GP practices 'offered rewards' for not referring patients to hospitals

4 Oct 2015 • 2 comments

GP practices are being offered thousands of pounds to cut the number of patients they refer to hospitals, according to an investigation. A freedom of information study found practices were being...

DWP puts reporter on blacklist over the way he reports the impact of welfare reforms

25 Sep 2015 • 5 comments

Shocking behaviour - read he full article here............... http://www.thenational.scot/news/dwp-puts-reporter-on-blacklist-over-his-research-into-impact-of-welfare-reforms.8019    

Firefighters to ease pressure on NHS by conducting health checks in people's homes

15 Sep 2015 • 5 comments

We already have the police expected to identify mental health issues from drunken or criminal behaviour - now the fire service are going to be called upon to do health checks on properties - read the...

Jeremy Corbyn creates new dedicated 'Minister for Mental Health' in his shadow cabinet

14 Sep 2015

Jeremy Corbyn has appointed a shadow “Minister for Mental Health” to his shadow cabinet, Labour has announced.  Luciana Berger will directly work on mental health issues and consider how they can...

NHS weekend: 7-day GP opening 'unachievable'

8 Sep 2015 • 10 comments

The goal of seven-day routine GP opening in England is unachievable in this Parliament and risks destabilising care, the Royal College of GPs says. Check out the full article here - http://www.bbc.c...

97% of patients in England can now book GP appointments, amongst others, online

19 May 2015 • 6 comments

Over 55 million patients in England can now book GP appointments, order repeat prescriptions and access summary information in their medical record online. If you want to know more about this I...

HUMAN HEAD TRANSPLANT

27 Feb 2015 • 3 comments

Hello everyone!!!! I hope you are all doing great today :D I found this article on CBS and it definetly caught my attention. Can you imagine having your head transplanted? Take a look at the article...

Cancer

World Cancer Day

4 Feb 2015 • 1 comment

Hey guys! Today is World Cancer Day, and we want to invite you to help us spread the awareness about this condition. You can read more about this day and awareness on this article. Wish you all a...

Test to determine heart attacks in women

23 Jan 2015 • 7 comments

Hello everyone, A new test has proven efficient in determining heart attacks in women. Results shows that the heart attack diagnose was doubled when used alongside the standard protocols. Read more...

Diclofenac to become a prescription drug

21 Jan 2015 • 45 comments

Hello everyone, News for those who are using the anti-inflammatory drug Diclofenac. From the 15th January 2015 it has been changed to a prescription drug, due to "a small safety concern that has...

Do you have the winter blues?

21 Oct 2014 • 29 comments

Hello everyone, Interesting findings on the so-called "winter depression". Read the article here Do you sometimes feel a little down during winter? All the best, Marina

Ebola

21 Oct 2014

Hello everyone,Good news from Nigeria -It's declared free of Ebola! http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-29685127"European countries have committed more than 500m euros (£400m; $600m) but the UK is...