Mark Greener looks at a potentially devastating strain of multi-drug resistant bacteria
Helena Frankova explains what can be done to earn an outstanding rating from the CQC
GPs will be allowed to prescribe social activities such as dancing sessions and coffee mornings for those at risk of loneliness, under a new strategy announced by Theresa May
The Care Quality Commission’s (CQC) State of Care report has warned of a postcode lottery in the provision of social care
Jackie Doyle-Price, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Mental Health and Inequalities, has been appointed for suicide prevention
The RCN Council will step down following a vote of no confidence at an extraordinary general meeting in Birmingham last week
Andrea Sutcliffe, formerly the Chief Inspector of Adult Social Care at the CQC, replacing Jackie Smith
Cases of syphilis in Wales increased by 53% between 2016 and 2017, while there was a 21% rise in diagnoses of gonorrhoea over the same period, a new report by Public Health Wales found
Antidepressant withdrawal is much more widespread, severe and long-lasting than previously thought, according to a new review
The prime minister claims a 'step-change' in how we diagnose cancer could save 55,000 lives by 2028
Matt Hancock, the health secretary, has announced an extra £240m will be allocated to pay for social care packages this winter to support the NHS
People with severe mental illness have significantly worse physical health compared to the general population, a new report by Public Health England has found
Mental health is a ‘service under severe strain’, says the Mental Health Network
Jon Ashworth, the shadow health secretary, has pledged to reinstitute the nursing bursary if Labour come to power
Obesity is on course to overtake smoking as the biggest preventable cause of cancer among women in the UK, according to a new report
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