Public support using NHS cash boost to cut elective treatment waiting times
New polling has found that the majority of the public want the promised additional funding for the NHS to be used to help cut record high waiting lists for elective treatment
New research reveals the most stressful London borough to work in
According to a recent survey, 59% of workers, in London specifically, said that working in the capital is stressful and causes anxiety
What is the scale of ambition for the devolved healthcare system in Surrey?
Director of Transformation Sarah Parker and Executive Director of Public Health Helen Atkinson discuss a devolved healthcare system in Surrey.
London hospital pilots new mobile app for porters
Northwick Park Hospital is the first in the country to pilot a new 'Uber' style app in its A&E department for staff to hail a porter on their mobile phone
UK clinicians urged to prescribe acupuncture to help ease NHS pressures
Clinicians in across the UK are being urged by the British Acupuncture Council to consider referring their patients for acupuncture to treat a range of different conditions
New scheme for NHS staff to tackle AMR overseas launches
The government is inviting teams of NHS staff to apply for a grant of up to £75,000 to help tackle AMR overseas
Oxford University research finds that helping junior colleagues could help reduce anxiety
Research co-authored by Michael Gill, Associate Professor in Organisation Studies at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford has found that acting as a mentor to junior colleagues can help reduce anxiety
Halloween causes severe fear and confusion in dementia sufferers
Halloween is a fun time for many, dressing up, collecting as many sweets as possible and joining in on the community spirit. However, for dementia sufferers, Halloween can cause severe fear and confusion
Diabetes monitoring and drug delivery innovation fields: The scenario for big technology synergy
Cecilia Van Cauwenberghe from Frost & Sullivan’s TechVision Group provides a market perspective on the diabetes monitoring and drug delivery innovation fields and explains why these are a scenario for big technology synergy
UK employees lose six days a year from snoozing their alarms
New research from Bensons for Beds reveals the UK industries that are struggling to get out of bed in the morning, along with shocking figures on how much time they lose from snoozing their alarms
Mental capital and wellbeing at work
Professor Sir Cary Cooper, 50th Anniversary Professor of Organizational Psychology & Health at the University of Manchester, provides a fascinating overview of mental capital and wellbeing at work from the UK and European angle
UK seizes more than £2 million of fake medicines
A crackdown on fake medicines and medical devices by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has netted a haul of more than 1 million doses worth in excess of £2 million
Stopping fraud against the NHS: new plans announced
Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock has announced how it will take tougher action on stopping fraud and save hundreds of millions of pounds for the NHS over the next 5 years, increasing the money available for improving patient care
Faster access to treatment and new technology for 500,000 patients
Patients could benefit from faster access to treatment under 2 new programmes. The programmes will identify treatment and new technology then speed up their uptake across the NHS
Millions at risk by not testing their vitamin D levels
Millions are hindering their health, as new research finds that nine out of ten people have never tested their vitamin D levels
Businesses step up mental health training
The number of employees sent on mental health training courses is set to double next year as more bosses wake up to the scale of stress and depression among workforces, says St John Ambulance
Saccadic Masking: The temporal illusion causing us to lose 40 minutes a day
As the winter comes closer and the days become darker, time becomes more important and we do our best to make the most of the light we have. However, we may be losing up to 40 minutes a day due to a type of temporal illusion
NHS urged to reuse more medical equipment
Minister of State for Health, Steve Barclay, has urged NHS staff to accept patients' unwanted medical equipment and reuse it, where safe to do so
Theresa May launches UK’s first loneliness strategy
The prime minister has announced that all GPs in England will be able to refer patients suffering from loneliness to community activities by 2023.
PHE launch new physical activity resource for health professionals
Public Health England, Faculty of Sport and Exercise Medicine and Sport England have joined forces to release a new physical activity resource for professionals in the healthcare sector.
