The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has launched the long-awaited NHS Covid-19 Test and Trace app. How does it work and is it the answer to containing the virus?
Steve Walton of Benson Viscometers details how viscosity testing could be essential for beating the Covid-19 pandemic.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced a series of new restrictions in England following an increase of Covid-19 infections. The announcement follows a build-up of discussions with the Government’s scientific and medical advisors, the Cabinet and First Ministers of the devolved administrations.
Contact-tracing apps need to have almost total uptake to be successful, say Vincenzo Salvatore and Giulia Tenaglia of BonelliErede
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World Economic Series welcomed H.E. Mr. Pisanu Suvanajata, Ambassador of Thailand, Dr. Luxmon Attapich, Deputy Secretary-General of the Eastern Economic Corridor Office, and Mr. Burin Adulwattana, Chief Economist of the Bangkok Bank
The World Economic Series welcomed H.E. Mr João Vale de Almeida, the first Ambassador of the European Union to the UK and Mr Maarten Verwey, Director-General for Economic and Financial Affairs, EU Commission
The World Economic Series welcomes H.E. Mr Yasumasa Nagamine, Ambassador of Japan and Mr Naoki Ota, Digital and Technology Advisor to the Government of Japan
The Rt Hon The Lord Mayor of The City of London, Alderman William Russell, HM Marshal of The Diplomatic Corps, Alistair Harrison CMG CVO and UN Under-Secretary-General, Inger Andersen open the first of a global event series for the diplomatic community: The World Economic Series
Integrated Care Journal
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has launched the long-awaited NHS Covid-19 Test and Trace app. How does it work and is it the answer to containing the virus?
The daily struggle to balance the personal with the professional, the despair with the optimism, and the reality with the hopes for the future is the message being received from carers on the frontline writes Daniel Casson, Digital Advisor to Care England.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced a series of new restrictions in England following an increase of Covid-19 infections. The announcement follows a build-up of discussions with the Government’s scientific and medical advisors, the Cabinet and First Ministers of the devolved administrations.
Tunstall Healthcare has won the ‘Leading Innovators in Assisted Living Technology 2020’ award at the Healthcare & Pharmaceutical Awards 2020, and the ‘Best Non-Clinical Equipment, Product or Service Supplier’ for its nurse call system, Tunstall Carecom, in the Care Home Awards 2020.
A new study has revealed that the NHS would spend billions of more pounds on drugs if it had to pay US prices following a UK/US trade deal.
The NHS is to reopen with ‘pay-as-you-go’ spaces across England, profits from the scheme are to be reinvested back into the health service for the benefit of patients and to help rebuild the NHS.
AstraZeneca-Oxford University announced on Saturday that they have resumed its UK coronavirus vaccine trial following confirmation by the Medicines Health Regulatory Authority (MHRA) that it was safe to do so.
The Health Foundation has warned that the Governments lack clarification on Covid-19 guidance, particularly on who people can meet and where. The confusion caused could be detrimental to the fight against Covid-19.
Researchers at the University of East Anglia have developed a new app that shows the effect of various medical and lifestyle factors on life expectancy.
World Healthcare Journal
Steve Walton of Benson Viscometers details how viscosity testing could be essential for beating the Covid-19 pandemic.
Xploro, which helps children with cancer better understand their treatment, is now seeking funding for a sibling companion app
The World Economic Series brought together experts from the World Health Organization (WHO), Cigna insurance company and One Young World to speak about the effects of the pandemic on mental health
Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh claim to have found a tiny molecule which appears to entirely neutralise SARS-CoV-2
Deaths from Covid-19 in the US have now surpassed 200,000, and international opinions of the nation have fallen to record lows
Contact-tracing apps need to have almost total uptake to be successful, say Vincenzo Salvatore and Giulia Tenaglia of BonelliErede
Primary Care Journal
Across the healthcare sector, technological advancement and changes are being put in place almost overnight due to the outbreak of the novel coronavirus pandemic.
Newly released figures from NHS Digital reveal exactly how much dental activity has dropped because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
NHS Digital is set to introduce electronic notifications which inform GPs when one of their patients receives an urgent supply of medicine from a community pharmacy.
Providing dental and oral healthcare to homeless and other marginalised groups requires rethinking the way services engage with patients, writes Dr Ben Atkins, President of the Oral Health Foundation. There are many approaches to overcome these barriers and improve outcomes.
The Association of Dental Groups has responded to the latest NHS Dental Statistics for England 2019-2020, showing that the number of dentists with NHS activity in England went up slightly - from 24,545 in 2018/19 to 24,684 in 2019/20.
The 'gut feelings' of GPs could be more useful than official guidelines in identifying potential serious diagnoses, including cancer, new research published in the British Journal of General Practice suggests.
As the transition away from face-to-face contact within healthcare to online services becomes more common, LloydsPharmacy Online Doctor, in partnership with NHS trusts and Preventx, will begin providing online sexual health services.
The Association of Dental Groups (ADG) has launched a national campaign calling on ministers to take urgent action to deal with the growing crisis in access to dentistry.
Sanjeev Panesar, a National Pharmacy Association (NPA) Board Member who runs Pan Healthcare in the West Midlands, outlines the importance of trusted relationships between community pharmacy and wider healthcare services to build back after Covid.
World Infrastructure Journal
New analysis from Make UK and Santander has highlighted the importance of avoiding barriers to trade between the UK and the EU. The analysis found that manufacturing exports to the top six EU markets alone are worth around a third of total goods exports.
Students from Demontfort University Leicester (DMU) are developing a logistics recruitment plan to help with the shortage in the industry after winning the Pall-Ex digital marketing campaign.
New analysis published by Make UK has warned that some of the UK's most economically deprived regions are at risk of a ‘triple whammy’ to their economies in the event of a 'no deal' Brexit when compounded with Covid impacts.
Some of Britain’s most innovative businesses are set for a funding boost after two funding competitions were launched by Made Smarter and UK Research and Innovation.
The scale of these measures would be breathtaking in normal times and, even in these abnormal times, they are pretty exceptional by any criteria, writes Stephen Hammond MP for Wimbledon, who assesses the announcements from Chancellor Rishi Sunak
Make UK have called on the treasury to help UK manufacturers navigate the economic downturn caused by Covid-19.
The PM today announced a “new deal” recovery plan to kickstart the UK economy following the damage caused by Covid-19
UK expertise can help get the most healthcare for limited resources, and make projects happen that might otherwise struggle to deliver best value, says Barry Francis, Infrastructure Specialist at Healthcare UK.
World Manufacturing Journal
Bradford based Multibrands International has invested over £12 million in Panodyne face coverings. The investment comes after the Government announced that face coverings will become compulsory in all shops and supermarkets from 24th July 2020. Failure to do so could result in a £100 fine.
Lotus has announced it is going to convert its 12,300 square meter Hurricane Way factory to a new high tech sub-assembly facility, creating 125 jobs.
Over 11,000 ventilators have been built by Oxfordshire based group Penlon in 12 weeks. Penlon has been able to increase the productivity of creating 50-60 ventilators per week to more than 2,000 a week.
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