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10/10/2016 - 09:43
Reports claim that the IT systems used by the NHS are increasingly vulnerable to attacks by hackers attempting to extort ransoms.
10/10/2016 - 09:36
UK voters have claimed that the NHS is the main issue facing Britain, overtaking immigration and Brexit in the polls.
10/10/2016 - 09:20
New NHS data has revealed that prescriptions in England for type 2 diabetes have risen by a third in the last five years.
07/10/2016 - 14:45
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued a statement cautioning people from using cheap dental care alternatives to those authorised for use in the dental sector in the UK.
07/10/2016 - 11:24
Health watchdog Healthwatch has raised ‘major concerns’ over about access to NHS dentists in Bradford.
07/10/2016 - 10:23
Schools in Wales are implementing a strategy developed by the Welsh government and the Alzheimer’s Society, which aims to raise awareness and compassion for those living with dementia.
07/10/2016 - 10:11
NHS Harrogate and Rural District Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) is set to deny operations to patients who are obese or smokers for six months,
07/10/2016 - 09:58
Doctors at St Bartholomew’s Hospital have warned of the dangers of giving children complementary therapies, after a four-year-old child ended up in A&E.
07/10/2016 - 09:33
A study published in Nature Journal has found a new way for people to monitor themselves for symptoms of Parkinson’s disease at home, using an app and a computer keyboard.
06/10/2016 - 11:13
The British Lung Foundation (BLF) has claimed that councils are failing to monitor schools in Britain for dangerous air pollution, despite government advice to do so.
06/10/2016 - 10:26
The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) has highlighted that general practice is facing a £760m loss of funding in 2020.
06/10/2016 - 09:51
The Alcohol Health Alliance (AHA) has warned that alcohol is being sold at ‘pocket money’ prices across the UK, with underage drinkers most likely to consume cheap drinks.
06/10/2016 - 09:25
A report carried out by the University of Manchester has warned that the number of suicides committed by people being care for in the community are more than those committed by hospital inpatients.
06/10/2016 - 09:05
Research published in Nature has indicated that human life spans may be limited to a maximum of about 115 years.
06/10/2016 - 08:52
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has issued a new set of guidance to help nurses who are working alone to keep safe.
05/10/2016 - 11:42
Extending the cervical cancer screening interval beyond five years for HPV negative women aged over 40 could be safe.
05/10/2016 - 11:33
Health professionals must act together to urge drastic action on climate change, argue leading experts in The BMJ.
05/10/2016 - 11:23
Wirral Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) is to stop funding homeopathy treatment, stating that the decision is not financially based.
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