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29/09/2016 - 16:30
NHS England has announced six new pilot sites for mental health across the UK, to push forward the design of new approaches to delivering services for children and young people.
29/09/2016 - 12:10
Public Health England (PHE) has released figures showing the proportion of people dying with a recorded dementia diagnosis has more than doubled since 2001.
29/09/2016 - 11:43
A programme led by Public Health England (PHE) has called on food and drink industry businesses to remove 20 per cent of the sugar from food eaten by regularly by children.
29/09/2016 - 11:04
According to official figures, the numbers of nursing homes closures currently stands at a rate of at least one per week.
29/09/2016 - 10:30
Research published in the British Journal of Cancer has highlighted that one in five bowl cancer patients diagnosed in an emergency had ‘red flag’ symptoms previous to the diagnosis which should have been picked up earlier.
29/09/2016 - 10:15
Justice for Health has lost its High Court fight with Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt, after it mounted a legal bid arguing that the government did not have the power to impose a junior doctor contract that was ‘unsafe and unsustainable’.
29/09/2016 - 09:45
Analysis by the NHS Litigation Authority (NHSLA) has revealed that NHS trusts in England paid over £1.4 billion in medical negligence claims in 2015, a significant rise from £583 million in 2008.
29/09/2016 - 09:22
A study published in the British Medical Journal has found that taking non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as ibuprofen and naproxen and diclofenac may carry an increased risk of heart failure for over-65s.
28/09/2016 - 12:44
Unacceptably high incidence of unsafe discharge from NHS hospitals is a result of ‘political maladministration’, according to the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee (PACAC).
27/09/2016 - 16:42
The annual TB report, published by Public Health England (PHE), has shown a positive response to the TB strategy, with cases down by a third, since the disease’s peak in 2011.
27/09/2016 - 15:27
According to a report by the World Health Organisation (WHO), around 92 per cent people across the world breath polluted air, living in surroundings where air pollution exceeds WHO limits.
27/09/2016 - 14:19
Research conducted by the University of Southhampton has found that diluted Manuka honey and water could prove useful in protecting against urinary tract infections (UTIs).
27/09/2016 - 11:30
Cumbria County Council has launched Shared Lives Cumbria, a scheme which encourages host carers to provide care to adults in need of support.
27/09/2016 - 10:06
Clive Betts, the chair of the community and local government select committee, has called for stricter regulations to compel restaurants to display food hygiene scores.
27/09/2016 - 09:48
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued a statement warning university students of the dangers of taking prescription ’smart’ medicines to get higher marks.
27/09/2016 - 09:37
Analysis conducted by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health's (RCPCH) has found the Welsh NHS is seeing a number of ‘shortfalls’ in the care being given to sick and premature newborn babies.
26/09/2016 - 11:36
The UK National Screening Committee (UK NSC) has, for the first time, put out a call inviting new proposals for conditions for national screening programmes.
26/09/2016 - 11:02
Public Health England (PHE) has announced the launch of the Children’s Oral Health Improvement Programme Board (COHIPB) which aims to ensure every child grows up free from tooth decay as part of having the best start in life.
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