Long waits in A&E this winter
Quarterly performance figures from NHS England show that long waits in A&E departments are rising sharply. in January to March…
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Heart Rhythm Congress in 12th year
Twelve years ago, the first Heart Rhythm Congress took place at the National Motorcycle Museum in Birmingham with an invited…
Helping children with chronic fatigue
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, or ME, affects at least one per cent of secondary school children in the UK. Around 250,000…
A crisis in care for people with lung disease
People who are dying from interstitial lung disease are wasting the precious time they have left finding their way around…
Reforming mental health workforce
A “radical reform” of mental health services is needed to develop a workforce to meet people’s needs in the future,…
Stem cell transplant recipients lack specialist support
Stem cell transplant recipients are left feeling like they have “fallen off a cliff”, according to research by charity Anthony…
30 Years of the Rosetrees Trust
The Rosetrees Trust is a unique charity which works on the basis of venture philanthropy for medical research. In other words,…
All about cystitis
Cystitis is an inflammation of the bladder and is a common type of urinary tract infection. Others UTIs include acute…
Suicide prevention is high priority
Every suicide tells a different but equally tragic story. Suicide prevention is a high priority for councils, which already provide a…
What’s in a name? – nursing job titles
What's in a name when it comes to nursing job titles? Actually quite a lot, according to new research.‘Variation in…