A health watchdog has paused publication of its updated guideline on diagnosing and managing ME because of disagreement on its contents. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice)
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Researchers are trialling an artificial-intelligence system which they believe can diagnose dementia after one brain scan. Those involved in the work said being able to intervene earlier could help with
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Disabled people need an extra six weeks to give crucial feedback on proposed Government reforms, more than 100 organisations have said. They have told minister for disabled people Justin Tomlinson
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Humza Yousaf has pledged an extra £11.5 million to help the NHS recover from the impact of the Covid crisis as he formally opened Scotland’s first National Treatment Centre. The
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A new Government strategy which includes faster diagnoses and better access to health and social care for autistic people is set to be launched. The aim is to try and
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Reforming the social care system could boost the UK economy by up to £20 billion a year by helping disabled people into work, charity research suggests. Making social care more
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Charities have urged the Government to overhaul its “woefully flawed” welfare assessment process for people with disabilities. Minister for Disabled People Justin Tomlinson published a Green Paper in the House
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People living with cancer in England say the so-called “Freedom Day”, marking an end to the remaining coronavirus restrictions, is “meaningless” and “really frightening”. Those with the illness say they,
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One in two disabled people feel unsafe about Covid-related restrictions easing from next Monday, research suggests. Only 2% of 565 people surveyed by disability equality charity Scope said they felt
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Half of the coronavirus patients admitted to hospital during the first wave developed at least one complication, new research has found. The study included more than 70,000 adults in the
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