The NHS is “beginning to turn a corner” on the issue of agency staff expenditure, the Health Secretary has insisted, as Labour claimed such spending had “gone through the roof”
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Boots is considering offering more complex treatments in-store, including skin cancer checks and diabetes management. The company’s chief pharmacists told The Times that the NHS needed the firm to help
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Some groups of people are “often excluded from wider health services” affecting their end-of-life care, a report found. Groups mentioned in the report as being disadvantaged are people who are
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Tens of thousands of ill-prepared primary school pupils lack social skills, have speech problems and poor personal hygiene, a national study has found. Almost one-third of new starters are not
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The average British family “cannot afford cancer”, a leading charity has warned. Families earning average wages with average outgoings would end up around £200 in the red each month if
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A lack of data about palliative care staff could lead staff shortages in the next few years, a new report from the National Council for Palliative Care (NCPC) has said.
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Dementia sufferers are unwittingly paying millions for NHS services that should be free, a damning new report has concluded. One in five care homes in England are being wrongly charged
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The mental health champion for schools, who criticised the pressure put on young people by the rigorous testing culture, has been axed. Natasha Devon, who was appointed to the role
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Jeremy Hunt is willing to “pause” the introduction of new contracts for five days if junior doctors agree to talks on outstanding issues. Writing to the chairman of the Academy
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A learning disability charity is calling on a dating website to remove an “inappropriate, offensive and discriminatory” question from its site. Mencap has said OkCupid asks users as part of
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