Dementia care training offered to mark Dementia Awareness Week
Care company Home Instead Senior Care has pledged to offer free dementia training to 3,000 family carers and community members.
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Civil servants to swap Whitehall corridors with NHS frontline, says Hunt
Civil servants will be swapping the corridors of Whitehall for the NHS front line in the future, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has said today.
'Urban Heat Island': Summers set to kill
The warmer temperatures felt in densely inhabited areas will cause a rise in temperature-related deaths, according to the Manhattan model produced by researchers…
End of paper prescriptions as Hunt unveils £260m technology health fund
Deaths in NHS hospitals caused by prescription mistakes will be cracked down upon with the launch of a £260 million technology fund to increase the use of…
European Commission awards prizes to best eHealth SMEs
Vice-President of the Commission Neelie Kroes has awarded prizes to eHealth SMEs across Europe as part of eHealth Week 2013.
Fancy trying rhumba? It's ideal for good mental health!
Dr. Laura Davidson, co-founding trustee of Mental Health Research UK, explains why exercise promotes good mental health, boosts your mood, and keeps stress at bay.
NHS: combatting the ageing process
David Downing, director of health at SAS UK, discusses how, with the help of data and analytics, the NHS can address the impact of Britain’s ageing population
The health sector mustn't fear the cloud, says Microsoft's Neil Jordan
As General Manager for Health at Microsoft Worldwide Public Sector, Neil Jordan believes that cloud technology could transform the services the health sector provides…
Mental healthcare: Holistic treatments should be an alternative
As Mental Health Awareness Week begins today, Paul Farmer, Chief Executive of Mind, discusses the benefits of holistic therapies on mental health and wellbeing.
Safety first – Healthcare in the cloud is ahead of the curve
Ahead of eHealthWeek and World of Health IT, taking place this week in Dublin, Microsoft’s Neil Jordan discusses why the health sector should embrace cloud…
Dementia care training offered to mark Dementia Awareness Week
Care company Home Instead Senior Care has pledged to offer free dementia training to 3,000 family carers and community members.
Civil servants to swap Whitehall corridors with NHS frontline, says Hunt
Civil servants will be swapping the corridors of Whitehall for the NHS front line in the future, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has said today.
'Urban Heat Island': Summers set to kill
The warmer temperatures felt in densely inhabited areas will cause a rise in temperature-related deaths, according to the Manhattan model produced by researchers for the Nature Climate Change journal.
End of paper prescriptions as Hunt unveils £260m technology health fund
Deaths in NHS hospitals caused by prescription mistakes will be cracked down upon with the launch of a £260 million…
European Commission awards prizes to best eHealth SMEs
Vice-President of the Commission Neelie Kroes has awarded prizes to eHealth SMEs across Europe as part of eHealth Week 2013.
Fancy trying rhumba? It's ideal for good mental health!
Dr. Laura Davidson, co-founding trustee of Mental Health Research UK, explains why exercise promotes good mental health,…
NHS: combatting the ageing process
David Downing, director of health at SAS UK, discusses how, with the help of data and analytics, the NHS can address the…
The health sector mustn't fear the cloud, says Microsoft's Neil Jordan
As General Manager for Health at Microsoft Worldwide Public Sector, Neil Jordan believes that cloud technology could transform…
Mental healthcare: Holistic treatments should be an alternative
As Mental Health Awareness Week begins today, Paul Farmer, Chief Executive of Mind, discusses the benefits of holistic therapies…
Safety first – Healthcare in the cloud is ahead of the curve
Ahead of eHealthWeek and World of Health IT, taking place this week in Dublin, Microsoft’s Neil Jordan discusses why…
Can the concept of gamification provide an effective solution to aid learning and development in business, asks Peter Phillips, Chief Executive of Unicorn Training.
Knowledge experts should stop focussing on how technical they are and instead focus on what they can do and do it well, says Ian Ross, Learning Technologies Manager for the Charity Learning Consortium.
Technologies can help organisations improve productivity through ICT consolidation and should be able to make substantial cost savings, says Mark Weir, Country Manager for Scotland at F5.
Why would any organisation want to get into banking at the moment? Asks Dr Steve McCabe from Birmingham City University’s Business School.
Either drop the beginning “e” in eLearning or widely expand its definition and scope, says Elliott Masie, Chair of The Learning Consortium at The MASIE Center.
The British BIDs Academy will train the next generation of high street professionals, says Dr Julie Grail, Chief Executive of British BIDs.
Distance learning is not a new phenomenon... but technology is giving us many new possibilities, says David Williams, CEO and Founder of Impact International.
Chris Wade, CEO of Action for Market Towns, sets out the strategic steps that councils, community groups and businesses need to take together to deliver the long-term revitalisation of their town centres.
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There is no link between spending and higher pupil achievements, and therefore one fifth of school spending could be cut without harming any standards- one think tank says.
Critics of eLearning often argue that it is too solitary compared to the richer environment of the classroom, but Peter Phillips argues gamification can inspire creative thought and engage the learner.
An IPCC inquiry into the brutal murder of Maria Stubbings, committed by an ex-partner with a previous murder conviction, has brought to light the need for more thorough risk assessment and protective measures.
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HMP Leeds dealt with the challenges it faced very well, said Nick Hardwick, Chief Inspector of Prisons.
The Centre for Separated Families has called for the government to rethink plans to increase flat rate child maintenance payments for parents on benefits.
The new sport, 'Cage Cricket', will 'teach vital new skills to young people', claim leading youth charity London Youth.