Home Office to issue mental health disclosure advice
New guidelines will list factors that must be considered before people’s mental health crises are disclosed to employers in background checks.
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Social care chief savages failing system for elderly
The chief inspector of adult social care has issued a damning judgment on standards in England, warning that a broken system is turning good people into bad carers.
Rise of patients in 40s suffering from dementia: Researchers warn of ‘silent epidemic’ of early onset of the disease
Researchers warned of a silent epidemic and believe environmental factors are playing a key role in its increasingly early development.
NHS accused of ‘shambles’ as dying cancer sufferers denied drugs
A cancer drug hailed as one of the biggest breakthroughs since chemotherapy will not be made available on the NHS, despite research showing it doubles survival.
Durham radiographer ‘humiliated’ colleagues in sexually explicit posts
Laura Turner sent a series of lewd messages to one of her co-workers while on duty, the Health and Care Professionals Council tribunal heard.
Three million Britons are working night shifts and endangering their health
The number of people working regular night shifts has increased to more than three million since the recession, at a potential cost to their health and family life, new research has disclosed.
Turn the music down, doctor! Background noise during operations found to be causing serious communication problems between medical staff
Background music during operations is causing serious communications breakdowns between medical staff, according to new research.
Cancer survival ‘lagging in England’
Published in the British Journal of Cancer, the research compares England’s survival trends with figures for five other countries over 15 years.
How spicing up dinner could save your life: Eating hot food three times a week ‘reduces the risk of early death from cancer or heart disease’
Scientists found that spicy food was linked to fewer deaths from cancer, heart disease and breathing problems.
Health regulator tells NHS trusts to ‘look again’ at finances
Hospitals and health trusts in England have been told by regulators to look again at their financial plans as current ones are unaffordable.