According to new studies, it seems that hundreds of thousands of Brits with diabetes are having a hard time keeping their blood sugar levels under control. Due to this, these people are facing a higher risk of some very severe [...]
There has been an ongoing row between the National Health Service (NHS) and health staff over extra pay during the upcoming wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton. April 29 has been made a bank holiday, but the publicly-funded health [...]
Prime Minister David Cameron has decided that he and Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg will lead the NHS reforms. This means that Health Secretary Andrew Lansley has been stuck on the side. The 2 leaders will launch a listen and [...]
Nearly one in three people think that people who suffer health problems as a result of alcohol, smoking and obesity should have to pay additional costs for their care. Around 30 per cent of the 2000-plus surveyed believe that people [...]
New research has revealed that two thirds of women would seriously consider moving home in order to have access to IVF on the NHS. The survey found that many have suffered issues with fertility or know someone who has, and [...]
Health Secretary Andrew Lansley has indicated that he may be amending NHS reforms following heavy criticism from Lib Dems. The proposal, which had been referred to as ‘unjustified’ and ‘damaging’ by Lib Dem leaders, seeks to hand over the control [...]
Nick Clegg’s own party have dealt out a rebuke over radical plans by the coalition to shake up the NHS. Liberal Democrat activists have passed a motion, backed by an overwhelmingly majority, which criticises proposals that will allow GPs control [...]
A transsexual seeking NHS payment for a breast operation was denied the request via the High Court. The 59 year-old from Reading, Berkshire has been living as a female for the past 10 years and took the test case to [...]
A new study has revealed that people in England are healthier than those in the US. The news comes via US researchers, whose report was published in the American Journal of Epidemiology. The report says that people in the US [...]
A disciplinary has heard how a nurse claimed sick benefits from her job as an NHS nurse, whilst she worked as an escort. Emma Marsden, 35, posted a profile offering sex with ‘men, women or couples’ on escort websites while [...]
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