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NEWS

Macmillan warns of ‘ticking time bomb’

Macmillan Cancer Support has said that cancer is going undiagnosed for up to 2,000 people a week due to the coronavirus pandemic, with the charity warning that the UK now faces a ‘ticking time bomb’.....read more

NHS will keep data of those with coronavirus for two decades

A privacy notice posted by Public Health England has shown that the NHS will keep personal data about people with coronavirus for 20 years as part of the test-and-trace programme.....read more

First Seacole Centre opens doors as rehab centre

The NHS Seacole Centre at Headley Court, Surrey, named in honour of the pioneering nurse Mary Seacole, has received its first patients.....read more

Millions of patients benefiting from remote consultations

Millions of patients have been getting expert support from family doctors from the comfort of their own homes while the NHS responds to coronavirus.....read more

NHS Test and Trace service launched

The new NHS Test and Trace service has now launched across England, seeking to help identify, contain and control coronavirus, reduce the spread of the virus and save lives.....read more

FEATURES

A simple approach to providing improved patient care

Glen Hodgson, head of Healthcare at GS1 UK, looks at the current state of the eProcurement strategy and asks where the GLN sector is heading over the next few years.....read more

Building a fire safety culture in health facilities

Dr David Gold and Neil Vincer, from IOSH, discuss how organisations can ensure that a sustainable workplace fire safety culture is incorporated to all staff in a hospital setting.....read more

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