Press Association
Davey unveils plans to cut GP waiting times during campaign event in Eastbourne - HD footage
Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey has unveiled plans to give patients a right to see a GP in seven days. Sir Ed announced the pledge on a visit to Eastbourne, a target constituency for the party where the Lib Dems came second behind...
Press Association
Lib Dem leader reiterates plan to recruit more GPs to cut waiting times
Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey says he plans to recruit more GPs and has ruled out pacts with other parties as he joined a campaigning event in Eastbourne.
Press Association
Tax cuts would be a 'deception' says Sir Ed Davey ahead of the budget
Interview with Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey in Milford, Surrey. Sir Ed Davey described reported National Insurance cuts coming in Wednesday's budget as a "deception" as he visited the Chancellor's constituency in Surrey.
Press Association
Budget tax cuts would be a 'deception' and a "swindle" says Sir Ed Davey
Sir Ed Davey has described reported National Insurance cuts coming in Wednesday's Budget as a "deception" as he visited the Chancellor's constituency in Surrey. He said that tax burdens were actually going up under the Conservative...
Press Association
UK’s first human case of swine flu strain H1N2 detected
The UK’s first human case of swine flu strain H1N2, very similar to what has been circulating in pigs, has been detected, the UK Health Security Agency has said. Routine surveillance in GP surgeries picked up the case after the person...
Press Association
Politics daily briefing: April 17
All the latest political developments in the UK, as shadow health secretary Wes Streeting pledges that Labour will train 15,000 new doctors, to be paid for by abolishing the non-dom tax status.
Press Association
Shadow Health Secretary visits Chesterfield
Shadow Health Secretary Wes Streeting visits Chesterfield, where he looked around a GP surgery before talking to members of the community at the St Thomas Centre.
Press Association
Vaccines despatched to GPs
Doses of the Covid-19 vaccine are despatched from a location in the midlands to vaccination centres being run by GPs..
Press Association
GP vaccinations rolled out in England
Vaccination clinics run by family doctors will begin across England from Monday but people have been warned that a rise in cases after Christmas socialising could disrupt the roll out of the jabs. GP practices in more than 100 locations...
Bloomberg
How the Cold War Gave Us GPS
Oct.18 -- GPS is a network of satellites which allows you to open your phone and know where you are anywhere in the world. We take this service for granted. But it was created by the U.S. military during the Cold War and designed to...
Curated Video
Fitness Fanatics Use GPS Tracker To Turn Routes Into Art
Fitness fanatics are creating art while GPS tracking their runs and bike rides on their phones, mapping their city into a masterpiece.
Curated Video
Showcasing The Coolest Innovations In 5G
Businesses are just beginning to harness what 5G makes possible.
Bloomberg
SpaceX Launches Next-Generation GPS Satellite for U.S. Space Force
Jun.30 -- Watch SpaceX launch a Falcon 9 rocket to deliver a GPS III satellite for the U.S. Space Force.
Press Association
GP nurse receives Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine at surgery
Nurse Sue Toye, 51, is believed to be the first person to receive the Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine in a GP practice in England having had the jab at Priory Gate Surgery in the City of Coventry Health Centre.
Bloomberg
This Woman Is Betting on Balloons in Space
Dec.07 -- Jane Poynter is CEO of World View Enterprises, a flight technology company which transports things to the stratosphere and back using high altitude balloons. One day soon, she'd like to send us all up there too. (Video by Leila...
Press Association
Mass vaccination drive for GPs and Nurses in Ireland begins
Cars and people queueing at the vaccination centre in Phoenix Park, Dublin, as mass vaccination drive for GPs and practice nurses has begun in Ireland. Interview with Shannon Fagan, a social care worker in residential services having...
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Health Secretary refuses to apologise for NHS two-week appointment plan
Health Secretary Therese Coffey said she would not apologise for setting a two-week appointment target for GPs, despite Tory colleague Jeremy Hunt saying the NHS needs more targets “like a hole in the head”.
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People aged 65 and over in England can now receive Covid-19 vaccine
People aged 65 to 69 can now have a Covid-19 vaccine in England if GPs have done all they can to reach those at higher risk, NHS England has said.
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Health Secretary urged to look at giving women direct access to specialist services
The Health Secretary has been urged to look at giving women direct access to services like endometriosis specialists. Emma Hardy, Labour MP for Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle, told the Commons: “Hull has the second-highest rate of...
Curated Video
What Would A Sentient, Conscious Robot Mean For Humans?
A Google engineer claimed an AI software of theirs became sentient. Now there is debate on if these sentient machines have a place in the world.
MinutePhysics
GPS, Relativity, and Nuclear Detection
When will we need to know Einstein's Theory of Relativity in real life? Every single time you use a cell phone, GPS, or watch satellite TV. When a satellite is sent into space without accounting for relativity, problems immediately arise...
TED-Ed
How Does Your Smartphone Know Your Location?
When your smartphone tells you the weather of your current location or gives you directions to the nearest gas station, there's more going on that you might realize. Follow along with this short video as it explains how...
Global Problem Solvers
Gps: Global Problem Solvers: Episode 2.3: The Solution
Global Problem Solvers is an animated STEM series from CISCO that features a group of middle school students who work together to solve social problems. With each teen possessing a distinct STEM talent, the students are in Tampa, Florida...
Global Problem Solvers
Gps: Global Problem Solvers: Episode 2.5: The Business Plan
Global Problem Solvers is an animated STEM series from CISCO that features a group of middle school students who work together to solve social problems. Each with distinct STEM stengths, the members develop a business plan to build,...