You’ll be shipshape in no time! Tunisia unveils plans for giant hospital designed to look like a gigantic sailing vessel
The White Sails Hospital & Spa is shaped like a sailing ship and has been earmarked to be built in the Tunisia Economic City (TEC).
Care ratings to target ‘shocking lack of respect
A shocking lack of respect for the elderly is dragging down standards in care homes, the chief inspector of social care has warned.
Deep-fried Mars bars ‘could trigger a stroke’: Blood flow to the brain slows within minutes of eating the snack
It has been hailed Scotland’s most unhealthy snack, dripping with sugar and covered in fat.
As a nurse I dont feel equipped to treat patients with mental health problems
Nurses qualify with little training in mental health. Is it surprising that sometimes care falls short as a result?
Shame of ‘truly awful’ care homes: Inspectors tell of unexplained bruises and malnutrition
Elderly people in care homes are being treated roughly and suffering ‘worrying bruises with no explanation’, according to the chief inspector.
NEW BREAST CANCER DRUG PERJETA FROM ROCHE IS “UNPRECEDENTED” IN EXTENDING LIVES
According to reports from clinical trials, Roches breast cancer drug Perjeta displays unprecedented life-extending effects, helping patients live an average of 15.7 months longer than they would on chemotherapy and an older drug.
Now one in seven patients cannot be cured using antibiotics after they were handed out too freely by GPs
Experts warn that the deepening problem could be fatal for a significant number of Britons with common but potentially life-threatening infections.
Hinchingbrooke patients treated in ‘abusive’ manner CQC says
Patients at the first privately-run NHS hospital have been treated in an “undignified” and “emotionally abusive” manner, health inspectors have said.
Cervical cancer: Mother calls on Government to lower smear test age from 25 to 16
A mother is urging the Government to lower the smear test age from 25 to 16, following her daughters death from cervical cancer at the age of just 22.
Cancer patients want more help from family doctors
One in ten cancer sufferers sees GPs five times before being referred to hospital, amid growing patient dissatisfaction.