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There are different regulations which apply to devices and equipment including hand gels and PPE (personal protective equipment)
Check what you need to do to sell cosmetic products in Great Britain.
Photosensitivity reactions are known side effects of methotrexate treatment and can be severe. Patients should be advised to take precautions to protect their skin in the sun.
Take care when using creams to treat dry skin conditions as they can easily dry onto clothing, bedding and bandages making them more flammable.
How to submit a cosmetic product notification to the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS).
How to account for VAT on goods and services provided by registered health professionals, including doctors, dentists, nurses and pharmacists.
Information for healthcare professionals to protect the public from pressure ulcers (bed sores).
The Data Protection Act (DPA) controls how personal information can be used and your rights to ask for information about yourself
Seeking views on the UK’s proposed ban on the use of plastic microbeads in cosmetics and personal care products.
It is against the law to discriminate against anyone because of their sex, religion, disability or certain other personal characteristics ('protected characteristics')
Guidance for living safely with respiratory infections, including coronavirus (COVID-19).
Supporting health and care professionals to improve services by better understanding the health outcomes that some people in the Roma community face.
Document outlining action expected from health and care organisations in 2017 to 2018, to implement recommendations by the National Data Guardian.
Clinicians are provided with actions to complete when managing infectious diseases in the asylum seeker population.
Principles to support decision making for those involved in safely planning and protecting visiting during outbreaks of infectious illness in adult social care.
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