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		<title>Understanding Bird Flu and How to Prepare for It in 2025</title>
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				<pubDate>Sun, 26 Jan 2025 10:59:29 +0000</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[As we step into 2025, the threat of infectious diseases continues to be a global concern. One such disease that has raised alarm in the past is bird flu, or avian influenza, a viral infection that primarily affects birds but has the potential to spread to humans under certain conditions. While outbreaks of bird flu [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Rising Cases of HMPV in the UK: What You Need to Know and How to Protect Yourself</title>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 17 Jan 2025 09:03:43 +0000</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[As we move through the colder months, respiratory illnesses become increasingly common. One virus gaining attention in the UK is the human metapneumovirus (HMPV), a lesser-known but significant pathogen that can cause respiratory symptoms ranging from mild to severe. Recent reports indicate a steady rise in HMPV cases, with the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>How Liverpool&#8217;s DAM Healthcare Reduced Waiting Room Germs with SteraSpace</title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 25 Apr 2023 11:02:31 +0000</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[Live trials showed 89.23% reduction in bacteria levels after 14 days  Staff support and patient safety paramount A trial of Airdri’s best-in-class SteraSpace air and surface sanitisation systems at a health test centre run by Liverpool-based DAM Healthcare, has shown an impressive higher than 89% reduction in bacteria levels after 14 days of continuous usage. [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>New figures show start-up culture is thriving in North West</title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 09 Aug 2022 10:02:40 +0000</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[More than 39,000 new businesses were created in the North West in the first half of the year – demonstrating the continued strength of the region’s start-up culture, according to the insolvency and restructuring trade body R3. R3’s research shows that the North West had the highest number of new businesses than anywhere in the [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Insolvencies above pre-pandemic levels as firms face challenge of rising costs</title>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2022 08:02:14 +0000</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[With the number of business insolvencies still above pre-pandemic levels, firms now face the challenge of rising costs and falling consumer confidence, a leading North West insolvency expert has warned. The latest insolvency statistics show that there were 1,817 business insolvencies in May  &#8211; nine per cent lower than in April but 79% higher than in May last [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Student turns passion for art into business</title>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2022 12:01:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sam Wood]]></dc:creator>
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				<description><![CDATA[A student is turning the hobby that got her through lockdown into a business selling bespoke arts and crafts. Creating greeting cards and wall art through the mediums of water colouring, inking and photography began as a passionate hobby for Milda Isganaityte, but she has now turned it into her very own business. ArteMiArt Studio [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>The Office is back: Research reveals the ultimate working week formula, as 95% of employees say they’re ready to be back in the workplace</title>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 12 Mar 2022 09:01:09 +0000</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[As ‘work from home’ advice ends and workers are encouraged to head back to the office, a study by the north-west’s largest out of town business park, Warrington-based Birchwood Park, has revealed the majority (82%) of us are happy to be heading back into the office at least 2 days a week – but employees [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Top tips to improve employee mental health</title>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 26 Feb 2022 13:02:14 +0000</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[After 20 months of home working for many, it’s no surprise some people are struggling with their mental health. Now a Salford University psychology student, who has set up his own consultancy business advising on HR practices, has offered his three top tips for managers to help boost the mental health of their workers as [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Vaccines and Voluntarism in the workplace</title>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 25 Feb 2022 13:01:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sam Wood]]></dc:creator>
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				<description><![CDATA[In the second episode of the HRUnpacked podcast, Dr Jonathan Lord tackles the issue of mandatory vaccinations in the workplace. The podcast is available now Dr Lord, of the University of Salford Business School, along with Kate Palmer of the Peninsula HR consultancy, has advice for business owners and workplace managers who are concerned about [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>The ‘Great Resignation’ and how it can be turned into the ‘Great Reshuffle’</title>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 05 Feb 2022 18:01:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sam Wood]]></dc:creator>
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				<description><![CDATA[As companies grapple with the reality of the post covid jobs market amid the ‘Great Resignation’ Dr Jonathan Lord, HR expert from the University of Salford Business School has some advice. He said: “‘The Great Resignation’ does not necessarily mean businesses simply accept that workers resign from their jobs, it can also be viewed as [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>New podcast to explore post-Covid HR challenges</title>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 04 Feb 2022 13:57:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sam Wood]]></dc:creator>
