Smoking ban should be extended to outdoor areas – but nicotine’s no worse than coffee, report says
Pub gardens, school gates, parks and outdoor areas of restaurants should be on the list of smoke-free zones, the report insists.
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Listening to music before and after surgery relieves pain and anxiety
Patients undergoing surgery should be allowed to listen to music before, after and during their operations because it is so effective at relieving pain, researchers have suggested.
Care home abuse allegations increasing under ‘strained’ system
In 2011, around 30,000 allegations were reported to the regulator by providers of adult social care. More than 27,000 of those came from care homes.
Inadequate dementia care home ordered to improve by CQC
Delph House, based on Upper Golf Links Road in Broadstone, has been told it is not safe, not effective, not responsive and not well led in a Care Quality Commission report published on July 29.
Jeremy Hunt warned 18 months ago about foreigners charging NHS for care in their countries
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt was warned over 18 months ago by frontline NHS staff about a loophole which allows foreigners to bill the National Health Service for treatment they receive in their own countries.
Cutting trainee GP pay subsidies will put patients at risk, doctors tell Jeremy Hunt
The Government is considering plans to scrap pay subsidies worth between £14,300 and £16,200 a year to GPs in training, which were originally introduced to address pay discrepancies between GPs and hospital doctors.
Elderly care crisis after complaints soar to 160 every day: Number doubles in just four years as inspectors also find care home staff are ignoring residents in distress
More than 160 complaints a day about the care of elderly and vulnerable adults are being lodged with the watchdog, figures reveal.
Hand washing web programme ‘helps reduce infections’
A web-based programme encouraging people to wash their hands more frequently could reduce the risk of catching and passing on infections, a study suggests.
Medical innovations get £18m funding
Development of a universal flu vaccine and a home testing kit for lung infections are among 12 projects to have received backing from an £18m fund for medical innovation.
Jordan Blackburn issues photo of himself in induced coma to show dangers of legal highs
A man who was put into an induced coma after taking legal highs at a festival has shared a shocking image of himself in hospital to show the dangers of taking the legal substances.