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03/05/2016 - 12:58
The health ‘MOT’ succeeds in preventing just one heart attack or stroke for every 4,762 people who attend, according to research.
03/05/2016 - 12:45
Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has introduced the new position to get the best nurses back on wards.
03/05/2016 - 11:26
Obesity in England increased from 15 per cent in 1993 to 26 per cent in 2014, according to new figures.
28/04/2016 - 12:24
The Commons Education Committee (CEC) has found that children in care are not receiving sufficient access to mental health treatment, despite being at higher risk from suffering such problems.
28/04/2016 - 12:23
According to a study by the University of Liverpool, hip replacement surgery is being denied to thousands of patients, despite advice from health watchdogs warning hospitals against such behavior.
28/04/2016 - 12:21
Official data from the Health and Social Care Information Center has show that the number of GP practices in England fell by 200 in 2015.
28/04/2016 - 12:20
The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has suggested that smokers should be encouraged to use electronic cigarettes as a way to help them quit the habit.
28/04/2016 - 12:19
Ministers and the British Medical Association (BMA) have both vowed that they will stand their ground regarding their views on the imposition of the junior doctor contract, the BBC has suggested.
27/04/2016 - 11:35
The Crown Commercial Service (CCS) will host a number of workshops to help NHS trusts implement new agency rules on temporary staff.
27/04/2016 - 11:25
Junior doctors across England have commenced the second day of an all-out strike, as the dispute over the new contract continues.
27/04/2016 - 11:18
The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has responded to a Sunday Post article that suggested thousands of patients were being affected by faulty equipment across the NHS, describing the claims as ‘misleading’.
26/04/2016 - 12:57
A study conducted by the Centre for Suicide prevention has found that mental health trusts with high levels of staff turnover were most likely to have increased rates of patient suicide.
26/04/2016 - 10:28
The first ever all-out junior doctor strike to include emergency services has begun in England, to protest against the imposition of a new contract set to be introduced from the summer.
26/04/2016 - 10:26
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has said that some GP practices in England will be extending their opening hours on strike days to help deal with extra demand, on 26 and 27 April.
26/04/2016 - 10:25
According to a trial by the University of Birmingham, morning flu jabs provoke a stronger immune response than those given later in the day, and could be a cheaper way to save lives.
26/04/2016 - 10:24
Official figures show NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) hospitals have failed to meet their 95 per cent target every week this year.
25/04/2016 - 16:48
Safe staffing levels across the NHS have worsened significantly over the past year, according to a survey conducted by Unison.
25/04/2016 - 11:20
Nearly two million patients with long-term conditions will be given greater support to manage their own care as part of a new deal agreed by NHS England.
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