The professional body has previously pledged support for minimum alcohol pricing. But last week, readers of the British Medical Journal (BMJ) received a £60 voucher from Naked Wines
More than a quarter of board members on the new bodies charged with commissioning care for the NHS have links to the private health sector, new analysis shows.
An “army” of pharmacists should step in to help treat patients at GP practices across England, according to plans by leading health professionals.
England’s biggest NHS hospital trust, Barts Health NHS Trust, has been put into special measures after a damning report by the health service regulator.
Cancer care for patients in Staffordshire could be cut after it is taken over by profit-driven firms in the biggest privatisation of NHS services yet, campaigners are warning.
Adopting a healthy lifestyle may reduce the risk of dementia, even if changes are made late in life, new research suggests.
Social care should be free to everyone at the end of life, says a report by the Commons Health Committee which calls for better recording of what people want in their last days.
Nursing assistant Sharon Bradley, 49, has been suspended from Skye House in the grounds of Glasgows Stobhill Hospital. The girl was being treated there as an inpatient.
Sir Terry Pratchett, fantasy author and creator of the Discworld series, has died aged 66, eight years after being diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease.
Ultrasound has been used to stimulate “warrior” brain cells to eat plaque from Alzheimer’s disease and restore memories.
