NHS strike action paused as government offers ‘extra £2.5bn’ March 16, 2023 NHS strikes are set to be paused after the government offered up “an extra £2.5bn” to fund a fresh pay deal for healthcare workers. It comes the day after Chancellor Jeremy Hunt faced criticism for failing to announce any measures on public sector pay in his budget, amid widespread industrial unrest. This includes all NHS [...]
One of Britain’s biggest killers is largely preventable. And it might only take a test March 16, 2023 | Sponsored Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of deaths in England. Many people don’t know about it, or think it doesn’t affect them – yet it is the cause of one in four deaths across England. The good news is that CVD is largely preventable and your blood pressure is the easiest way to tell if [...]
Serco wins £570m contract to run US public health insurance schemes February 23, 2023 British outsourcing giant Serco has won a $690m (£573m) contract from the US government to administer the country’s public health insurance schemes. Serco will run back-office delivery of America’s public health insurance initiatives in determining whether US citizens are eligible to buy coverage through the government-backed schemes. Serco’s renewed contract, which it first won [...]
UK public services struggling despite near 70-year tax high, report warns February 23, 2023 UK public services can no longer match people’s expectations despite the tax burden being on course to hit a 70-year high, a think tank report has warned. Government decisions to date have done “little to shift the dial,” the Institute for Government (IfG) and CIPFA warned today in their latest performance tracker on the state-run [...]
Your healthcare clinic in the City February 13, 2023 | Sponsored Basinghall Clinic is Cromwell Hospital’s outpatient diagnostic centre in the heart of the City. Situated a five-minute walk from Bank tube station, we are in the perfect location for busy professionals to benefit from our diagnostic and treatment services. With appointments available from 7.45am to 6pm, Basinghall Clinic aims to provide convenient and fast access [...]
New Year fitness regime: How to stick to your goals January 8, 2023 Struggling to stick to your new year’s fitess regime? We asked three fitness experts their top tricks to make sticking to your gym routine a breeze. Abigail Roberts, sports nutritionist at Bulk.com Set SMART goals: The vaguer your fitness goals, the less likely you are to commit to them long-term. Structure your fitness goals so [...]
Peloton slapped with £16m fine over defect which caused child’s death and forced it to recall its Tread+ January 6, 2023 Peloton Interactive has agreed to pay roughly US$19m (£16m) in fines related to its delay in reporting a defect for its treadmills that caused one death and multiple injuries, the US federal consumer watchdog said. The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) said the fine resolves the agency’s charges that Peloton knowingly failed to immediately report [...]
Twindemic: Belgium declares ‘flu epidemic as other winter viruses cause havoc across Europe January 5, 2023 Belgium has declared a flu epidemic as winter viruses continue to sweep across the continent. The country’s health institute Sciensano declared the incident this week, with a “clear increase” in the number of cases. “The flu has already been back for some time in our country, but now all the criteria are met to be [...]
Best of 2022: Simon Shaw on why rugby must act on concussion December 30, 2022 In June of this year, Morning Wire spoke to former England rugby player Simon Shaw about his experiences with concussion and what tech can do to change the game. Article originally published on 15 June 2022. It was a project hatched over a pre-arranged dinner, but the cogs that were left turning once the bill [...]
Protect your health this winter November 30, 2022 | Sponsored As the nights draw in, it’s time to think about protecting our health this winter. We are preparing for a tough few months – with the potential for a further Covid-19 wave and a difficult flu season – and of course not everything can be prevented. But we can reduce the risk of Covid-19 and [...]