Patients are being put at risk and suffering harm due to the continued failure to hit NHS waiting-times targets, MPs say. A damning report from the Public Accounts Committee (PAC)
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The number of gonorrhoea cases diagnosed in England has reached its highest level in more than 40 years, official figures show. A total of 56,259 cases were reported in 2018,
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The Scottish Government has been urged to “pick up the pace” if it is to meet its target of recruiting 800 mental health staff by 2022. Plans to increase the
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Patients seeking treatment for depression should be informed of the potential for “severe and long-lasting withdrawal symptoms” when coming off medication, leading doctors have said. The Royal College of Psychiatrists
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Cases of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) increased in Scotland last year, with syphilis reaching a 15-year high. There were 455 diagnoses of the condition – which can spread to the
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Drug addicts can stay on heroin replacement methadone for 30 years “walking around like zombies”, former users have told MPs. A group of recovering addicts said instead of giving people
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There has been a 43% drop in the number of district nurses in England in the last 10 years, leading to sometimes unsafe staffing levels, according to a new report.
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Younger teens are to benefit from a pioneering mental health initiative which aims to help those in distress. The Distress Brief Intervention (DBI) project was set up two years ago,
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A doctor has been jailed for 10 and a half years for sexually assaulting 15 patients over a period of more than 20 years, under the guise of medical examinations,
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The Co-op is re-entering the health market with a new initiative allowing orders for repeat prescriptions to be made by phone. The company sold its healthcare business in 2014 for
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