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16/03/2017 - 11:58
According to data from the Department of Health (DH), the number of patients waiting four or more hours at A&E has risen more than 300 per cent at some hospitals.
16/03/2017 - 11:23
The Department for Health (DH) has announced that the NHS-funded nursing care standard rate is being reduced to £155.05 from 1 April 2017.
16/03/2017 - 11:06
Macmillan Cancer Support has praised a scheme in Manchester which involved providing smokers with CT scans in shopping centres.
16/03/2017 - 10:44
According to research for the BBC School Report, schools need to do more to support children suffering from mental health issues, with figures showing half of teenagers with mental health problems trying to cope alone.
16/03/2017 - 09:37
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has agreed a new £20m-a-year cap on the cost of new drugs, in an attempt to save money amid mounting pressure on NHS funds.
15/03/2017 - 12:01
The Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) has outlined that the housing sector has a critical role to play in meeting the needs of people living with dementia.
15/03/2017 - 11:40
Research published in the European Heart Journal has found that ibuprofen increases risk of cardiac arrest, prompting fresh calls for restrictions on the sale of the drug.
15/03/2017 - 11:22
The Department of Health (DH) has expanded medical education to train up 1,500 extra doctors each year, to increase the home-grown medical workforce by 25 per cent.
15/03/2017 - 11:13
Charity Freedom4Girls has warned that girls in the UK are missing days off schools because they cannot afford sanitary protection.
15/03/2017 - 10:54
New research rom the British Chiropractic Association (BCA) has found that 73 per cent of women have suffered with back pain, with the type of clothing they wear potential cause of the discomfort.
14/03/2017 - 11:35
A new study published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine has indicated that children start to take part in less exercise from the age of seven, contrary to reports citing a decline during adolescence.
14/03/2017 - 10:30
Research by the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute has found that one in five breast cancer patients could benefit from existing PARP inhibitor treatments.
14/03/2017 - 10:01
Age Concern has called on the government to do more to offer better access to exercise and nutrition advice for the elderly in order to help free up hospital beds.
14/03/2017 - 09:26
Blackpool Council has agreed to grant a £9 million loan for Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust's front-line services, from its £100 million business loan fund.
13/03/2017 - 11:04
According to figures obtained via an ITV freedom of information (FoI) request, the number of patients being prescribed antidepressants by their GPs in Jersey has increased by almost half.
13/03/2017 - 10:25
Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) groups have raised concern over the incidence of LGBT women who are being told they do not need a cervical screening test (for human papilloma virus - HPV).
13/03/2017 - 09:53
The Welsh NHS has launched an investigation after the details of thousands of medical staff were stolen from private contractor Landauer which processes data on behalf of the Welsh NHS.
13/03/2017 - 09:33
The British Medical Association (BMA) has called on ministers to exempt health and social care professionals from an upcoming immigration charge to prevent the NHS budget losing out on millions.
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