Disinfectant product maker rides post-pandemic crest as it looks to break America July 18, 2022 Infection prevention product manufacturer Tristel rode the crest of the post-pandemic wave and weathered Brexit disruption, as it sets its sight on the American market. The company benefited from society recovering from coronavirus, with a spike in the use of disinfectant products, particularly in hospitals, as procedures return after lockdowns. It said there were almost [...]
NHS takes it to the sky with new fleet of drones to drop chemotherapy drugs across UK in first of its kind July 5, 2022 The NHS said this morning it plans to use drones to deliver chemotherapy drugs in a bid to speed up the delivery of vital medicines across the UK. It is hoped that using drone technology will one day enable doctors to make “same-day delivery” orders for drugs and medical equipment from anywhere in the country. [...]
Capita posts ‘strong’ first half results as BBC TV licensing contract boosts outsourcer’s revenues June 29, 2022 Capita today posted “strong” results for the first half of 2022, after a series of “significant” government contracts boosted its H1 revenues. The outsourcing company said trading in the first half of 2022 sat in line with expectations, as it said its revenues were bolstered by the renewal of a £456m contract to run the [...]
Britain faces ‘mass exodus’ of GPs as nearly half of all trainee doctors plan to quit June 22, 2022 Patients could be put at risk due to a “mass exodus” of family doctors, leading medics have warned. The Royal College of GPs (RCGP) has estimated that almost 19,000 GPs are planning to leave the profession over the next five years. Of the 1,262 GP and trainee respondents, 42 per cent say they are likely [...]
Covid hospitalisations in England up 24 per cent from last week June 21, 2022 Coronavirus hospitalisations in England have surged by almost 25 per cent in the last week, as cases spread like wildfire once more across the globe. New figures released by the NHS this week highlight 5,726 beds occupied by Covid patients as of 20 June, up from 4,602 on the previous Monday. The spike in cases [...]
Monkeypox cases surge to 366 across UK as government passes legislation to tackle it June 10, 2022 The number of Monkeypox cases has surged pass 350 as the UK passed legislation to tackle the virus this week. UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) detected 43 cases by 9 June, bringing the total number to 366, up from 321 on 7 June. The infection, which can be transmitted by close physical contact, has particular [...]
Healthcare jaws drop as Sajid Javid calls NHS ‘a defunct Blockbuster video rental store in the age of Netflix’ June 8, 2022 Jaws dropped in and outside Westminster today after the Health Secretary likened the NHS to a now-defunct video rental store in a world dominated by streaming services, saying the country has a “Blockbuster healthcare system in the age of Netflix”. Downing Street said Sajid Javid told a Cabinet meeting earlier today that it is “no [...]
Exclusive: KPMG to hire 3,500 tech workers to staff newly launched digital products business May 27, 2022 KPMG today launched a new digital solutions business which is set to see the firm more than double the size of its 3,000 strong technology focused workforce by hiring 3,500 new data scientists and engineers. The UK arm of the Big Four firm said it plans to create 1,000 London tech jobs, in its efforts [...]
Concerns grow worldwide as rare Monkeypox virus spreads like wildfire: Virologists ‘can not explain’ speed and scale May 22, 2022 Virologists around the world are increasingly sounding the alarm bell over the rapid spread of the rare Monkeypox virus, which is usually found in parts of Western Africa. The confirmed number of cases climbed to 80 over the weekend, in 12 countries around the world, including the UK, Belgium, France, Netherlands and Australia. The well-respected [...]
Jaws drop as it emerges UK Health Security Agency pays 1,400 consultants as much as £3,100 per day May 19, 2022 It emerged today that the UK Health Security Agency is paying consultants as much as £3,100 per day. While the number used by the UKHSA has reduced, as of January 31 it was still employing 1,476 management consultants. In a letter to the Public Accounts Committee, the UKHSA said that the majority of these consultants [...]