Almost all men over 60 and women over 75 are eligible for statins, according to a new analysis. After examining guidance on which patients should be offered stain therapy, researchers
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One in 10 mental health patients discharged from hospital after suffering a crisis has to wait more than a week for a follow-up appointment, according to new figures. The data,
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Health and care workers looking after dying people in their final days must do more to ask about spiritual beliefs, experts have said. Spiritual wishes were only documented for one
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Teachers and police officers should consider whether tantrums and excessive clinginess are possible signs of child abuse, a watchdog has said. New guidance says professionals working outside the NHS should
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Countless women suffering from breast cancer “are having their lives shortened in front of their eyes” by the decision to withdraw a pioneering treatment from the NHS, a Labour MP
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Care homes have been reminded to help elderly people brush their teeth twice a day. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice) published new guidance in light of
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This guideline covers the planning and management of end of life and palliative care in for infants, children and young people (aged 0–17 years) with life-limiting conditions. It aims to
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Children and young people with life-limiting illnesses should be asked if they have a wishlist of achievements they want to accomplish, health officials have said. Medics or care workers developing
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The way drugs are approved for NHS use is leaving some patients begging for medicines, a new report suggests. The way medicines are assessed can be cruel and leads to
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Concerns about a child’s sexual behaviour – including sexting and sharing sexual images – should always be followed up, a watchdog has said. New guidance from the National Institute for
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