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				<description><![CDATA[A new podcast aimed at helping businesses and employees cope with HR challenges in a post-Covid world will launch next week. HR Unpacked is a collaboration between experts from Business School and HR consultancy firm Peninsula, seeking to discuss and share knowledge around UK labour law, good HR practice, and how it relates to real [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Meryl Medical upweights sustainable mask production for 2022 responding to demand</title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 25 Jan 2022 12:01:17 +0000</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[With an estimated 55 million single-use face masks used daily in the UK*, taking an average of 450 years to decompose**, Cheshire based Meryl Medical is seeing a surge in demand for sustainable alternatives in light of an increasingly familiar sight of discarded disposable masks, causing irreversible harm to the environment. Meryl Medical will be increasing its 2022 production output by potentially [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Sickness and unvaccinated staff</title>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 20 Jan 2022 14:01:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Sam Wood]]></dc:creator>
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				<description><![CDATA[Last week Ikea and Next announced they are to cut sick pay for unvaccinated staff who have to self isolate. Here Dr Jonathan Lord discusses the ramifications of such a move. A number of large employers have taken the decision to cut sick pay for unvaccinated staff who must self-isolate after coming into contact with someone [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Wealth Management Best Practices in the Post-Covid Recovery</title>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 17 Jan 2022 12:06:30 +0000</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[Wealth managers emerging from the pandemic have a bright road ahead. Unless industries such as leisure and high-street retail, financial services have not experienced a fall in demand over the 2020 &#38; 2021 calendar years. Therefore, UK wealth managers are generally well-positioned to provide services to manage the growing private wealth of households in Britain. [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Blackpool Grand Theatre Enriches Lives of 1000 Young People</title>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 06 Jan 2022 08:01:23 +0000</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[Blackpool Grand Theatre today celebrates and sends out Huge Thanks to all teachers, youth workers, artists and community partners, who we have worked with at the venue throughout such a difficult year in 2021. Over an astonishing 500-days of closure, the theatre was committed to work with schools and local organisations during lockdown digitally, and [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>The brother and sister bringing Christmas to Fleetwood Hall</title>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2022 18:02:24 +0000</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[Residents and staff of Fleetwood Hall Care Home got into the festive spirit this week by putting on their own original pantomime – with the help of a brother and his sister. Andrew Snape and Helen Waite staged their version of ‘Cinderella at Fleetwood Hall’ yesterday. Andrew, who wrote the script, and Helen are the [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Meryl Medical Honoured with International Accolade</title>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 11 Nov 2021 16:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[scarlet@zeuspr.co.uk]]></dc:creator>
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				<description><![CDATA[Meryl Medical, the hi-tech, pioneering, textile manufacturer that produces environmentally sustainable fabrics, has been awarded ‘Best PPE Accessory’ by a global textiles industry body. The Professional Clothing Industry Association Worldwide presented the award at its high profile PCIAW® Summit and Awards 2021 2-3 November, held at the Hilton London Metropole. The highly innovative brand received [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>More than one in three UK SMEs now planning to grow their workforce</title>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 21 Oct 2021 16:01:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[charlieb]]></dc:creator>
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				<description><![CDATA[Recruiting new staff has become a top priority for UK SMEs with more than one in three expecting to increase the size of their workforce by more than 10% over the next 12 months, according to a new study by alternative lender Capify. More than 250 SMEs were involved in the survey, which also found [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>From Farm to fork: how Made Smarter is giving North West food and drink makers the ingredients for digitalisation</title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 19 Oct 2021 16:01:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[SGREER]]></dc:creator>
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				<description><![CDATA[Food and drink makers, with the support of Made Smarter, are using technology and digital skills to navigate the major challenges of coronavirus, Brexit, and climate change. The Made Smarter Adoption Programme in the North West, a collaboration between UK government and industry designed to support the increased use of digital technologies, has worked with [&#8230;]]]></description>
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		<title>Sky-rocketing optimism for North West businesses, as revealed by research</title>
		<link>https://nwconnected.co.uk/sky-rocketing-optimism-for-north-west-businesses-as-revealed-by-research/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=sky-rocketing-optimism-for-north-west-businesses-as-revealed-by-research</link>
				<pubDate>Fri, 15 Oct 2021 15:01:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Harvey0498]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>
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				<description><![CDATA[Research conducted by Birchwood Park reveals both business confidence and growth has sky rocketed amongst North West businesses According to new survey created as part of its Business Support Series, survey data from Warrington-based Birchwood Park, has revealed that the future is bright for the region, with almost 50% of its occupiers experiencing growth in [&#8230;]]]></description>
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