Merry Christmas without asthma
Christmas trees, candle fumes and smoking Christmas puddings may be festive but they can all make asthma symptoms worse this holiday season. A sudden change...
NHS
The NHS category focuses on the people, policies and challenges shaping the UK’s publicly funded health service. It offers thoughtful analysis of organisational change, workforce issues, funding and performance, along with debate on how to improve care delivery and health outcomes. From insights into frontline practice to discussion of strategic priorities and reforms, this category brings clarity to the complex forces influencing the future of health and care in the NHS.
Have an accident-free Christmas
Christmas is an exciting time of year as families come together to celebrate. However, studies by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA)...
Restricting free OTC prescriptions
NHS England is proposing to draw a new line between when the NHS will help someone, and when citizens are required to fall back on...
The price of sight loss
Sight loss costs London’s economy £6.4 billion, around £750 per Londoner, per year, according to a new report Eye Health- preventing sight loss in London,...
21st Century Healthcare
The Royal Society of Medicine and ITN Productions have launched ‘21st Century Healthcare,’ a news and current affairs-style programme which explores the need for a...
Mood drugs could beat antibiotic resistance
Scientists are increasingly have to look for new ways to combat bacterial infections due to the rise in antibiotic resistance. Now, researchers at the University...
Resources for medics: pancreatic cancer UK
Pancreatic Cancer UK has received accreditation from the Information Standard for the fourth year in a row for its range of publications about pancreatic cancer....
Memories of working on the wards at Christmas time
The Kingston and St George's Nursing oral history project 'Nurse's voices' captures the experiences of nurses working at St George's hospital in the 1940's and...
‘Back to basics’ approach for pancreatic cancer research
Pancreatic cancer is a truly tough challenge for researchers but a 'back to basics' approach to pancreatic cancer research can save more lives . The...
Wesleyan RSM Trainee of the Year 2017 Winner – Satveer Mahil
Last week, Dr Satveer Mahil won the coveted Wesleyan RSM Trainee of the Year 2017 prize against stiff competition from many other talented young trainee...
