drive having been launched by mental health charity...

Rise in people checking their Type 2 diabetes risk

Almost 300,000 people have opened the tool to check their risk of type 2 diabetes online less than two months after the NHS fast tracked access to its...

Matt Hancock announces new National Genomic Healthcare Str...

Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock has today announced the launch of a landmark new strategy that will secure the UK’s place in the future...

Improving infection control with patient equipment deconta...

A potential peak in Covid-19 cases, paired with the usual surge in health service demand over the winter months, means patient equipment could quickly...

Improving the quality of end of life care through better p...

Judith Richardson, Acting Director for Health and Social Care, NICE Around half a million people die in England each year. With an ageing population...

NICE’s support for rebuilding capacity in non-Covid health...

When the Covid-19 pandemic hit the UK’s shores earlier this year, the NHS responded quickly, diverting and devoting resources to make sure patients...

NHE Sep/Oct 20

Building notes, business cases and the next generation.

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Finger on the Pulse

Ep 14. Health messaging is a science, Professor Craig Jackson

On Episode 14 of NHE's Finger on the Pulse podcast, we're joined by Professor Craig Jackson, Professor of Occupational Health Psychology
Birmingham City University to discuss the coronavirus pandemic, the health messaging around it and how those in power have missed a trick by overlooking the key role of psychology in informing the public of restrictions, measures and the ever-changing situation

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