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NEWS

New cancer drugs taking longer to reach patients

NHS patients are waiting longer for new cancer drugs because of delays in taking them through clinical trials and getting them approved for use.....read more

Association between parent and child obesity highlighted

Children of obese parents are more likely to be obese themselves compared with children whose parents are not overweight or obese.....read more

Pressure on frontline NHS staff eased by volunteers

New report highlights the vital role that volunteers in hospitals play in improving the experience of patients and relieving pressure on frontline staff.....read more

New data alliance to enhance medical research

The newly formed UK Health Data Research Alliance will develop new ways to design and support the medical research of the future.....read more

Mental health checks offered for new fathers

New father will be offered mental health checks if their partner is suffering anxiety, psychosis or postnatal depression.....read more

FEATURES

Hitting the brakes on traffic-related air pollution

Gillian Leng discusses the dangerous impact that air pollution is having on our nation’s health and the role that NICE is playing in the fight against it.....read more

A prognosis for health finances

Dr Eleanor Roy says that the time to take a more stable and sustainable approach to funding the health and care system is now.....read more

EVENTS

Future Healthcare 2019

18-19 March, Olympia, London
Do you have a product shaping the future of healthcare? Don’t miss the UK’s only exhibition and conference showcasing products and services for future healthcare to an audience of 4,000 global practitioners. Find out more about booking a stand at our website.

SPONSORS

fmfirst® Estates

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Howorth

Howorth’s Service and Aftermarket Department offer an ongoing support service and tailored maintenance schedules over the full lifetime of our products and beyond, to meet your future needs. Howorth can take your existing equipment and modify or upgrade it to ensure that it continues to meet the required standards.....read more

Atlantis Medical

Atlantis Medical’s AHP/HSS department provides locum and permanent recruitment solutions across the NHS, Social Services and Private sectors throughout the UK, Ireland, the Channel Islands and beyond. The experienced team has a “guarantee of truth, sincerity and dedication” which earns them “the highest level of trust” with their clients.....read more

MediBanks

MediBanks is a global software corporation that makes enterprise software to manage healthcare workforce recruitment operations. Our products range from agency vendor management systems (VMS) to enterprise staff bank solutions incorporating collaborative staff banks for NHS Trusts. Regardless of your size we have a product and price plan to suit.....read more

EDICOM

As a major global EDI service provider, EDICOM offers NHS suppliers and Trusts 100% EDI-compliant solutions. We own a GS1-certified data pool able to operate in the GDSN network and are accredited as a PEPPOL Access Point, allowing us to link up with the PEPPOL network.....read more

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