National Health Service

More than 100 Indian healthcare professionals to be hired in UK: Report

In a bid to address shortage of healthcare workers, more than 100 professionals from India are set to be recruited by the UK's National Health Service (NHS) Trust

Santa rally on D-Street; Nifty tops 18K, Sensex gains 721 points

The Nifty reclaimed the 18,000 mark and ended the session at 18,014, a gain of 208 points or 1.1 per cent

Force multiplier: Meet Lord Karan Bilimoria, India's voice in the UK

'An Indian living in London; but an Indian born and brought up in India: not a second generation Asian but a first generation immigrant - who's totally Indian but feels at home in both countries'

NHA shows effectiveness of govt's increasing expenditure on health care

The current trends in the nature of the health expenditure in India vindicate the multiple steps taken by the Union government to increase access to healthcare services in the country

Monkeypox outbreak showing signs of slowing in the UK, says health agency

British authorities also said that they bought as many as 150,000 doses of the vaccine, which was made by Bavarian Nordic, the world's only supplier

China seals off iPhone maker, CNOOC in Shenzhen to battle Covid-19

The lockdown comes as China narrowly escaped an economic contraction in the June quarter, when a series of rolling lockdowns shut businesses nationwide, eroded employment and hurt consumer spending

Day-1 of free boosters: Citizens queue up to get jabs ahead of festivals

States start compiling need for additional doses, Centre seeks 50 mn doses from GAVI

Four strange Covid -19 symptoms you might not have heard about: Study

During an infection, including that of SARS-CoV-2 (the virus which causes COVID-19), our bodies naturally try to express that they're under an unusual amount of stress.

Hinduja group's UK firm bags health agency contract worth GBP 211 mn

HGS UK will provide customer support to UK citizens for two years, with an option to extend the contract

Malaysia workers seek judicial review of Supermax deal to supply UK NHS

Workers at Malaysian glove maker Supermax Corp will seek a judicial review of the British government's decision to approve the company as a supplier to the NHS

Criticised on pay, UK's Johnson expresses gratitude to health workers

Johnson, who himself was treated in hospital last year when he became severely ill with Covid-19, has come under fire for failing to meet his promise to look after health workers

Expecting a rebound in health services soon, says Ayushman Bharat CEO

Ayushman Bharat or Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Scheme, the government's national healthcare programme, recently crossed 15 million hospitalisation mark

Johnson says UK in 'race against time' as it faces worst weeks of pandemic

A new, more transmissible variant of the disease is now surging through the population, with one in 20 people in parts of London now infected

UK ditches homegrown Covid-19 tracing app to use Google-Apple model

A smartphone app developed by the National Health Service (NHS) was initially expected to be rolled out nationwide in May but did not materialise.

Reflections on the pandemic

We need a national survey of the incidence of coronavirus by testing a representative sample of population, not lockdowns

Indian-origin doctor urges PM Johnson to ramp up investment to rescue NHS

The figure is based on an analysis conducted by the BMA that says an extra 4.1 per cent rise annually in health spending is needed if the NHS is to survive.

Govt aims to raise health services expenditure to 2.5% of GDP by 2025

In reply to a query during Question Hour, Harsh Vardhan said the public expenditure on health services is "continuously increasing"

Neighbour's envy, owner's pride

Britain's National Health Service is bitterly criticised. But it's the envy of the world and makes Britain great

Britain's NHS to hire over 5,000 nurses from India, Philippines

Historically, India is the second-largest supplier of nursing staff to the country after the Philippines