Neglect by a GP contributed to the death of an 86-year-old woman who was inadvertently given monthly doses of vitamin D tablets every day, a coroner has ruled. An inquest
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Fewer UK graduates joined the medical register last year than doctors who trained outside the country, figures show. A total of 7,183 UK-trained doctors were registered for the first time
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Welsh Health Minister Vaughan Gething has announced that Wales will be the first nation in the UK to introduce a locum register from April this year. The introduction of the
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The Scottish Government should introduce a three-month waiting time target for autism patients, according to the Scottish Conservatives. The party wants an introduction of a target from referral to first
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Depression is common in older age and with an ageing population how late-life depression is managed will become increasingly important. Researchers from the University of Bristol and University College London
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The cost of a prescription in England is to rise to £9, the Government has announced. The move will mean an extra 20 pence is added to the current price
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Doctors in England will no longer charge patients with mental health problems for paperwork they need to get debt support. Money saving expert Martin Lewis, who launched a campaign against
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More than 100 mental health staff have been hired across Scotland’s public sector since the start of the year. The additional mental health workers in A&Es, GP practices, police station
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Half of GP practice buildings are not considered to be fit for purpose, a survey has found. About 50% of doctors and practice managers do not think their surgeries are
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Statins will be given to more adults at risk of heart attacks and strokes under new plans to prevent thousands of cases. Health officials want to increase the number of
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