A clinician who set up one of the world’s largest research studies has been awarded an honorary degree from the University of Bradford. Professor John Wright today receives an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Health for his long standing contribution to the field of healthcare and support for the University and wider Bradford community. Commenting […]
MSF Opens Khayelitsha Field Hospital as South Africa Braces for COVID-19. Cape Town – In May, South Africa’s Health Minister warned that with the current infection rate, South Africa would surpass its hospital bed capacity, potentially by the end of June. “As COVID-19 continues to spread, the wards in Khayelitsha District Hospital have filled up […]
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On Wednesday 10 June, 7.00pm to 8.00pm – In Conversation Live with Philippe Sands, author of the best-selling and multi award-winning “East West Street”, described as “mesmerising”, will be joining Professor Sir Simon Wessely to discuss his latest book, “The Ratline”, already labelled “exhilarating and gripping”, a story of love, lies and justice on the […]
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We are proud to introduce Dr Binod Dangal in the latest instalment of our War Doctor Heroes series, which celebrates our global network of surgeons. Binod grew up in Sindhupalchok, a remote, mountainous village in Nepal. Thanks to the support of a volunteer teacher from Italy, Binod was inspired to study medicine and, after training […]
To mark International Nurses Day, in this the Year of the Nurse and the Midwife, Nursing Now has made a film to shine a light on the incredible work of nurses around the world. This film uses the voices of people from different walks of life, from actors to footballers and global health-stakeholders to highlight […]
The COVID-19 pandemic has sparked the first cancellation of traditional ANZAC Day services since World War 2 across the globe. Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison has encouraged Australians to make this year’s ANZAC Day one to be remembered “for a very long time”. Mr Morrison acknowledged that Saturday’s commemorations would “like none any of us […]
As Australians and New Zealanders come together, exercising social distancing measures on their doorsteps this Saturday at dawn, we remember the harrowing and dramatic stories of the Australian and New Zealand nurses who served in the Great War this Anzac Day. An introduction by Peter Rees to his book The Other Anzacs: Nurses at war […]
Check out this rare colour footage of former Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill returning home from Middlesex hospital to the applause of the nation after being treated for a broken hip. […]
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This is the latest instalment of the War Doctor Heroes series from the David Nott Foundation(The Foundation), introducing Dr Ayman, a Syrian vascular surgeon and War Doctor Hero from Syria. The Foundation first met Ayman back in 2013, when David Nott was volunteering in Alzarour Hospital, Aleppo. Whilst treating patients, David was able to teach […]
NICE has announced that Professor Gillian Leng, CBE, has been appointed as its new Chief Executive on the 18th March. Gillian has held the post of Deputy Chief Executive at NICE since 2007 and is also currently its Director of Health and Social Care. She will take up her new role on1 April 2020 when […]
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