To reduce A&E waiting times and planned care backlogs, researchers at the King’s Fund have called for shifting the focus from hospital care to primary and community healthcare services.
Researchers say that the jab, currently used to treat established rheumatoid arthritis, is also ‘effective in preventing the onset of disease in people at risk'
Elaine Bevan-Smith and Maria Eurton explain the importance of this intervention for patients with COPD
New survey data from the RCN reveals over three-quarters (77%) of respondents who are general practice nursing staff in England did not receive the full pay rise promised, and almost half of (44%)...
Macmillan Cancer Support chief executive, Gemma Peters, has called the statistics ‘a new low and highlights the desperate situation for people living with cancer.’
The Royal College of Psychiatrists found a 53% rise in referrals to child and adolescent mental health services crisis teams in England since 2019/20
A £200m budget has been promised which the Government claims will cover costs for NHS patients who have not visited a dentist for two years
Thousands of people in England with Jewish ancestry, who have a higher risk of developing certain cancers, are to be offered a genetic test by the NHS
As talks between the Government and striking doctors resume, the RCN wants more recognition of the clinical care nurses provide to the public. Last year, nurses received the lowest pay deal in the...
Beverley Bostock looks at this respiratory condition which commonly presents in winter
The NHS Pharmacy First scheme aims to cut waiting times at GP practices by enabling pharmacists to prescribe a restricted amount of treatments
Labour's joined up thinking on child health is a cause for optimism
Despite a staggering 90% of liver damage cases stemming from preventable causes, such as excessive alcohol intake, obesity and viral hepatitis, deaths from the disease have nearly doubled in the last...
University College London researchers found patients who received human growth hormones from deceased donors have developed early onset of Alzheimer’s, but stress this occurs in exceptional...
There are more nurses and midwives working in the NHS than ever before according to new figures published by NHS England.
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