Ninety percent of councils have cut funding to weight management, sexual health and addiction services in a bid to save cash, according to new research. Some areas are scrapping the
Read More
NHS England is to pay damages to a GP whose privacy it breached by telling the BBC that she was under investigation. Its “wrongful and unlawful” statements had caused enormous
Read More
Fewer Scots are happy with the care they get from their family doctor, a major new survey suggests. More than 130,000 people were questioned as part of the Health and
Read More
A highly resistant strain of gonorrhoea contracted by a UK man has been successfully treated, but officials have warned similar cases are expected. The patient had a regular female partner
Read More
A self-injected smart drug holds out new hope for migraine sufferers who until now have had to grit their teeth and bear the pain of thunderclap headaches. Trial results show
Read More
Physical assaults on health workers including nurses and ambulance crews have increased as staff shortages create a “hostile” environment, a new study shows. Research for Unison revealed a near-10% rise
Read More
GPs should write “recommendation prescriptions” for patients who can self-care for minor ailments, according to a group of medicine manufacturers. Such prescriptions would let GPs recommend over-the-counter medicines or give
Read More
Patients visiting an NHS hospital can opt to pay for a private GP service operating within its pharmacy. The pharmacy in Sheppey Community Hospital in Kent is offering the MedicSpot
Read More
New “one-stop shops” to speed up cancer diagnosis are being trialled across the country for the first time. GPs can refer patients suffering from “vague” symptoms including unexplained weight loss,
Read More
A new GP contract aimed at cutting the workload of family doctors comes into force today. The British Medical Association (BMA), which drew up the contract with the Scottish Government,
Read More