New midwifery courses: University given the green light
The University of Winchester has been delivered some good news about two of its newest arrivals - a Midwifery BSc…
NHS
Public support for Alzheimer’s disease blood tests
Blood tests for diagnosing dementia would be much more acceptable to the public than current tests offered, according to a…
Dentistry: Access problems will cost lives
The British Dental Association has stressed the Government must act to meaningfully restore access to NHS dentistry, as oral cancer…
Time critical medication guides for healthcare professionals
The Parkinson’s Excellence Network has launched three time critical medication guides to support hospital and care home staff to make…
Local authorities failing to meet national dementia diagnosis ambition
Over 50% of local authorities in England are falling short of the national dementia diagnosis target leaving hundreds of thousands…
Medical and nursing students planning careers outside patient care
Majority of medical and nursing students planning careers outside patient care as fears of burnout and staff shortages leave them…
British adults support greater use of independent health providers
New YouGov data reveals that two-thirds of British adults support greater use of independent health providers to cut waiting times…
Project to tackle discrimination and bullying in the NHS
Aston University-led project to help NHS to tackle discrimination and bullying in the workplace • It is funded by the…
Dentistry: Access crisis piling pressure across NHS
The British Dental Association has said figures from the Labour Party on the nearly 70,000 patients who sought dental care…
19,000 people in England could be living with undiagnosed young-onset dementia
Following the first ever publication of data confirming that 34,412 people in England have been diagnosed with young-onset dementia (dementia…