Posts Tagged ‘NHS’
Doctors Outraged as US ‘Spying’ Tech Firm Wins Access to NHS Patient Records
Doctors, privacy campaigners and civil liberties groups are pushing back hard after NHS England awarded a £330 million contract to Palantir, the US data analytics firm linked to defence and intelligence agencies. The deal, which allows the company to build the NHS’s new Federated Data Platform (FDP), has triggered widespread alarm about patient confidentiality, national…
Read MoreNew NHS IP Guidance Set to Unlock Billions and Accelerate Innovation in the UK
The UK government has launched a comprehensive overhaul of its rules surrounding National Health Service (NHS) inventions, aiming to unlock billions for the economy by expediting the development and commercialisation of homegrown medical innovations. This is the first significant update in 23 years, replacing a framework that officials admit was designed for a pre-digital era…
Read MoreNando’s Ends Bottomless Coke Amid UK Obesity Fight
At lunchtime in a busy Nando’s, a familiar tradition has quietly disappeared. The bottomless Coca-Cola machine — once a symbol of casual indulgence — now comes with a limit: just one refill for the full-sugar version. The change is small, but it captures a national shift. Britain’s relationship with sugar is being rewritten, one restriction…
Read MoreUK Using AI To Cut Patient Hospital Visits
A logo for the National Health Services (NHS) is displayed on an ambulance outside the Royal London Hospital on September 12, 2024 in London, England. Carl Court/Getty Images The government in the United Kingdom is using artificial intelligence (AI) in the healthcare industry to cut down on hospital visits, having already seen a 40% reduction…
Read MoreDoctors In England To Hold Longest NHS Strike Ever
Hospital doctors in England on Wednesday begin their longest consecutive strike in the seven-decade history of Britain’s National Health Service (NHS). Junior doctors — those below consultant level — will walk out for six days in a major escalation of their long-running pay dispute with the UK government. The industrial action comes at one of…
Read MoreFirst Baby Born In UK’s NHS Says Staff Pay Rise Would Be Perfect Gift
Funding of the NHS is a constant of political debate AFP Aneira Thomas holds the honour of being the first baby born on Britain’s National Health Service and, as they both celebrate their 75th birthday, she says her “best present” would be a pay rise for its embattled staff. The fates of both have been…
Read MoreNHS Doctor Reveals The Correct Way Of Pooping For A ‘Truly Wonderful Dump’
Representation. A toilet. Pixabay KEY POINTS A U.K. doctor shared a tip on pooping on his TikTok account Dr. Karan Rajan said the technique would relax the muscle around the rectum A microbiologist noted in 2015 that most people in the West do not squat when pooping A surgeon in the United Kingdom has revealed…
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