The plans were revealed on 30 December by health and social care secretary Matt Hancock and…
Category: Clinical News
New pelvic health co-ordinators for Wales in wake of mesh review
The government said the co-ordinators would work with a national pathway manager to implement improvements to…
NHS England sets out funding boost for children’s hospices
However, it indicated in its announcement that the total annual increase would be dependent on local…
Spinal surgery for babies in the womb among new NHS treatments
The cutting edge procedure for unborn children with spina bifida, whose spine and spinal cord do…
Brain injury patient shares story with Lancaster nursing students
The story of how a life changing brain injury as a teenager led to a range…
Researchers assess whether AMD patients could self-test vision
A study is investigating whether home eye tests will benefit patients with wet age-related macular degeneration…
Care home staff swap Christmas cards for helping lonely elderly
Staff at the Oaks Care Home chose to forgo the annual exchange of Christmas cards and…
Liver disease ‘picked up quicker’ by nurse-led tests in GP surgeries
Simple tests by nurses in GP surgeries could potentially double the diagnosis rate of liver disease…
Being short may be mortality risk factor in critically ill patients
Shorter critical care patients have an increased mortality risk compared to others being treated in intensive…
Health service staff thanked for caring for patients at Christmas
Simon Stevens, chief executive of NHS England, is among those who has thanked nurses and other…