A new £300,000 University of Stirling-led project aims to improve NHS services by ensuring decisions are informed by greater in-depth feedback from patients. The two-year project will improve the way
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Older people are far less likely to be given life-saving treatment than younger cancer patients but this does not mean they do not want it, a charity has warned. Macmillan
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A review into how newborns with deteriorating health are cared for by hospitals and in the community has been announced in the light of the death of a baby more
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The cases of three patients whose deaths could have been avoided are among more than 100 examples in a report on public service failures and poor complaint handling in the
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Diabetes “threatens to bring down the NHS”, Diabetes UK has warned. Cases in England and Wales have risen by 59.8% in the past decade – as an additional 1.2 million
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Medicine to treat diabetes now accounts for 10% of the annual spend on prescriptions, new figures show. Some £868.6 million was spent on ingredients for diabetes sufferers during the last
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Swansea University has launched a new project aimed at encouraging local children to eat a healthy diet, live an active life and manage a healthy body weight as they grow
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All resources from the NHSScotland Event 2015 are now available on the Event website at www.nhsscotlandevent.com. In its 10th year, the NHSScotland Event proved to be a resounding success
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A new conference will examine the data sharing and data safety challenges faced by NHS Boards and Councils in Scotland as they prepare for the integration of health and social
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A new one-year apprenticeship which integrates health and social care services is being launched in Suffolk in September. The rotational apprenticeship will give apprentices the opportunity to work in different
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