A call to action: Addressing inequalities between European healthcare systems
We must rethink the structure of healthcare systems and workforce strategies across the EU and address geographic disparities of healthcare professionals.
European Patients’ Rights Day and ATMPs: Combining sustainability, innovation and respect for patients’ rights
Mariano Votta and Bianca Ferraiolo from the Cittadinanzattiva-Active Citizenship Network discuss this year’s European Patients’ Rights Day which focuses on Advanced Therapy Medicinal Products...
Patients with learning difficulties face significant challenges in long-term care
New research from the University of Birmingham has found that people with learning difficulties and/or autism face significant challenges upon leaving hospital care.
According to...
NHS virtual wards are helping to free up the UK’s crowded hospitals
NHS virtual wards successfully treated over 100,00 patients last year, helping to free up thousands of hospital beds for the most in-need patients.
The aim...
Millions of patients to benefit from enhanced community healthcare teams
More people will benefit from quicker care at home following new investment into NHS community healthcare teams.
Almost a quarter of a million people (226,895)...
NICE recommends semaglutide in specialist NHS services
Thousands of people will gain access to semaglutide, a weight-loss drug, as part of their treatment in an NHS specialist weight management service.
Semaglutide can...
NHS programme cuts type 2 diabetes risk by 20%
An NHS behaviour-change programme has successfully reduced type 2 diabetes risk in adults with raised blood sugar in the UK.
According to new research funded...
Over a thousand NHS volunteers sign up to help vulnerable patients
More than a thousand NHS volunteers have signed up to provide a phone service for vulnerable, isolated, or lonely patients in England.
The Check in...
The importance of school nurses in preventing eating disorders in children
New research from Kingston University has highlighted the importance of school nurses in identifying eating disorders in children and young people.
The research comes from...
New digital therapies recommended to treat depression and anxiety
New digitally-enabled therapies to treat depression and anxiety disorders in adults have been conditionally recommended by NICE.
A consultation has begun on the decision to...
New research finds inequalities in access to IVF treatment on the NHS
The privatisation of healthcare services in the UK has created unequal access to IVF treatment, according to research from the Queen Mary University of...
The NHS workforce is more diverse than ever
New figures reveal that the NHS workforce is more diverse than ever recorded in history, according to an annual report into race equality across...
NICE recommends three treatments for COVID-19
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has recommended three treatments for COVID-19 that are cost-effective.
Everyone with COVID-19 at the highest risk...
NHS launch a nationwide bowel cancer test kit campaign
The NHS has sent millions of people in the UK a potentially lifesaving bowel cancer test kit as part of a nationwide campaign to...
Little evidence supporting most health claims on infant formula
Most health and nutrition claims on infant formula products seem to be backed by little or no high-quality scientific evidence.
An international study published by...
Improvements needed in the UTI diagnosis process
According to a new quality standard published by NICE, the UTI diagnosis process for women will improve significantly in 2023.
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) affect...
NICE recommends a genetic test to prevent hearing loss in babies
A genetic test that establishes vulnerability to hearing loss in babies has been recommended by the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE).
When...
Putting an end to exploitative baby formula milk marketing
In The Lancet 2023 Series on Breastfeeding, researchers review exploitative baby formula milk marketing practices by industry leaders.
Fewer than half of infants globally are breastfed...
23% of lunch meal deals exceed recommended calorie guidelines
Researchers from the University of Birmingham have found that 23% of different lunch meal deals exceeded calorie guidelines.
Most supermarkets and high street stores offer...
WHO release new guidelines for leishmaniasis
The World Health Organization (WHO) has released a new operation manual on the control, surveillance, monitoring and evaluation of leishmaniasis.
Leishmaniasis is caused by Leishmania parasites,...