Doctors will be able to prescribe cannabis products to patients in the UK from today. Home Secretary Sajid Javid announced last month that new regulations would come into force on
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It is becoming “more and more” difficult” for patients to access health and care services, inspectors have warned. Patients are generally getting good care when they can access it, but
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A neurology review sparked by concerns about a consultant’s work has cost around £1 million so far, Northern Ireland’s department of health said. A total of 3,544 former patients of
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Anyone with a credit card can buy a “lethal combination” of drugs online, health inspectors have said as they called for the public to be better informed about the dangers
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A new antibiotic which acts as a “Trojan horse” has proved effective against drug-resistant bacteria, researchers have said. Scientists say trials on 448 people with kidney or urinary tract infections
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MPs have written to Northern Ireland’s health chief to express concerns that cancer services in the region are falling behind the rest of the UK. Members of the Northern Ireland
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The latest sexual health figures released by Northern Ireland’s Public Health Agency (PHA) show an increase in cases of gonorrhoea, herpes and chlamydia, while numbers diagnosed with syphilis and
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GPs are being urged to “prescribe movement” to patients with some of the most common conditions. Those with cancer, depression, dementia and type 2 diabetes are among those who should
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GPs will be able to refer people to social activities for loneliness, Prime Minister Theresa May has confirmed. Instead of prescribing pills, doctors will be encouraged to use “social prescribing”
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More than 50% of new mothers suffering from mental health problems feel they cannot raise the issue at postnatal check-ups. Research conducted by the National Childbirth Trust (NCT) found that
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