Every NHS hospital in England has been told to improve patient waiting times for planned treatment as the government has made hitting the 18-week target one of its key priorities for this parliament. By March 2026, the government wants to see at least 65% of patients waiting no longer than 18 weeks. To get there, … Read more
London: A government-backed trial of free fitness trackers linked to an app to offer incentives such as discount vouchers and cinema tickets to people who eat healthy and exercise more has been launched for the first time in the UK on Friday. The Better Health: Rewards app is being trialled in Wolverhampton in the West … Read more
Chennai: Gleneagles Global Health City (GGHC) launched mSirenPilot, a GPS-enabled emergency ambulance tracker for the traffic police in Chennai. The app was launched by Actor Yogi Babu in the presence of Dr Alok Khullar, CEO, and Dr Sriram R, HOD & Senior Consultant – Department of Accident & Emergency from Gleneagles Global Health City, Chennai. … Read more
Ambulance queues When patients arrive at hospital by ambulance they should be handed over within 15 minutes. This data shows the proportion of ambulance patients who waited 30 minutes or more, in the week shown. It comes from daily situation reports which are published weekly during the winter in England. As this is fast-turnaround data, … Read more
Ambulance queues When patients arrive at hospital by ambulance they should be handed over within 15 minutes. This data shows the proportion of ambulance patients who waited 30 minutes or more, in the week shown. It comes from daily situation reports which are published weekly during the winter in England. As this is fast-turnaround data, … Read more
Carbon emissions are set to hit an all-time high by 2023 as just two percent of pandemic recovery finance is being spent on clean energy, the International Energy Agency said on Tuesday. Countries have allocated more than $16 trillion (14 trillion euros) in fiscal support throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, mostly in the form of emergency … Read more
