The Government has been warned by healthcare leaders that scrapping BTEC vocational qualifications could reduce the number of nurses. Danny Mortimer, deputy chief executive of the NHS Confederation, has written
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Cambridge University will hold a review after five students died in recent months. Four of the deaths were suspected suicides and one had been confirmed as a suicide. The students
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More than one in 10 students are using food banks because they cannot make ends meet during the cost-of-living crisis, according to a survey. The survey of more than 3,500
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Hundreds of thousands of people with conditions such as arthritis could combat symptoms of fatigue with exercise and talking therapy, a new study suggests. People with inflammatory rheumatic diseases –
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Being socially isolated is associated with a higher risk of developing dementia, new research suggests. According to the study, it is social isolation rather than the feeling of loneliness that
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Drumming for as little as 90 minutes a week can improve quality of life for autistic children, according to a scientific study backed by a veteran rock and roll musician.
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A researcher in Scotland has received almost a quarter of a million pounds to investigate how changes to the barrier between the blood supply and the brain contributes to Alzheimer’s
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The University of Bristol discriminated against a physics student who took her own life before an oral exam after suffering from crippling anxiety, a senior judge has found. “Hard-working and
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Talking therapy may improve depression symptoms for people with dementia providing hope for a group who typically do not benefit from antidepressants, new research suggests. Dementia patients often feel anxiety
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A woman whose charity work helped more than 500,000 Afghan children has been given an honorary degree at her daughter’s graduation ceremony. Dr Sarah Fane set up Afghan Connection in
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