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A fifth of England’s NHS trusts are mostly paper-based as they grapple with COVID backlog, warn MPs
A group of MPs in the UK Parliament have called on NHS leadership to end an approach to health service IT that allows a fifth of NHS trust to remain largely paper-based. Reporting on efforts to clear the backlog in care caused by the pandemic, the House of Commons Health and Social Care Committee said…
Fifth of adults using buy-now-pay-later services once a month
Wednesday 05 January 2022 2:39 pm Usage of buy-now-pay-later (BNPL) services has exploded over the past year with nearly a fifth of UK adults now using the services once a month, according to new research. BNPL services from firms like Klarna and Clearpay surged in popularity through the pandemic as shoppers looked for ways to…
Fifth graders as futurists: Imagining the world in 20 years
One student envisions a watch that tells you when you’re polluting – a sort of eco-nanny on your wrist. Another suggests that teachers might show up in classrooms, not in person, but as holograms. There’s talk of colonies on Mars, and people commuting in flying cars. Why We Wrote This Where adults might fret over uncertainty, children…
EU approves fifth jab as WHO urges greater effort to end pandemic
Europe is already far ahead of other parts of the world with its rollout of vaccines and booster shots. The European Union approved its fifth Covid-19 vaccine Monday, stepping up its battle against the Omicron virus variant as the WHO called for greater efforts to ensure the pandemic ends next year. Europe is already far…
Fifth Mary Mulvihill Award offering €2,000 for best entry on theme of water
The 2022 student media competition in memory of science writer Mary Mulvihill will be on the theme of water, its organisers have announced. The competition is open to all third level students of any discipline – undergraduate or postgraduate – studying at third level institutions anywhere on the island of Ireland. The theme was selected…