Patients have been criticised for taking photos of good-looking doctors during medical appointments and posting the images online. Social media posts commenting “how hot is my doc” are being shared
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More than 2.5 million households in England are struggling to pay their energy bills, figures from the Government show. Some 11.1% of English households – 2.55 million – faced heating
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Tampons and sanitary towels should be provided free by the Government, leading doctors have said. The British Medical Association (BMA) backed a motion calling for an end to “period poverty”
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Ministers are being urged to introduce a new “social care premium” for England, paid by individuals and employers, to meet the spiralling costs of looking after the country’s ageing population.
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More children are being forced to commit crimes including carrying weapons and selling drugs, a leading charity has warned. Barnardo’s surveyed its children’s service managers across the country and found
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Actor Simon Pegg has lent his support to a new dementia awareness campaign by appearing in a video that explains how the condition affects the brain. The Shaun Of The
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The NHS is a consistently below-average performer for some major illnesses, a new report has found. It is not doing as well as its counterparts at saving the lives of
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Four in every five women have experienced a reproductive health issue in the last year, a new poll has found. A survey of more than 7,300 women from England found
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One in five doctors believe that patient safety is being “compromised” due to staffing problems, a new poll has found. An annual census of British doctors found that more than
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The Government will next week publish an action plan on advancing the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people in the UK. It comes after the largest survey
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