NHS Digital conducts wireless technology trials to enhance healthcare offerings

NHS Digital is conducting several trials to determine how cutting-edge wireless technologies can support the provision of better patient care. NHS Digital is the national provider of information, data, and IT systems for commissioners, analysts, and clinicians in the health and social care sector...

After a new agreement, the NHS will have access to transformative mRNA technology

Following the Government's agreement with Moderna to establish a cutting-edge manufacturing facility in the UK, NHS patients will now have access to the most recent technological developments, therapies, and vaccinations, including "transformative" mRNA technology.

The new...

Thailand Approves Treatment of Universal Healthcare Card Holders

The Public Health Minister of Thailand, Anutin Charnvirakul, has said that those who have the universal healthcare card can seek basic treatment from any primary care unit in the country. This is a huge convenience in comparison to the past when people had to request a referral from the primary c...

UK: NHS STAFF AT GP SURGERIES FACE ABUSE AND AGGRESSION FROM PATIENTS

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• The NHS staff at the GP surgeries of United Kingdom are facing the unprecedented abuse and aggression from the patients
• The scale of the crisis in the GP surgeries had been revealed in an emergency summit of over 60 NHS staff

UK: NHS EXTENDS COVID-19 VACCINE PROGRAMME TO COVER PEOPLE OVER 30-YEARS

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• The NHS of United Kingdom has extended its covid-19 vaccination programme to cover everyone above 30 years of age
• The NHS UK said that one million more people aged 30 and 31 will be invited by text in the coming days

On W...

TEST AND TRACE SYSTEM FAILURE HELPED INDIAN COVID-19 TO SPREAD IN UK

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• According to a report, the failure of the Test and Trace System has helped the Indian covid-19 variant to spread in United Kingdom
• The number of the missing cases of Indian covid-19 variant had been the highest in the regions of Blackburn ...

NURSE SLAMS UK GOVERNMENT AS SHE QUITS HER JOB

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• A nurse who treated Boris Johnson for covid-19 has slammed the government of UK as she quits her job
• Jenny McGee has been one of the two nurses, who had taken care of Boris Johnson as he was infected by covid-19

A nurse, ...

UK: THOUSANDS OF DOCTORS PLANS TO LEAVE NHS AS COVID-19 CASES INCREASED

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• Thousands of doctors in United Kingdom are planning to leave the National Health Service or NHS
• The doctors are quitting due to the caseload of the novel corona virus continues to rise in the country

According to a recent...

MINISTER: NHS APP TO BECOME COVID-19 VACCINE PASSPORT FOR UK PEOPLE

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• Grant Shapps said that, the NHS app is going to become the covid-19 vaccine passport for the people in United Kingdom
• A minister of UK has confirmed it has been emerged the green list countries are going to be announced in May 2021
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UK GOVERNMENT TO EXPAND COVID-19 VACCINATION PROGRAM TO PEOPLE OVER 45 YEARS

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• The NHS of United Kingdom is going to expand its covid-19 vaccine program to the people who are more than 45 years of age
• The government of UK has set a target for offering a corona virus vaccine jab to all who are 50 years of age by thurs...

UK: SMARTPHONE TECHNOLOGY IN A BID TO REVOLUTIONISE EARLY DETECTION OF KIDNEY DISEASE

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• The smartphone technology has been in a bid for revolutionizing the early detection of the kidney disease
• The company NHSX is going to be supporting the Healthy.io for offering 500,000 patients with the technology-supported home-testing ki...

CHOIR OF HEALTH WORKERS IN UK TO TEAM UP WITH JUSTIN BIEBER FOR A CHARITY SINGLE

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• A choir of medical staff of London, UK and Justin Bieber has been teamed up for recording a special charity single for Christmas
• The choir is made up of the doctors, nurses and the other healthcare staffs, who are working in the Greenwich ...

U.S.: HYUNDAI, KIA TO PAY FINES WORTH $210 MILLION

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• The two affiliated Korean automakers agreed to consent orders said the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)

• While Hyundai has agreed to a total civil penalty of $140 million, Kia Motors will pay civil penalty worth $70 million in...

UK: CSIRO AND DXC TECHNOLOGY SIGNED MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY SERVER DEAL WITH NHS

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• The company CSIRO and DXC technology have signed a contract or deal for suppling the interoperability terminology system in United Kingdom’s NHS
• The deal has been signed between CSIRO and DXC for supplying the system to make sure tha...

UK: NHS LABS FACING PROBLEM BY SHORTAGE OF VITAL KITS AND CHEMICALS FOR CORONA VIRUS TESTS

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• The NHS labs across the United Kingdom which are processing the tests for the novel corona virus have been hit by the shortages of the vital chemicals
• The Swiss pharma company Roche has been blaming an issue which took place at an automate...

SMART CLINICAL ASSET OF ALCIDION LAUNCHED IN THE UK

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• Alcidion has launched a ‘smart clinical asset’ for healthcare sector in the UK.
• Alcidion wants to help the NHS.

Australian health technology company Alcidion has launched a ‘smart clinical asset’ ca...

COVID-19 CONTACT TRACING APP GETS LAUNCH DATE IN UK AND WALES

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• A new corona virus contact tracing app is going to be launched all across United Kingdom and Wales on September 24, 2020
• The app will be helping the people to scan QR codes for registering the visits to the hospitality venues

INVESTMENT IN BETTER HEALTHCARE A POOL OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR UK

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• Global GDP may rise by about US $ 12 trillion in 2040 due to health investment.
• Increase in healthcare investment can help reduce the number of health problems suffered by the global population.
• A new study has suggested that the...

NEW YORK: 5-YEAR-OLD DIES FROM RARE DISEASE LINKED TO COVID-19

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• In the state of New York, total 73 cases of children getting severely ill from disease with symptoms similar to Kawasaki disease and toxic shock syndrome have been reported

• Britain’s NHS issued a warning about rise in children infected with COVID...

CARDIFF: COLD STORAGE FACILITY IN DOCKS IS BEING USED AS A TEMPORARY MORGUE

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• First Minister Mark Drakeford had previously announced about setting up of temporary morgues in order to tackle the surge of deaths due to coronavirus

• The storage capacity is heavily guarded by the security personnel and specially-trained officers