PHE has launched a new framework designed to tackle what they call a 'national epidemic' of physical inactivity.
Year seven and eight pupils in Solihull are being administered flu vaccines by school nurses, as part of NHS England's flu immunisation pilot scheme.
Dementia is the leading cause of death for women in England and Wales, accounting for over 10 per cent of female deaths in 2013, a report by the Office of National Statistics has revealed.
A £5.3 billion fund will support community nurses, care workers and GPs to provide more out-of-hospital care for vulnerable and elderly patients, the DH has announced.
Nurses and midwives will strike again over pay in November, the main unions have confirmed.
Senior health figures, including Simon Stevens, the chief executive of NHS England, and Norman Lamb, the minister for care, met teenage carers in an event at the London Zoo.
The West African outbreak of Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) has continued to increase in severity, with the WHO reporting 4920 deaths from 13,703 cases as of 27 October.
The number of people diagnosed with cancer surviving the condition continues to improve, according to a new report by the Office of National Statistics.
NHS workers represented by Unison will go on strike between 8.30am and 12pm on 10 November.
The charity Breakthrough Breast Cancer has urged MPs to extend the Cancer Drugs Fund until the end of the next parliament.
Grapefruit juice has been linked to a decreased risk of diabetes in mice in a study by researchers at the University of California.
Six nurses have received grants to fund their innovative projects working with BME communities, at the Mary Seacole Leadership Awards 2014.
Epilepsy care is not a priority for NHS CCGs in England, despite it being one of the most common neurological disorders, a report by charity Epilepsy Action has found.
NICE has recommended schools and nurseries conduct supervised tooth-brushing sessions, as part of new guidance on tooth decay.
Two community health centres will be set up in Glasgow and East Renfrewshire, after £21.7 million of funding was made available by the Scottish Government.
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