Newcastle University to lead research into distressing symptoms of dementia
Experts in the North East will lead a multi-million pound research programme into distressing symptoms of dementia.
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College criticises rising NHS financial burden of agency nurses
Short-term workforce planning means the NHS will spend almost £1bn on agency nurses in the 2014-15 financial year, according to the Royal College of Nursing.
E-cigarettes are ‘NOT a safe alternative to smoking’: Toxic chemicals harm the lungs and weaken the immune system, study claims
E-cigarettes generate toxic chemicals similar to those found in tobacco and may harm the lungs and immune system, scientists claimed today.
Exclusive: Apple’s health tech takes early lead among top hospitals
Apple Inc’s (AAPL.O) healthcare technology is spreading quickly among major U.S. hospitals, showing early promise as a way for doctors to monitor patients remotely and lower costs.
The dangers of being admitted to hospital, according to a dementia expert
A DEMENTIA patient who kept saying that he was hungry was dismissed as confused.
Stephen Hawking: NHS is the UK’s finest public service and must be preserved from commercial interests
Professor Hawking, who was diagnosed with motor neurone disease at the age of 21, said that he would not be alive today without the NHS, which he described as “Britain’s finest public service”.
Key to High Intensity Interval Training found outside comfort zone
With High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT), which consists of short bursts of intensive activity followed by short periods of recovery, fitness experts say the harder the push, the greater the reward.
OAP cousins die in suicide clinic rather than live apart after they feared they would end up in separate nursing homes
Two elderly cousins who lived together for 40 years have killed themselves because they feared being sent to separate nursing homes, it was revealed yesterday.
Campaign launched to support nurses in overtime claims
NURSES and healthcare assistants in hospitals in the region are being supported in a drive to get them paid the overtime they are owed.
Using iPads to pacify children may harm their development, say scientists
It might be tempting to hand over an iPad to a screaming child when all else has failed to calm them down.