UK Continues to Wrestle with Health Consequences of Drink and Drug Use
Alcohol and drug addiction are having major social consequences in the UK and levying a huge cost on the health sector.
Alcohol and drug addiction are having major social consequences in the UK and levying a huge cost on the health sector.
New initiatives are set to be put in place to encourage smokers to quit smoking while they are being treated in hospital.
It was unfortunately recently announced that the UK has one of the worst records regarding the treatment and survival rates of pancreatic cancer compared to the rest of the world. However, new research is stepping up to improve these rates.
A national programme of regular health checks operated by the UK public health authorities has been called into question by both independent research and the Royal College of General Practitioners, which represents doctors responsible for primary care.
Its is often said that in these fairly secular times, the nearest thing the British have to a national religion is, in fact, its National Health Service. The fact that the creation of the NHS played a central role in the celebrated pageant that formed the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympics was testament to this.…
References to food served at UK hospitals are rarely kind, whether it be general complaints about overcooked, bland meals; news about budgets for hospital meals being squeezed further, or the reports from earlier this year which claimed that hospitals were supplied with meals and meat containing traces of horsemeat.
Last week, another hospital food related story gained…
This time of year is always peak period for allergies in UK, but doctors are warning the British population about a different skin allergy epidemic which is caused by preservatives found in household cosmetic products.
With high pollen counts and warm dry weather, it is hardly surprising that doctors are making announcements warning the population about outbreaks of allergies which…What does two pounds look like? Two pounds is a large chocolate cake. Two pounds is a 10-week-old kitten. Two pounds is eight sticks of butter. Two pounds is a substantial amount, so it's no surprise that the international medical community takes note when researchers announce they've found a method to kill two pounds of cancer cells - by injecting the…
Spanish doctors and the Spanish public health system have come under fire from the European Commission after claims that hospitals in Spain have been breaking the rules of the European Health Insurance Card agreement (EHIC). EU law states that public health services in the participating countries must treat…
A survey published last week in the UK has drawn attention to the stress and pressure that General Practitioners across the country face just to perform their weekly tasks: 49% of GPs state that the level of care they provide to patients is compromised as a result.