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13/04/2017 - 10:45
Figures released by Mind have shown that one in ten people (11,000) discharged from mental health hospitals after being admitted in crisis are not getting a follow-up within a week of leaving.
13/04/2017 - 10:13
The Primary Concerns report, from Pulse, has highlighted that rising numbers of GPs have experienced some form of verbal, written or physical abuse from patients in the past 12 months.
13/04/2017 - 09:56
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) is running a survey for it 270,000 members on whether they want to strike before it makes the decision to issue a formal ballot.
13/04/2017 - 09:42
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has ordered an investigation of Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust after it was revealed at least seven babies died on occasions which could have been avoidable.
13/04/2017 - 09:18
Research conducted by the Universities of Bristol and Eastern Finland has found that magnesium could help prevent one of the most ‘preventable causes of disability in middle-aged to elderly people’.
12/04/2017 - 11:25
A study published in npj biofilms and Microbiomes has suggested that the blood of the Komodo dragon contains a type of protein which could offer a new treatment for infected wounds.
12/04/2017 - 11:00
The National Osteoporosis Society (NOS) has warned that the current eating habits of teenagers and young adults is a risking their bone health and ‘time is running out for them to prevent permanent damage’.
12/04/2017 - 10:45
Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has been placed in special measures after the Care Quality Commission (CQC) found services at the hospital were inadequate and safety ‘not a sufficient priority’.
12/04/2017 - 10:30
According to a study by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), published in Lancet Oncology, childhood cancers have risen across the globe by 13 per cent over 20 years.
12/04/2017 - 10:15
Essex County Council (CC) is facing legal action over the level of fees it pays to care home providers for looking after residents, following a judicial review launched by Care England.
11/04/2017 - 10:59
NHS England has approved a ‘game-changing’ new stroke treatment, called a mechanical thrombectomy.
11/04/2017 - 10:27
A new study, published in Nature Biotechnology, has indicated that it may be possible to reprogramme cells inside the brain to reverse the symptoms of Parkinson’s.
11/04/2017 - 10:09
According to data collated by Skills for Care and analysed by the BBC, an average of 928 adult social care workers a day quit their job in England last year.
11/04/2017 - 09:40
Scotland has become the first of the UK nations to approve the provision of PrEP (Pre Exposure Prophylaxis) by the NHS to prevent HIV.
11/04/2017 - 09:23
Cynon Valley in Wales is trialling a new pilot aimed at significantly reducing the time taken to diagnose cancer.
10/04/2017 - 10:09
The BMA has warned that the new immigration skills charge will divert funding away from the budget for frontline NHS services for years.
10/04/2017 - 09:36
Data from NHS Digital has revealed that patients with learning disabilities are missing out on vital health checks.
07/04/2017 - 12:14
A Freedom of Investigation (FoI) request submitted by Pulse Magazine has found more than a quarter of a million patients in England were forced to move GP surgery in 2016, as a result of 58 GP closures and 34 mergers.
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