| Four-year delay for electronic patients' records | An electronic system for patients' records will not be introduced to
every NHS Trust in England until 2014-15 - four years later than planned
- a public spending watchdog said today. | 16/05/2008 |
| Heightened awareness of obesity supports greater uptake of related | A large pool of patients in Europe who have tried different alternatives but have been unsuccessful in losing excess weight are adopting obesity surgery. | 15/05/2008 |
| Public sector anti-fraud drive finds £10m blackhole | An anti-fraud drive by public sector bodies in Scotland had uncovered nearly £10 million in scams and mistakes and the total is expected to rise, it was revealed today. | 15/05/2008 |
| Patients 'believe hospital cleanliness not improving' | Patients believe cleanliness levels in NHS hospitals are not improving, the health watchdog said today. | 14/05/2008 |
| NHS users happy with care | Most patients at Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust have said they received a high level of care, according to a Healthcare Commission survey | 14/05/2008 |
| Experts call for dementia ethics debate | Experts called today for a debate on the ethical dilemmas facing dementia patients and the people who care for them. | 14/05/2008 |
| Call for cannabis awareness campaign | A children's mental health charity is calling on the Government to launch a campaign to warn young people of the dangers of cannabis. | 13/05/2008 |
| Majority of young people 'in debt by age 21' | Some 90% of young people have been in debt by the time they turn 21, a youth charity announced today. | 13/05/2008 |
| Care worker honoured | A Truro care worker will be honoured for intervening to stop a mentally ill man with a knife and a hammer from attacking another man. | 13/05/2008 |
| Pupils expected to have two hours of pe a week | Schools will be expected to offer pupils two hours of PE a week, under new government guidelines revealed today.
| 13/05/2008 |
| Youth offenders charity given cash for training camp | A young offenders charity was today given £400,000 to help run a mobile training camp to tackle the causes of crime. | 13/05/2008 |
| Sickness absence costs manufacturing firms gbp610m a year | Sickness absence is costing manufacturing firms up to £610 million a year, with continued barriers to rehabilitating workers slowing up improvements, according to a new report today. | 13/05/2008 |
| Call for more heroin treatment places outside capital | One of the country's leading drugs experts has called for more treatment places outside of Dublin to deal with increasing numbers of heroin addicts. | 13/05/2008 |
| Cigarette packets to carry 'photo' warnings | Graphic images showing the health consequences of smoking are to be
posted on cigarette packets to warn people about the potentially deadly
habit, it emerged tonight.
| 13/05/2008 |
| New awards for 'medical heroes' | New awards which recognise the "medical heroes" who support Britain's armed forces will be launched today.
| 12/05/2008 |
| Charity warns of 'debt depression' | Being in debt can make mental health problems worse, according to a study published today.
| 12/05/2008 |
| NHS elderly services 'not good enough' | Most doctors believe NHS services for older people are not good enough, according to a report out today | 12/05/2008 |
| Antidepressants boost immune system | Antidepressant drugs may have a useful side effect - boosting the immune system, new research
| 11/05/2008 |
| Government condemned for treatment of elderly | The Government has been condemned by a leading charity for its treatment of the elderly. | 09/05/2008 |
| Talks bid to end psychiatric nurses' dispute | Psychiatric nurses and health care bosses will hold talks later today to try to resolve a continuing dispute over compensation claims. | 09/05/2008 |
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