NHS in Scotland ‘needs former nurses to fill shift gaps’
Scotland’s biggest nursing agency has warned there are not enough qualified nurses in Scotland to fill rota gaps.
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Palm ‘holds secrets of future health’
A trial on nearly 140,000 people in 14 countries, published in the Lancet, suggests grip strength is better than blood pressure at predicting risk.
Jeremy Hunt remains as health secretary after election reshuffle
Jeremy Hunt will remain as health secretary, prime minister David Cameron has confirmed today as part of a string of announcements about who will form the new Conservative governments ministerial team.
Stop handing out so many drugs, doctors are warned: ‘Over-treating’ patients is wasting the NHS money and can cause harm
The Academy of Medical Royal Colleges is urging medics to choose wisely and not dole out prescriptions or refer patients for tests simply because they feel under obligation.
Psychiatric drugs do more harm than good, says expert
Psychiatric drugs do more harm than good and the use of most antidepressants and dementia drugs could be virtually stopped without causing harm, an expert on clinical trials argues in a leading medical journal.
Charity warns more younger people are having strokes
Research for the Stroke association suggests the number of under 29s going to hospital with the condition has gone up nearly a quarter in the last 14 years.
Person with dementia had 107 different carers in just five years
A leading academic has revealed how his frail mother has been visited by 107 different carers in the five years that she has been diagnosed with dementia.
Let GPs offer mindfulness meditation to patients, say experts
An ancient Buddhist approach to meditation rebranded as mindfulness should be made available to the millions of Britons who are suffering from stress, depression and anxiety, according to the Mental Health Foundation (MHF).
Personalised cancer treatment a step closer with world’s first ‘living biobank’
Scientists have created the worlds first living biobank of patients tumours and used the tissue to identify the most promising drugs for each persons disease.
Election 2015: Six ways views have changed in six weeks
It is the final day of the election campaign before the UK goes to the polls to vote for the next government. But how have people’s views changed over the past six weeks?