Doctors have urged for a new diagnosis criterion amid concerns that BMI is an ‘ineffective’ measure, leading to millions of people being misdiagnosed
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Winter pressures on the NHS are at an all-time high, leaving understaffed hospitals under immense strain.
About 42 NHS trusts across the UK did not take on extra staff in their cancer centres, undermining Sir Keir Starmer’s pledge to cut waiting times
After a decade of debate over drug laws, the Scottish Government has opened Thistle, to reduce overdoses, drug-related harms and make drug use less visible to the community
Black men have been found to receive higher rates of late-stage prostate cancer diagnoses as health leaders call to question inequitable NHS guidelines.
A number of NHS trusts are facing high demands in emergency departments, which was making the Health Secretary ‘emotional’
Proposed reforms are designed to cut NHS waiting lists, but the RCN questions whether they have the necessary staff levels to fulfil their goals.
Ministers are set to launch an independent commission to reform adult social care, but health leaders have urged the Government to ‘accelerate the timing’ of implementation
NHS records record number of cancer diagnoses but say more still needs to be done.
NHS England data found that there were more than 5000 people in hospital with flu on 29 December, up from about 1,190 at the end of November, which is adding 'increasing pressure' on the health...
Mark Greener looks at the various species which cause fungal infections in the skin, nails and hair
Flu patients take up an increasing number of beds as winter pressures strain both the system and its workforce.
As dementia diagnoses increase across the country, the NHS has encouraged people visiting their loved ones to spot the early signs.
New funding has been to adult and children’s hospices across the UK to upgrade end-of-life care and relieve pressure on NHS hospitals.
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