Party goers have been warned to drink responsibly this Mad Friday, one of the busiest nights of the year for pubs and clubs across Britain. Officials believe that the last weekend before Christmas could see alcohol-fuelled emergencies rise by up to 50%. According to health campaigners, alcohol sales during the month of December could reach […]
A new study has suggested that staff numbers can affect death rates in UK hospitals. The study, which has been published in the British Journal of Anaesthesia, claims that fewer people die after surgical treatment in better staffed hospitals. Researchers analysed data from 295,000 patients showed that patients were more likely to die following surgery […]
According to the UK’s Million Women Study, being stressed or unhappy will not raise a person’s risk of dying. It had previously been believed that being unhappy was worrying news for health, especially heart health. But 10 years of analysis found in the Lancet has suggested that previous studies had misunderstood cause and effect. Despite […]
East Kent NHS Hospitals Trust has issued an apology after placing a ‘do not resuscitate’ order on a patient with Down’s syndrome. The family of Andrew Waters found out about the DNR order when he was discharged from hospital in Margate in 2011 and has been campaigning for an apology ever since. Mr Waters died […]
The government has called for GP fees to be introduced for non-EU residents in a bid to save money, promote equality and reduce health tourism. It is the government’s belief that everybody should make a contribution to state and taxpayer funded systems, such as the National Health Service. Previously, the government had expressed an interest […]
Services at hospitals across the country and expected to be severely disrupted today, despite the fact that a planned walk-out by junior doctors has been cancelled. Doctors were due to strike today (Tuesday 1st December) but the walk-out was cancelled at the last minute after a breakthrough in discussions between the government and the British […]
Figures suggest that waiting times in A&E departments across Britain are becoming worse due to the growing pressures in hospitals. Collected by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, the data shows that 88% of A&E patients were admitted or treated within four hours. This is below the target of 95%. Hospitals have also reported noteworthy […]
Researchers in California hatched some malaria-resistant mosquitoes and used ground-breaking technology to make sure they pass on the protective gene when they reproduce. The experiment involves what’s known as a “gene drive” which hopefully promises to change the genetics of populations in insects, certain plants and certain animals faster than it would happen naturally. Genes […]
The Government has confirmed that frontline NHS services in England will receive a cash injection worth £3.8 billion next year in line with plans to increase spending on the NHS by £8 billion by the year 2020. The additional funding represents an increase of almost 4 percent, which is above the rate of inflation. This […]