No-one will face prosecution following a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in 2012 in which four people died, the Crown Office has announced. Prosecutors investigating the Edinburgh outbreak – the largest in
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The UK is the 11th most “socially advanced” nation in the world, according to a new report. The ranking, based on analysis of a range of criteria in 133 countries,
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London South Bank University’s (LSBU) School of Health and Social Care has kicked off the first in a series of topical debates. The first debate covered a set of national
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The University of Bradford has announced the appointment of a Director and Deputy Director to oversee its new Health and Wellbeing Centre. Professor Allan Kellehear (pictured) has been appointed as
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Healthcare workers should not be allowed to smoke during work hours or when recognisable as an employee, according to new guidelines. Other measures suggested by the National Institute for Health
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David Cameron has apologised on behalf of the British government to victims of the contaminated blood scandal. The Prime Minister also confirmed £25 million of funding to improve financial support
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The Health and Social Care Academy has published its latest thinkpiece, The Right To Health: Health Inequalities in Scotland, highlighting the issue of Scotland’s growing health inequalities. The thinkpiece has been produced
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Funding of £200 million is to be allocated over two years to support the implementation of health and social care integration, the Scottish Health Secretary has announced today. The investment
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The Department of Health has issued new statutory guidance aiming to ensure looked-after children have access to any physical or mental health care they may need. Statutory guidance is issued
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It’s not just about changing structures says Ewan King, Director of Business Development and Delivery at the Social Care Institute for Excellence. Ewan King: ‘Ensuring good joint working is in
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