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13/10/2016 - 10:43
A report by the Health Foundation has cautioned that the NHS in Wales council face having a £700 million black hole in its finances by 2020, if it is unable to make savings.
13/10/2016 - 09:46
A leaked letter from Paul Twomey, medical director of NHS England for North Yorkshire and Humber, has shown the official to be advising managers an
12/10/2016 - 14:34
A report by the BBC has found that some hospitals and GP practices in England and Scotland are failing to carry out HIV checks.
12/10/2016 - 10:47
Public Health England (PHE) has announced that it is extending the flue programme to include children in Year 3.
12/10/2016 - 10:29
Data from NHS Digital has found that the number of allergy hospital admissions has increased by 33 per cent over the last five years, thanks to a clear surroundings.
12/10/2016 - 10:04
UK regulatory body the MHRA has said that products that contain cannabidiol or CBD are medicines.
12/10/2016 - 09:35
Research published in Plos Medicine has suggested that people who experience frequent drops in blood pressure or dizziness when suddenly standing may have an increased risk of dementia.
11/10/2016 - 14:14
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has published a report signalling its support to countries which place a ‘sugar tax’ on food substances.
11/10/2016 - 11:54
Stephen Dorrell, chairman of the NHS Confederation and a former Conservative health secretary has called on the government to focus more money on improving social services.
11/10/2016 - 10:59
According to a survey by Cancer Research UK, 40 per cent of patients said they were put off booking an appointment with their GP because of receptionists quizzing them about the details of their illnesses.
11/10/2016 - 10:45
Data published by the NHS has show that the prescriptions for type 2 diabetes has risen by a third in England in the last five years, with the London borough of Newham having twice the national average of prescriptions.
11/10/2016 - 10:26
A study conducted by the UK Health Forum for the Obesity Health Alliance has warned that childhood obesity is set to increase sharply from among boys from poorer homes in England, with three in five expected to be dangerously overweight by 2020.
11/10/2016 - 09:55
NHS Employers has called on the government to ensure NHS nurses, midwives and other healthcare workers all receive a one per cent pay rise in 2017-18, instead of the increase only being targeted to help staffing problems.
10/10/2016 - 14:14
Up to 20,000 patients will be referred to the Diabetes Prevention Programme by their GP by the end of this financial year, NHS England has said.
10/10/2016 - 11:23
Manifesto argues that shift in provision of care from hospitals to the community is central to a radical new vision for the NHS.
10/10/2016 - 11:14
Bradford Royal Infirmary's newborn unit is to undergo a £1.8 million energy-saving makeover.
10/10/2016 - 10:16
NHS England is set to push ahead with its plan to recruit hundreds of European GPS despite Hunt’s ‘homegrown’ doctors pledge.
10/10/2016 - 09:58
Promising results of an immunotherapy drug presented at the European Cancer Congress has been described as a potential ‘game-changer’.
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