PHE funds expansion of ADEPIS resource

Public Health England (PHE) has announced new funding to expand Mentor UK’s Alcohol and Drug Education and Prevention Information Service (ADEPIS) programme for schools and community prevention services.

GP trainee recruitment up five per cent on last year

According to Health Education England (HEE), the number of trainees opting to enter general practice has increased by almost five per cent on last year’s figures.

Sepsis patients should be treated with an hour, NICE directs

A new draft quality standard from NICE has called on hospital staff to ensure people showing signs of sepsis are given the right treatment within an hour.

Cumbria NHS services face shake-up

Health officials at Cumbria NHS have approved a service shake-up aimed at tackling ‘inadequate’ care in the region.

Parents urged to use pram covers to protect against air pollution

A study from the University of Surrey has advised that parents should use pram covers when transporting young children outside to reduce their exposure to harmful air pollution.

NHS hospitals must meet A&E targets, Hunt says

Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has told NHS hospitals they must get back to meeting the target for seeing A&E patients within four hours.

NHS England invites female healthcare scientists to apply for fellowship scheme

NHS England has invited female healthcare scientists to apply for NHS England’s prestigious fellowship scheme, aimed at providing career support for women working in the field.

 Sweat sensor developed to monitor blood sugar

A team from Seoul National University (SNU) has developed a sensor which monitors blood glucose levels via sweat on the skin.

Calls for more cancer drug trials on children

The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR), the Royal Marsden cancer hospital and parents of children who have died from cancer have have raised concern that there are not enough cancer medicines being trialled in children or licensed for use in children.

Hammond announces social care funding

The Chancellor has presented the Budget, with the announcement of £2 billion to be spent on social care over the next three years.

NHS England survey reveals concern over staff shortage

A survey conducted by the NHS England has highlighted that 47 per cent of employees believe there is not enough staff at their organisation for them to do their jobs properly.

Nestle chocolate bars are set contain 10 per cent less sugar by 2018, in a bid to have a more beneficial impact on public health.

Report highlights need for improved drug support for over-50s

The independent Advisory Panel on Substance Misuse (APoSM) has advised the Welsh government on the need for additional action in tackling the problem of substance misuse in an ageing population.

Number of UK adults smoking reduces, ONS figures show

Figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) have show that for the year 2015, of all adults in the UK 17.2 per cent smoked, down from 20.1 per cent of adults who smoked in 2010.

NHS Lanarkshire uses mental detectors to cut X-ray use

NHS Lanarkshire are helping children avoid having potentially time and money consuming X-rays by checking them with metal detectors instead.

Figures obtained from a BBC Freedom of Information (FoI) request has found hundreds of verbal attacks in the past three years including threats to kill, racist and sexual slurs.

PHW outlines air pollution crisis

Health agency Public Health Wales (PHW) has warned that air pollution has become a ‘public health crisis’ and needs be tackled urgently.

Cornwall Council officials banned from mental health care home

Bowden Derra Park, a mental health care home under investigation by Cornwall Council, has banned the local authority's officials from visiting the site.

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