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The NHS has a ‘substantial financial problem’
The former Chief Executive of NHS England Sir David Nicholson has revealed the NHS is accruing large deficits, which are largely being ignored by...
GP retirement crisis looming
A third of GPs are expected to retire in the next five years, which will leave the service facing a significant crisis...
A survey conducted...
Patients to submit passports at hospitals
Under new rules introduced by the Department of Health patients may have to submit passports or immigration documents to access treatment...
Patients may have to...
Fighting back against antibiotic resistance
Danilo Lo Fo Wong, Programme Manager on Antimicrobial Resistance at the World Health Organization (WHO) tells Editor Laura Evans that antibiotic resistance is a...
Horizon 2020 addresses societal challenges
Sarah Collen-Godman, Senior Policy Manager – NHS European Office at the NHS Confederation discusses how the Horizon 2020 programme will help to address major societal...
Teenagers experimenting with e-cigarettes
New research has revealed that many teenagers are using e-cigarettes, despite having never smoked before...
Research published in BMC Public Health has revealed that one...
Parents fail to notice child obesity
Researchers have warned that parents are failing to spot obesity in their children, leading to significant health consequences...
A study involving 2,976 UK families revealed...
Council launches quit smoking campaign
Cumbria County Council has launched a new campaign aimed at stopping young pregnant women from smoking...
Support will be available for young mums-to-be between 16-...
Mental health budgets have reduced by 8 per cent
During the course of this parliament, mental health budgets have fallen by more than eight per cent in real terms...
Figures have revealed that a...
The importance of effective wound care
Alexandra Bishop, Tissue Viability Nurse Specialist at Plymouth Wound Care discusses how effective wound care can make all the difference to a patient, and the...
Skin cancer: deadly but preventable
Jon Pleat MA DPhil FRCS(Plast), Plastic Surgeon and Scientific Advisor at SCaRF details the risks of skin cancer and how it can be prevented…
Skin cancer...
Top graduates encouraged to move into social work
A new scheme aimed at enticing top graduates into social work has been launched in a bid to improve mental health services...
The £1.6m programme...
Musculoskeletal disorders in the working population
Vern Putz Anderson from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) details the risk...
Cancer services must adapt
The Public Accounts Committee said the NHS is struggling to meet demand for cancer services, and the drive to improve care has “lost momentum”...
In...
Putting skin cancer in the shade
Sarah Williams, Senior Health Information Officer at Cancer Research UK sheds light on the increased number of skin cancer diagnoses and the importance of...
MPs vote in favour of plain cigarette packaging
MPs have voted in favour of introducing standardised packaging for cigarettes in the UK...
The issue of plain packaging on cigarettes may have divided opinion...
Lack of information facing Welsh patients
The Welsh Affairs Committee has warned that patients in Wales living near the English border face a “worrying lack of information” about the impact...
Children’s social care is ‘inadequate’
Ofsted has reported children's social care services are inadequate in three-quarters of the local authorities inspected across England...
Across England a total of three-quarters of the local authorities...
Long term complications for young diabetics
A new report has warned that a significant number of children with type 1 diabetes are at risk of long term health complications...
The future...
Care in the home
Dominic Carter, Policy Officer at United Kingdom Homecare Association (UKHCA) details how homecare can be more flexible and beneficial to the patient’s needs…
Homecare is a...
