Lack of community services leaves patients stranded in hospital
A gap in community services means patients who could be cared for at home are stranded in hospital for days, it was said yesterday.
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Impact of iodine deficiency on babies is "important health issue"
Iodine deficiency during pregnancy may lower the cognitive ability of some babies, researchers publishing in medical journal The Lancet have found.
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…
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…
Lack of community services leaves patients stranded in hospital
A gap in community services means patients who could be cared for at home are stranded in hospital for days, it was said yesterday.
Impact of iodine deficiency on babies is "important health issue"
Iodine deficiency during pregnancy may lower the cognitive ability of some babies, researchers publishing in medical journal The Lancet have found.
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…
'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…
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…
A Panel of experts paint a positive picture for public sector cloud adoption, confident that it is growing and will continue to do so.
Classrooms of the future will support the use of multiple devices as they are developed and enhanced, believes Robert Donelan, the Head of Learning Services at AAT.
Government IT still has a long way to go to match best practice, says Bill McCluggage, chief technologist, public sector UK and Ireland at EMC.
Embrace the growth of eLearning across the corporate landscape to set yourself at a competitive advantage, says Kevin Young, GM EMEA at SkillSoft.
Can the concept of gamification provide an effective solution to aid learning and development in business, asks Peter Phillips, Chief Executive of Unicorn Training.
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.
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.
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A gap in community services means patients who could be cared for at home are stranded in hospital for days, it was said yesterday.
Nearly half of young teenagers, aged 13-15, are no longer living with both their parents, but amongst parents of young teenagers who do remain together, 93 per cent are married, a report has said.
Exposure to internet pornography, which is “potentially just a few clicks away,” is linked to more sexually permissive attitudes and risky provocative behaviour in children, a report has found.
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The prize, announced by the Department of Health, will recognise innovative ways of integrating care for people with dementia.
The Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) has announced an additional £3.1 million programme to encourage more people to study languages at university.
Max3000 to provide the public sector with monitoring & management of cloud services via Giii G-Cloud Framework