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04/11/2016 - 11:49
A study published in the journal Science has outlined that smoking causes hundreds of DNA mutations, which are permanent and can persist even if the smoker quite the habit.
04/11/2016 - 11:33
An investigation by the BBC’s Victoria Derbyshire programme has found that thousands of NHS workers could have overpaid thousands in income tax and National Insurance.
04/11/2016 - 11:16
Research published in the BMJ has suggested that being one of the ‘worried well’ or those who worry about their health, could increase the risk of heart-disease.
03/11/2016 - 12:06
A new report by NHS Digital reveals that a growing number of children are becoming obese as young as four or five years old.
03/11/2016 - 10:54
A&E departments need almost 3,000 more doctors to cope with unprecedented pressures, which could trigger a major crisis this winter.
03/11/2016 - 10:31
The Scottish government has signed an agreement with the British Medical Association (BMA) on the future of primary care services.
03/11/2016 - 10:17
Wye Valley NHS Trust, which runs Hereford County Hospital, has been rated as ‘requiring improvement’, two years after entering special measures.
03/11/2016 - 10:09
The Welsh NHS will receive £50 million to sustain and improve performance during the busy winter period, Vaughan Gething has said.
03/11/2016 - 09:19
Alan Milburn has claimed that the current NHS system is ‘confused and complex’, and is hindering its ability to meet its current challenges.
02/11/2016 - 16:04
The Department of Health (DH) has launched a new listening programme to find out more about the experiences of people with dementia and their carers.
02/11/2016 - 11:49
An investigation carried out by BBC's Victoria Derbyshire programme has revealed that a number of care homes in England are banning relatives from visiting elderly residents after they companied over the quality of care.
02/11/2016 - 11:04
Thurrock Council in Essex has said it wants all practices to get at least a 'good’ rating from the Care Quality Commission (CQC) and has threatened to hold 'poor performance to account, publicly’.
02/11/2016 - 10:38
A study published in the BJGP and funded by the Department of Health has concluded that offering longer GP appointments might not significantly improve a patient’s experience.
02/11/2016 - 09:56
A BMJ Open study on nearly 90 women attending a pregnancy clinic at Imperial College London has warned that women who have had a miscarriage are at risk of developing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
02/11/2016 - 09:34
A new non-invasive prenatal test (NIPT) for down’s syndrome has been approved by the government and is set to be rolled out by the NHS from 2018.
01/11/2016 - 11:05
The potential closure of up to a third of emergency departments due to Sustainability and Transformation Plans is raising concern.
01/11/2016 - 10:26
A therapy that successfully treats two-thirds of children with chronic fatigue syndrome is currently being trialled for NHS use.
01/11/2016 - 10:20
NHS England is supporting a project that will assist people with a disability or long term condition to get in and stay in work.
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