NEEDLESMART CLINICAL WASTE BOXES TO SAVE THE NHS MORE THAN £120 MILLION IN GOVERNMENT PLASTIC TAX
TECHNOLOGY TO PREVENT 100,000 NEEDLESTICK INJURIES TO CLINICAL STAFF, SAVING THE NHS £127 MILLION EACH YEAR
British smart MedTech company NeedleSmart is at the forefront of helping the NHS radically reduce CO2 emissions in its clinical waste disposal by a staggering 95% as part of its Carbon Reduction Strategy, saving £10s of millions in clinical waste...
Squeeze ’em till the pips squeak
Note from Caroline:
‘Squeeze ’em till the pips squeak’
Rishi Sunak last week gave his autumn budget statement which introduced higher state spending on top of the highest hike in taxation seen since the 1950’s.
The Chancellor had made ‘historic tax increases’ this year, upping then by £40 billion, with the pledge to plough billions more into the NHS to tackle social care crisis and boost spending for other Whitehall departments
Chris Grayling former cabinet minister...
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Fergusons Transport expands partnership with Universal Wolf following Covid-19 support campaign
Friday 11th June 2021: Fergusons Transport, the largest privately owned haulier in the North East of England, today announces that it has expanded its partnership with design and manufacturing specialists Universal Wolf.
The expansion comes following a joint effort between the two companies to build and deliver 750 hospital beds to support the NHS during the Coronavirus pandemic. Designed by a leading...
Any “COVID passport” scheme to prove people in England are safe to attend mass-audience events would be “time-limited,” reports BBC.
COVID status certificationA “COVID status certification” scheme is being developed to enable concerts and sporting matches to take place.
It would record whether people had been vaccinated, recently tested negative, or had natural immunity, having already had a bout of coronavirus. The government is also trialing other ways of holding mass events safely.
Sports...
https://mfame.guru/passports-showing-vaccine-status-would-be-time-limited-says-minister/
The world’s most expensive drug, Zolgensma has a reported list price of nearly £1.8m per dose been licensed for use on the NHS in England, says an article published in Sky News.
Reported List priceZolgensma has a reported list price of nearly £1.8m per dose, but the health service said it had struck a“landmark confidential deal” with its maker at a “price that is fair to taxpayers”.
SMA TreatmentThe one-time gene therapy will be used to treat Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) in infants. The often...
https://mfame.guru/worlds-most-expensive-drug-licensed-for-nhs-usage/
As government hits its target for 15 million Covid vaccinations in the UK, Brittany Ferries says now is the time for a re-think on travel corridors. “Vaccine roll-out is moving apace in the UK, thanks to the NHS, volunteers and support of the armed forces,” said Christophe Mathieu Brittany Ferries...
https://ferryshippingnews.com/brittany-ferries-sees-vaccination-led-travel-corridors-as-a-solution/
RMT announces dispute with Stena Line over pandemic sick pay
FERRIES Union RMT today confirmed that it was in dispute with Stena Line over the company’s failure to address seafarers’ and dockers’ long standing concerns over sick pay which have been ongoing since the start of the pandemic.
RMT general secretary Mick Cash said;
“RMT members on Stena Line ferries and ports are among the key workers who will once again be straining every sinew to keep our maritime supply lines running as the...
NHSstaff will no longer get the coronavirus vaccine first after a drastic rethink about who should be given priority, reports The Guardian.
The new immunization strategy is likely to disappoint and worry thousands of frontline staff – and comes amid urgent warnings from NHS chiefs that hospitals could be “overwhelmed” in January by the third wave of Covid-19 caused by mingling over Christmas.
Loose Regulations could cause a huge impactChris Hopson, the chief executive of NHS Providers, said: “If...
https://mfame.guru/nhs-no-longer-on-the-priority-list-for-covid-vaccine-warns-about-christmas-wave/
NHSstaff will no longer get the coronavirus vaccine first after a drastic rethink about who should be given priority, it emerged last night.
The new immunization strategy is likely to disappoint and worry thousands of frontline staff – and comes amid urgent warnings from NHS chiefs that hospitals could be “overwhelmed” in January by the third wave of Covid-19 caused by mingling over Christmas, reports The Guardian.
The holiday scareChris Hopson, the chief executive of NHS Providers, said: “If we...
https://mfame.guru/nhs-worried-over-holiday-season-surge-in-covid-cases/