Approximately 500 people in the UK die each week due to avoidable complications relating to diabetes, analysis of the NHS Diabetes Audit has found
As of the 1st of November 2018, it will be legal to prescribe medicinal cannabis products for patients in the UK
Certain prescribers will now be able to give patients cannabis products, as new NHS guidance takes effect
Being overweight or underweight could lower life expectancy by four years, a study Published in the Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology suggests
New measures to reduce assaults on NHS staff have been announced by Matt Hancock, the health secretary
Mental health services will receive a £2 billion boost to funding, under plans announced by Chancellor Phillip Hammond in the 2018 Budget
Mental health service users are still waiting for parity of esteem with physical health. But the two things are intrinsically connected
A young person is diagnosed with an STI every 4 minutes in the UK, data released by Public health England has revealed
The Department of Health and Social Care has committed to eliminating the disparity in pay between ethnicities by 2028
Exemptions to paying for prescriptions will be digitised, in a move announced by the health secretary to prevent fraud
Primary care services are key to preventing serious illness, and are ‘renowned for their ability to innovate,’ Health Secretary Matt Hancock has said
The government must do more to ensure that the NHS does not suffer after the UK leaves the European Union in March 2019, the RCN has said
Around one million people with asthma in the UK could be at risk of having a fatal asthma attack because they do not intend to get the flu vaccine this winter
New analysis by the Labour Party suggests the number of health visitors has been cut by 8% since 2017
Valance Hughes details this common condition, and how it can be managed in primary care
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