In a speech to health leaders in central London, the Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt announced that tackling child hood obesity would be a priority for the NHS.

A report published by the Parliamentary and Health Ombudsman Julie Mellor, ‘Dying without dignity’, suggests that end of life care can be improved for approximately 355,000 people a year whose deaths can be predicted by medical staff.

Dr Chaand Nagpaul, chair of the BMA general practitioners committee (GPC), will use his opening speech at the LMCs Conference to denounce the governments plans to move towards seven-day service, claiming that they are ‘political pipe dreams’.

Stockport NHS Foundation, which runs Stepping Hill Hospital, has released a media statement regarding the guilty verdict of Victorino Chua:

In a speech at a GP centre in the Midlands, David Cameron is set to focus on the Conservative Government’s commitment to the NHS and pledge to deliver a seven day-a-week universal health service.

In a speech at a GP centre in the Midlands, David Cameron is set to focus on the Conservative Government’s commitment to the NHS and pledge to deliver a seven day-a-week universal health service.

Jeremy Hunt has been reappointed Health Secretary by David Cameron after last Thursday’s election victory for the Conservatives.

East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust (ESHNT) has apologised after approximately 850 patients were sent leaflets in error suggesting they might have cancer.

The first HIV self-test kit has gone on sale in the UK, allowing people to get results in 15 minutes without needing to await results from a lab.

GPs want more cuts in red tape to create more time for patient care, according to a major British Medical Association (BMA) survey.

The Health and Social Care Information Centre has released figures showing that recorded dementia diagnoses has increased by 24 per cent following the government’s implementation scheme in September, that paid GPs £55 for every recorded dementia diagnosis.

Sir David Nicholson, former Chief Executive of the NHS, has said that the NHS is scouring large deficits which will become more apparent later this year, and are facing a 'substantial financial problem'.

A British Medical Association (BMA) survey of more than 15,000 GPs in the UK has revealed that a third of doctors are considering retirement within the next five years, and a quarter are considering working part-time.

New legislation from the Department of Health that came into force on 6 April means that people from outside the EU who require treatment in NHS hospitals will now be charged 150 per cent of the cost to tackle 'health tourism'.

A report by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN), Frontline First: The fragile frontline, has published that the nursing workforce is working above its limits, as there are fewer nurses now than there were in 2010, meaning possible implications for patient care.

A briefing published by the NHS Confederation and Think Local Act Personal, has showcased innovative examples of how personal budgets are being implemented in mental health.

The Journal of the National Cancer Institute has predicted the odds of women developing breast cancer by analysing tiny errors in genes and have released findings that could eventually transform screening, preventive treatments and even HRT.

A survey produced by the British Medical Association (BMA) has revealed that nine out of ten GPs find the ten minute consultation standard currently in place inadequate for patient care.

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