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As more than a million people struggle with illnesses such as anorexia, two reports say more must be [...]
Eight hospitals have reported cases of listeria linked to sandwiches and salads eaten by patients. [...]
An inquiry came to the wrong conclusions over a whistleblower's hyponatraemia concerns, investi [...]
Morven-May MacCallum speaks out as GPs are urged to be vigilant about the infection spread by ticks. [...]
A new support service is launched to help families with children who were exposed to alcohol in the [...]
The story of a Cornish fishing town’s hunt for a new family doctor has a happy ending after health c [...]
NHS England has outlined a series of practical plans and actions designed to help young carers who m [...]
Cara Charles Banks, the head of the hospital which treated victims of the Salisbury nerve agent atta [...]
NHS chief Simon Stevens today called on tech firms to help the health service become a world leader [...]
We are delighted to announce today that Amanda Pritchard has been appointed as the NHS’ Chief Operat [...]
The Advisory Committee on the Safety of Blood, Tissues and Organs (SaBTO) recommends reducing some d [...]
How the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) recognises Medical Physics Experts (MPEs) as com [...]
Guidance and forms (HSA1, HSA2 and HSA4) for recording information about abortions in England and Wa [...]
The Cabinet Secretary has announced Chris Whitty as the new Chief Medical Officer for England and th [...]
Sets out the CIA Model and guidance on how it should be used to support economic appraisals in busin [...]
What is the current situation regarding safe nurse staffing laws What lessons can be learnt from the [...]
Figures also show 3% fall in consumption of alcohol in Scotland last yearAlcohol sales in Scotland h [...]
Researchers say working eight hours has same positive impact as full-time employmentThe benefits of [...]
The endless targets and tests are clearly causing harm, writes Fiona Carnie. And Janet Mearns lament [...]
My friend and former colleague Steve Coventry, who has died aged 66 of cancer, was committed to publ [...]
May’s plan to train teachers to spot mental health problems is worthless when her government has but [...]
Suicide rates among young people in the US have increased to their highest since 2000, new figures s [...]
Mass forced organ harvesting from prisoners of conscience in China over years constitutes crimes aga [...]
The World Health Organization has urged governments around the world to implement a tool to reduce t [...]
It’s not actually the overt comments that really hurt. At least things are out in the open—in your f [...]
Like many other GPs around the country, I’m spending more and more time writing medical reports to a [...]
A new pilot scheme encouraging people with diabetes to self-manage their condition using an interact [...]
The average daily rates received by locums have risen in most parts of the country over the past 12 [...]
GPs could help to speed up diagnosis of patients with colorectal cancer and other serious bowel dise [...]
The government's independent review of the partnership model should ensure there is increased f [...]
Dame Clare Marx has been named as the new chair of the GMC - the first woman in history to hold the [...]
Online pharmacy Valisure reported that it found a new cancer-causing impurity in some versions of wi [...]
China will block pork imports from a third Canadian firm after a shipment was found to contain the b [...]
(Reuters Health) - More patients are bringing pictures of their skin problems to their dermatologist [...]
The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement has no provisions that would force changes to U.S. laws wi [...]
Bayer AG has asked a California judge to overrule a $2 billion verdict by jurors who found the compa [...]