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07/02/2017 - 09:19
According to results collated from a Freedom of Information (FoI) request submitted by the BBC’s Panorama programme, there has been a 50 per cent rise in the number of unexpected mental health patient deaths over the past three years.
06/02/2017 - 10:21
Public Health England (PHE) has announced it is piloting an online space on Knowledge Hub to share information about local knowledge and intelligence products and services.
06/02/2017 - 10:12
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced that NHS hospitals in England will have a legal duty to charge overseas patients upfront for non-urgent
06/02/2017 - 09:56
Analysis conducted by the BBC has found that nine in 10 NHS trusts have taken in unsafe levels of patients on hospital wards this winter.
06/02/2017 - 09:42
A report from BBC Radio 5 live has shown that there has been a significant rise in the number of cancer patients turning to crowdfunding in order to access treatment not available of the NHS.
06/02/2017 - 09:20
Research conducted by mental health charity Place2Be has found that around two thirds of children regularly feel anxious throughout the day.
03/02/2017 - 14:33
A lack of out-of-hours cover left some four million patients without seeing their GP last year, a Pulse investigation has found.
03/02/2017 - 11:33
West Kent CCG has cancelled all non-emergency surgeries until the new financial year starts in April due to a lack of finances.
03/02/2017 - 10:49
Cancer rates will climb nearly six times faster in women than in men over the next 20 years, Cancer Research UK says.
03/02/2017 - 10:14
Dr Mary Black at Public Health England has argued that tolerating tobacco smoking on NHS premises is a form of collusion.
03/02/2017 - 10:06
A study has suggested that older patients who see the same general practitioner experience fewer avoidable admissions to hospital.
02/02/2017 - 11:14
Prime Minister Theresa May has spoken about the importance of Time to Talk Day, which aims to raise awareness about breaking the silence around mental health problems.
02/02/2017 - 10:52
According to a report by The Register, high numbers of NHS staff accessing Google’s search engine meant that it blocked access to users, mistakenly
02/02/2017 - 10:38
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has rated a specialist cancer service in Wirral as ‘outstanding’, praising the ‘positivity and compassion’ shown by staff.
02/02/2017 - 09:50
Public Health England has launched its annual Act FAST campaign to remind people of the main symptoms of stroke.
02/02/2017 - 09:39
Latest figures have shown that the number of nursing applicants in England has fallen by 23 per cent since 2016.
01/02/2017 - 12:58
NHS Highland has announced that its current approach to its model of care is not sustainable and must change urgently to meet savings targets.
01/02/2017 - 12:35
The British Medical Association (BMA) Cymru has called for more to be done to stop people smoking and promote healthy living in hospitals in Wales.
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