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NEWS
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Medical profession at ‘crunch point’
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The UK’s medical profession is at ‘crunch point’ and will suffer increasing pressure over the next 20 years unless action is taken, the GMC has warned.....read more
New drug for multiple sclerosis patients
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Multiple sclerosis drug, Extavia, has been approved for routine funding on the NHS, in NICE draft guidance.....read more
RCN submits evidence for pay demand to review body
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The RCN has called for a pay rise in line with inflation plus an £800 flat rate increase for all staff on Agenda for Change contracts in its submission to the NHS pay review body.....read more
NHS hospitals unable to fill vacant posts
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Freedom of information requests have found that the NHS is struggling to fill as many as 1,600 vacant posts and is short of over 100,000 staff.....read more
New approach to NHS clinical assessment
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NHS England is asking every hospital trust to adopt the Royal College of Physicians’ new clinical assessment system that could save almost 2,000 lives every year.....read more
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FEATURES
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Signalling fire safety plans in hospitals
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NHS vending machines: where does the conflict lie?
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HB looks at price promotions and advertising of unhealthy foods on hospital premises, and how the vending industry is adapting to these changes.....read more
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SPONSORS
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Daikin Applied UK
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Daikin Applied UK successfully bid to work with Skanska on the design and build of 60 Air Handling Units (AHU) plus 3off water cooled chillers totalling 1MW of cooling for one of the biggest health sector construction projects in the UK. The contract included design, build, on-site installation, and commissioning and maintenance responsibilities. Read Case Study. Visit our website or email us to discuss your requirements.
IDEXX
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Simple identification of Legionella contamination. Legiolert™ from IDEXX radically simplifies Legionella water testing, enabling estates and facilities managers to reduce the risk posed by Legionnaires’ disease. Legiolert provides confirmed results in 7 days - half the time of traditional methods - allowing remedial activities to be undertaken sooner thereby helping protect patient wellbeing.....read more
Harlow Healthcare iGROW
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The ideal solution to Electronic Growth Monitoring. iGROW is the leading paediatric Growth Chart plotting software for Height, Weight and BMI, utilised in the UK today. To date, 16 NHS Hospitals have chosen iGROW as their preferred electronic solution, with many more at various stages of the implementation process.....read more
ECRI Institute
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Top 10 Health Technology Hazards for 2018. ECRI Institute is providing this abridged version of its 2018 Top 10 list of health technology hazards as a free public service to inform healthcare facilities about important safety issues involving the use of medical devices and systems. Download for free here.
ISS Healthcare
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ISS Healthcare has extended its partnership with The Walton Centre in Liverpool with the addition of Security Services across three buildings. The Walton Centre is a Neurology and Neurosurgery centre of excellence, and has retained ISS services for over two decades. The services underwent a full market test.....read more
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