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Precautions could have stopped baby deaths - inquiry

BBC Health RSS Feed - Tue, 03/18/2025 - 15:16
Leo Lamont, Ellie McCormick and Mira-Belle Bosch died within hours of their births in two Lanarkshire hospitals.

What are Pip disability payments and how could they change?

BBC Health RSS Feed - Tue, 03/18/2025 - 12:11
The Personal Independence Payment is a benefit that helps cover the extra costs of long-term health conditions.

'Reasonable precautions' could have stopped baby deaths

BBC Health RSS Feed - Tue, 03/18/2025 - 12:00
Leo Lamont, Ellie McCormick and Mira-Belle Bosch died within hours of their births in two Lanarkshire hospitals.

Some PIP recipients may lose out under welfare cuts

BBC Health RSS Feed - Tue, 03/18/2025 - 04:29
Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall will set out reforms to the benefits system on Tuesday afternoon.

Countdown to pharmacies' protest over funding

BBC Health RSS Feed - Tue, 03/18/2025 - 01:02
Pharmacies are being advised to "work to rule" unless a funding agreement can be reached with government.

The Advancing Healthcare Awards 2025 Shortlist Announced

IBMS News Feed - Tue, 03/18/2025 - 00:00
Congratulations to all the finalists of the Advancing Healthcare Awards 2025

Benefits reform will ensure fairness, minister says, as opponents criticise expected cuts

BBC Health RSS Feed - Mon, 03/17/2025 - 18:00
Proposals to change benefits rules to be unveiled on Tuesday have provoked unease among Labour MPs.

Ex-hospital bosses call for inquiry to be suspended

BBC Health RSS Feed - Mon, 03/17/2025 - 14:29
The inquiry's chair says she has had similar requests from Letby's legal team and Tory MP David Davis.

Labour's plan for benefits throws up a bigger dilemma

BBC Health RSS Feed - Mon, 03/17/2025 - 06:06
The debate has sparked a wider dilemma about the broader purpose of welfare

Poorest children missing more school and further behind after Covid

BBC Health RSS Feed - Mon, 03/17/2025 - 00:03
Those from the lowest income families are now up to 19 months behind peers by the age of 16.

Poorest children missing more school and further behind after Covid

BBC Health RSS Feed - Mon, 03/17/2025 - 00:03
Those from the lowest income families are now up to 19 months behind peers by the age of 16.

STEM for Britain 2025

IBMS News Feed - Mon, 03/17/2025 - 00:00
Celebrating the next generation of researchers at STEM for Britain 2025

Health secretary admits 'risk of disruption' in NHS overhaul

BBC Health RSS Feed - Sun, 03/16/2025 - 11:40
The health secretary defends scrapping NHS England but admits the reform will bring challenges.

NHS England chair warns the buck now stops with ministers

BBC Health RSS Feed - Sun, 03/16/2025 - 05:40
Will the abolition of NHS England work? Senior NHS England leader Richard Meddings has given the first response from the organisation itself

NHS England chair warns the buck now stops with ministers

BBC Health RSS Feed - Sun, 03/16/2025 - 05:40
Will the abolition of NHS England work? Senior NHS England leader Richard Meddings has given the first response from the organisation itself

How our noisy world is seriously damaging our health

BBC Health RSS Feed - Sun, 03/16/2025 - 00:03
The BBC's James Gallagher investigates the invisible killer all around us.

Will scrapping NHS England help improve patient safety?

BBC Health RSS Feed - Sat, 03/15/2025 - 00:09
The decision to scrap the organisation could offer a new chance to examine how patients are dealt with.

Men denied life-extending prostate cancer drug

BBC Health RSS Feed - Fri, 03/14/2025 - 14:30
NHS England says it cannot afford to offer abiraterone, which is available in Scotland and Wales.

Men denied life-extending prostate cancer drug

BBC Health RSS Feed - Fri, 03/14/2025 - 14:30
NHS England says it cannot afford to offer abiraterone, which is available in Scotland and Wales.

‘Tired all the time’: What general practitioners request and find in patients with tiredness/fatigue – an audit against NICE clinical knowledge summary of tiredness/fatigue in adults

Journals RSS Feed - Fri, 03/14/2025 - 04:43
Annals of Clinical Biochemistry, Ahead of Print.
BackgroundTiredness/fatigue is a common presenting complaint in primary care. Advice is available from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) Clinical Knowledge Summary (CKS) on its investigation. The application of this guidance has ...

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