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Public must to continue to seek medical helpPublic must to continue to seek medical help

Public must to continue to seek medical help

Patients and the public must continue to seek medical help for serious conditions during this COVID-19 pandemic. Professor Jackie Taylor,…

Doctor in the house? a free healthcare serviceDoctor in the house? a free healthcare service

Doctor in the house? a free healthcare service

A new virtual consultation service – www.doctorinthehouse.net – launched today to provide a free, safe healthcare service that links worried…

Comment on NHS suspending home births in some areas of countryComment on NHS suspending home births in some areas of country

Comment on NHS suspending home births in some areas of country

Siobhan Miller, founder of ThePositive Birth Company, comments on the NHS suspending home births in some areas of the country:…

Patients At Risk

A major survey of medical record keeping in the NHS has revealed critical deficiencies that could risk patients’ safety. Researchers…

Health Leaders Set Priorities for New GorvernmentHealth Leaders Set Priorities for New Gorvernment

Health Leaders Set Priorities for New Gorvernment

Health leaders across England have urged the incoming Government to address the critical issues that will improve and transform services…

New Medical Student Scheme Hopes To Tackle GP CrisisNew Medical Student Scheme Hopes To Tackle GP Crisis

New Medical Student Scheme Hopes To Tackle GP Crisis

First Year medical students will get more experience of ‘real life’ healthcare situations than ever before as part of new…

NHS Staff are Heroic, but They Are HumanNHS Staff are Heroic, but They Are Human

NHS Staff are Heroic, but They Are Human

Responding to the latest report from the Medical Protection Society on burnout among doctors, Sue Covill, director of development and…

NHS 10 Year Plan for Pancreatic CancerNHS 10 Year Plan for Pancreatic Cancer

NHS 10 Year Plan for Pancreatic Cancer

Pancreatic Cancer Action joined a number of charities, NHS cancer programme representatives, Cally Palmer (National cancer director) and Steve Brine…

New blood tests to accurately diagnose TBNew blood tests to accurately diagnose TB

New blood tests to accurately diagnose TB

New blood tests for TB could accelerate diagnosis and save the NHS money, according to new research. Rapid blood tests…

Urine is liquid gold when it comes to testingUrine is liquid gold when it comes to testing

Urine is liquid gold when it comes to testing

Urine is arguably the most common diagnostic tool in routine medicine, with around 65m collected for tests every year. Given…

HIV – getting new cases down to zeroHIV – getting new cases down to zero

HIV – getting new cases down to zero

To mark World Aids Day (1st December 2018), Marc Thompson of the Terrence Higgins Trust talks about progress on reducing…

More people choosing alternative medicineMore people choosing alternative medicine

More people choosing alternative medicine

Use of practitioner-led complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), such as acupuncture, massage, osteopathy and chiropractic treatment, rose from 12 per…