Do election pledges on nursing and the NHS stand up to scrutiny?
Political parties have promised much on the NHS before 7 May.
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Mental health spending cuts forecast
Mental health trusts in England are forecasting significant cuts to their funding over the next four years, figures seen by the BBC suggest.
Britain has fewer doctors, nurses and crucial medical equipment than other wealthy nations
The UK has fewer doctors, nurses, hospital beds and crucial medical equipment than most other wealthy nations, a report has found.
This video of an Irish waterfall has sent 6.5 million people off to sleep
Want to know the secret of a good nights sleep? Well, it could lie beneath a wooden footbridge over the River Bonet in County Leitrim, Ireland.
Next government should take ‘immediate action’ to boost nurse numbers
Immediate action must be taken by the next government to increase the number of NHS nurses, a report has warned.
The hospitals that employ security guards to restrain dementia patients: Untrained staff are called in three times a week
Security guards are being called in to restrain dementia patients in hospitals up to three times a week, the Daily Mail revealed.
Blood test ‘boost’ in ovarian cancer fight
Regular blood tests can detect 86% of ovarian cancers before the point at which women normally would be diagnosed, according to a trial that could lead to national screening.
Nurses set to hold rally against threat to unsocial hours pay
Nurses are set to demonstrate outside a major London hospital this evening in protest against the perceived threat of cuts to unsocial hours pay.
New cancer therapy ‘raises hope’
A NEW therapy that involves freeing up and boosting the immune system can wipe out advanced prostate cancer, early research has shown.
Nurse Undergoes Breast Surgery After Medical Mix-up
A mom in the UK has been left physically and emotionally scarred after the hospital where she worked as a breast care oncology nurse mixed up her own test results with another patient’s and told her to undergo surgery to remove aggressive breast cancer.