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The government has vowed to tackle the issue of binge drinking that costs the NHS £2.7 billion a year.

Mixed sex accommodation in NHS hospital trusts has fallen by 94 per cent in one year since December 2010 it has been announced by the Health Secretary.

Professor Stephen Bloom from Imperial College London has received a knighthood in the New Year's Honours list for his pioneering work in the field of obesity and diabetes research.

According to figures analysed by the Nursing Times, the NHS workforce shrank by 2% in the year to August.

New information on mortality rates in NHS hospitals has been published as part of plans to give patients and the public more transparent information about their local NHS.