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Fintech firms race to plug gaps in UK’s coronavirus relief measures

April 23, 2020April 23, 2020adminComment(0)

Britain’s financial technology industry is racing to fill gaps in the government’s coronavirus business relief measures, by offering loans quickly to those struggling financially as a result of the pandemic. Several of the country’s top fintech firms have been pushing for accreditation from the state-backed British Business Bank (BBB) to be able to provide loans […]

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NHS tells betting firms to stop ‘vicious gambling cycle’

January 16, 2020January 16, 2020adminComment(0)

The head of mental health services in England has written to five major gambling companies, demanding urgent action on tackling gambling addiction and its impact on people’s health. Claire Murdoch said incentives such as free bets and tickets should be banned to stop the “vicious gambling cycle”. The industry said it was determined to make […]

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Care firm’s leadership criticised by Care Quality Commission

January 14, 2020January 14, 2020adminComment(0)

Concerns have been raised by inspectors about the leadership at a firm at the centre of a BBC expose over allegations of abuse at a mental health hospital. The Panorama investigation – aired in May – was based on undercover filming at County Durham’s learning disabilities unit Whorlton Hall. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) followed […]

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September 27, 2019September 27, 2019adminComment(0)

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Colluding drug firms ‘cost the NHS millions of pounds’

May 23, 2019May 23, 2019adminComment(0)

Four pharmaceutical firms have been accused of illegally colluding to restrict the supply of an anti-nausea tablet, driving the price paid for it by the NHS up by 700%. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said the cost of Prochlorperazine rose from £6.49 per pack to £51.68, after suppliers agreed not to compete. The drug […]

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Waste collection costs double after firm’s collapse

May 6, 2019May 6, 2019adminComment(0)

The cost of collecting medical waste from hospitals has more than doubled since the collapse of Healthcare Environmental Services, figures show. The Lanarkshire-based company went to the wall after becoming embroiled in a waste stockpiling scandal. Contingency measures to remove waste from every hospital, GP surgery, dental practice and pharmacy in Scotland were put in […]

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Canada appeals court orders tobacco firms to pay billions in damages

March 1, 2019March 1, 2019adminComment(0)

A Canadian court has upheld the bulk of a decision that ordered three tobacco companies to pay billions in damages. The judgment involves class action suits that were consolidated against Imperial Tobacco Canada, Rothmans Benson & Hedges and JTI-MacDonald. The companies had appealed a 2015 ruling in favour that ordered them to pay over C$ […]

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Mental health: Social media firms should 'purge' distressing content

January 27, 2019January 27, 2019adminComment(0)

Media playback is unsupported on your device Social media firms must “purge” the internet of harmful content promoting self-harm and suicide, the health secretary has said. Matt Hancock’s message comes after the father of a teenager who took her own life said he believes Instagram “helped kill my daughter”. Molly Russell, 14, took her own […]

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Mental health: Firms ask PM to deliver on pledge

November 18, 2018November 18, 2018adminComment(0)

Some of Britain’s biggest employers are pressing the government to honour a promise to give mental health the same status as physical health at work. Royal Mail and WH Smith are among the companies asking the PM to follow through on her manifesto pledge to update health and safety legislation. That would mean employers would […]

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Drug firms fear 'wasting' money for a Brexit no-deal outcome

November 12, 2018November 12, 2018adminComment(0)

Drugs companies in Wales have been distracted from creating new medicines as they are “wasting” time and money preparing for a no-deal Brexit, industry representatives have said. The UK government wants pharmaceutical firms to stockpile an extra six weeks’ worth of medicine in case of a no-deal. Talks with the EU are currently deadlocked over […]

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Private firms cash in on over-stretched NHS

July 19, 2018July 19, 2018adminComment(0)

Under-pressure NHS services in England are spending over £1bn a year buying care from outside the NHS because they are unable to keep up with demand. The bill is being racked up by hospitals, ambulances and mental health trusts, data obtained by the BBC shows. NHS managers said money was being wasted as often it […]

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