Latest News Minimum price of alcohol to be set at 50p per unit in bid to beat curse of cheap booze
A minimum booze price of 50p per unit of alcohol will today be confirmed by the SNP.
- BMA Wales says language concerns are not the highest priority in NHS
Plans to strengthen the Welsh language in health and social care could have a negative impact on the ongoing drive to recruit more doctors, it has been claimed. - Environment Agency relaxes drought status after heavy rains
The Environment Agency has said that south west England, the Midlands and parts of Yorkshire are no longer in drought due to the recent rainfall. - IVF clinics accused of putting money before safety
IVF clinics in the UK are practising aggressive fertility treatments that are putting women and children at unjustified risk, experts say.
Healthcare for people in England with diabetes has drifted into "a state of crisis", a stark report has warned.
Nurses stretched to 'breaking point' as 60,000 frontline health service posts under threat, says RCN
Overworked nurses are being stretched to "breaking point" amid spending cuts that have placed more than 60,000 frontline jobs in the NHS at risk, it was claimed today.
Sleeping pill cost to NHS of almost £50m
The cost of a good night's sleep to the NHS has almost hit £50 million, with more resorting to pills due to job worries brought on by the recession.
Watchdog supports Botox headache jabs
Botox injections should be provided on the NHS to treat chronic migraine, according to a health watchdog.
Panel will decide GP’s fate in baby death case
A medical panel is today deciding whether a Preston GP failed to properly examine an 18-day-old baby boy who died just hours later.
Thousands of falls in elderly should be prevented: report
Thousands of deaths among the elderly could be prevented with action to prevent falls, NHS managers have said.
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- Performance pay for NHS hospitals
Hospitals are to have pay linked to performance by using patient experience to measure the quality of care. - Fat nurses get £250K scheme to lose weight
Overweight nurses are to get personal trainers and high street vouchers to encourage them to lose weight. - 'Stasi' managers have left the NHS terminally ill, says consultant surgeon
John Riddington-Young is one of three authors of The Hospital Revolution - a huge book attacking the NHS.
Charlie Robinson, aged 18 months was taken to hospital three times screaming with pain, but was given the all-clear by two doctors, a trainee doctor and a nurse before the fracture was finally spotted by a specialist.
Review after baby's stroke missed
An NHS Trust has promised to review its care procedures after a 21-month-old baby suffered a stroke that went undiagnosed for more than a week.
Reformed burglar can study to be a doctor
A teenager who was told he could not become a doctor because of a spent conviction for burglary has won a place at a top medical school.
