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Links between alcohol and cancer highlighted in new guidance for health workers

The link between alcohol and cancer has been highlighted in updated guidance for healthcare professionals. The guide, published by Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems (SHAAP), notes that drinking alcohol is a risk factor for several cancers. ...

21 Sept 2022 at 01:01

NHS ‘woefully unprepared’ for ageing population – medics

There are not enough specially trained doctors to look after an ageing population, leading medics have warned. The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) said the NHS is “woefully underprepared” to deal with a rising number of elderly people due to a ...

03 Mar 2022 at 01:25

More than half of people have worse health due to rising cost of living – poll

More than half of people in the UK say they have worse health due to the rising cost of living, with medics reporting some patients cannot afford to look after themselves. A YouGov poll of 2,001 people commissioned by the Royal College of ...

17 May 2022 at 01:25

NHS must introduce genetic testing to ‘stop medicines harming patients’

The NHS must introduce genetic testing to pick up those people at risk of being prescribed medicines that either do not work or which cause them harm, according to a new report. Experts from the British Pharmacological Society and the ...

29 Mar 2022 at 01:25

Scotland

Sturgeon warned of ‘serious risks’ without urgent action to improve social care

Nicola Sturgeon has been urged to take quick action to increase pay in the social care workforce, after a report said the system needs urgent improvements. During First Minister’s Questions, Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar said ...

27 Jan 2022 at 14:55

Bonnie Prince Charlie’s medicine box used at Battle of Culloden to be exhibited

The medicine chest of Bonnie Prince Charlie’s personal physician, used at the Battle of Culloden, will go on display for the first time. The historic item, which includes medicines made from beetles, beaver anal glands and ...

05 Sept 2022 at 12:08

Scotland

Redacted report into Tayside breast cancer services ‘was not cover up’

Health Secretary Humza Yousaf has rejected cover-up claims after a report into breast cancer services in NHS Tayside was altered. The urgent question from Labour MSP Michael Marra was in response to reports that NHS ...

06 Dec 2022 at 19:13

Scotland

Medics urge action to safeguard care home sector or closures ‘will escalate’

Doctors are urging the Scottish Government to hold urgent talks over the future of the country’s care sector, amid warnings that homes are closing at the rate of one a week. Professor Andrew Elder, president of the ...

27 Jul 2023 at 17:47

Switching to vapes ‘could save NHS more than half a billion a year’, study says

Half of England’s adult smokers making a switch to e-cigarettes could save the NHS more than £500 million per year, a study has claimed. Researchers at Brunel University London used data from NHS Digital, the ...

07 Aug 2023 at 09:00

Patient safety ‘close to the line’ during doctor strike action – Hunt

Patient safety will be “close to the line” as junior doctors and consultants stage their longest ever joint strike in England, the Chancellor has said. Jeremy Hunt said it was “incredibly depressing” to ...

02 Oct 2023 at 14:30

Junior doctors and consultants launch longest period of joint strike action

Junior doctors and consultants in England have launched their longest period of joint strike action after beginning their three-day walkout. Both sets of staff will deliver “Christmas Day” levels of ...

02 Oct 2023 at 07:00

Scotland

Install air monitors in schools to examine pollution risk to children – medics

Doctors are calling for air quality monitors to be installed in Scottish schools to see if pollution could be putting youngsters at risk. Members of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh ...

13 Apr 2023 at 21:32

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