The number of health regulators in the UK could be slashed under plans to replace a “confusing, inconsistent and slow” system. The nine regulators currently covering healthcare workers including doctors,
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Specialist “drying out” centres could be created to hold people who are detained while under the influence of alcohol or drugs, a major review suggests. Ministers were urged to look
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A cancer charity has appointed its first digital nurse to combat online “fake news” about the disease. Macmillan Cancer Support fears patients are turning to unverified websites for information that
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A new pill can reduce the symptoms of multiple sclerosis (MS) among children and teenagers, a study has found. Sufferers aged between 10 and 17 who were treated with Gilenya
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The mental health response following the Grenfell Tower fire is the biggest operation of its kind in Europe, a doctor has said, with numbers affected likely to exceed 11,000. The
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The Government would recoup nearly half the cost of lifting the NHS pay cap though higher tax receipts and lower welfare payments, a think tank has said. The cost of
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A woman with a severe learning disability who gave birth to a boy after probably being raped should be given contraception, a senior judge has ruled following a hearing in
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Strokes are costing the UK £26 billion annually and this could triple within 20 years if action is not taken, charity figures suggest. A new report by the Stroke Association
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About 30,000 disabled people in Scotland could lose entitlement to disability benefits as a result of UK Government welfare reforms, according to a new report. The Scottish Government research looked
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Fife-based care home operator Kingdom Homes is investing significantly in its care home portfolio with the development of a new nursing home in Leven and the acquisition of a new
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