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Government publishes new strategy to tackle violence against women and girls
Home Secretary Priti Patel has published the government’s new strategy to tackle violence against women and girls to ensure they are safe at home, online and on the streets.
Plans to increase patient protection under new GP data collection programme
Patient data used for research will be better protected under new safeguarding plans ahead of the GP Data for Planning and Research programme.
More than 10 million people have signed up to use the NHS App
Over 6 million more people have signed up to the NHS App since the COVID-19 vaccination status service, bringing its total number of users to more than 10 million.
1.5 million children worldwide have been orphaned by the pandemic
According to a new study, an estimated 1.5 million children worldwide have been orphaned because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Leveraging AI-powered speech recognition tech to reduce NHS staff burnout
Dr Simon Wallace, Chief Clinical Information Officer, Nuance, ponders the burnout epidemic amongst healthcare professionals and how leveraging AI-powered speech recognition technology can prevent it.
UK Government to only vaccinate vulnerable children
Vaccines Minister Nadhim Zahawi said that children who were vulnerable, living with clinically vulnerable family or almost 18 would be given the COVID vaccine.
Frontline NHS staff are no longer required to self-isolate
From Monday 19th July double vaccinated frontline NHS and social care staff who have been told to self-isolate will be permitted to attend work .
Local authorities, digital transformation and the COVID rebound
Martin McFadyen, Head of Public Sector, Virgin Media Business, explores what the new local authority should look like after COVID.
Professor Ferguson: UK could have 2,000 COVID hospitalisations daily
Professor Neil Ferguson, epidemiological expert at Imperial College London, says that the UK could reach up to 2,000 COVID hospitalisations daily if current increases in transmission continue.
New studies will expand research into diagnosis and treatment of long COVID
15 new studies, backed by £19.6 million through the National Institute for Health Research, will expand research into diagnosing and treating long COVID.
Flu jab will be freely available to more than 35 million people this winter
Health and Social Care Secretary Sajid Javid has announced that over 35 million people will have access to a free flu vaccine this winter.
Study finds 97% of women in Africa will work with HIV prevention methods
The REACH study found that 97% of women and girls in Uganda, South Africa and Zimbabwe are happy to work with HIV prevention methods - globally, half of all people living with HIV are women.
Only 1% of African people have two COVID vaccine doses
Only 1% of Africa's 1.3 billion population have been given two doses of COVID vaccine - now, the Delta variant is sweeping through countries which are highly vulnerable to hospitalisation and death.
Nearly 100% of people tested positive for antibodies after second vaccine
New data has found that nearly 100% of people tested positive for COVID-19 antibodies after their second dose of the Pfizer or AstraZeneca vaccine.
July 2021 North America Analysis
A very warm welcome to the Summer edition of North America Analysis. We hear from Lirio Liu, Executive Director of International Affairs at the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration, who reveals the exciting work taking place to redefine geographic and atmospheric boundaries within the field of aviation.
A job rotation scheme could be our key to a successful economic recovery
Professor Martin Jones, Deputy Vice Chancellor at Staffordshire University, explains why a job rotation scheme could be the next step in 'levelling-up' the economy.
How to protect your healthcare organisation from ransomware attacks
Joe Robertson, EMEA Field CISO at Fortinet, explores how ransomware attacks are increasing in healthcare and what organisations can do to protect themselves.
Closing the gap between policy design and delivery
Natalie Taylor, Managing Director, Public Sector, Foundry4, discusses how government can bring more digital voices into policy teams to close the gap between those designing policy and those delivering it.
World Youth Skills Day: How has the pandemic affected the future of the tech...
In recognition of World Youth Skills Day, a group of technology industry leaders discuss the impact of the pandemic on young people, and in particular what this is going to hold for the future of the technology industry.
UK says COVID vaccine mandatory for care home workers
The UK House of Commons voted to make COVID vaccination mandatory for care home workers, who will need two doses to continue working from October.
