Is there a youth mental health funding crisis?
The charity YoungMinds has released a report on the impacts of a lack of youth mental health funding and is campaigning for the UK...
‘Drink Free Days’ campaign to help adults cut down alcohol consumption
Public Health England and alcohol education charity Drinkaware will partner on a new campaign entitled ‘Drink Free Days’.
The ‘Drink Free Days’ campaign was launched...
HCWH Europe calls on MEPs to push for greater action on antimicrobial resistance
Health Care Without Harm (HCWH) Europe has written to MEPs to urge them to put pressure on the European Commission to scale up efforts...
Novel treatment for severe asthma to be available on NHS
The UK’s National Health Service will make bronchial thermoplasty, a novel treatment for severe asthma, widely available by the end of 2018.
Bronchial thermoplasty was...
UK to ban sale of high-sugar, high-caffeine energy drinks to children under 18
The UK Government has proposed a ban on the sale of high-sugar, high-caffeine energy drinks to children under 18, following a public consultation.
The government...
UK nursing union calls for second Brexit referendum
The UK’s Royal College of Nursing has written to the leaders of nine of the UK’s political parties, calling for a second Brexit referendum.
In...
Research shows smoking and alcohol use can cause arterial stiffness in teenagers
New research has observed that smoking and alcohol use can cause arterial stiffness in teenagers, even at low levels.
The research, published in the European...
England to legalise abortion pills at home by 2020
The UK Government has announced its intention to legalise the home use of early abortion pills by the end of the year.
The new plans...
Conclusion over confusion: healthcare preparing for Brexit
Brexit Health Alliance has been working with the government to inform guidance regarding the healthcare industry preparing for Brexit.
The government has published its first...
Will the opt-out organ donation register increase numbers?
According to a new study by Queen Mary University of London, UK, an opt-out organ donation register is unlikely to increase the number of...
Survey reveals dangerous variations in practice between intensive care units
Variations in the practice of airway management in intensive care units across the UK are putting children and particularly newborn babies at risk.
This is...
What is the new age bowel screening will start in England?
Ministers have agreed with the national screening committee’s recommendation that bowel screening for cancer in England should start earlier at the age of 50.
The...
New partnership takes aim at out-of-hospital cardiac arrests
The NHS, British Heart Foundation (BHF) and Microsoft have joined forces to help save lives in out-of-hospital cardiac arrests.
The groundbreaking partnership has the ambitious...
The CleanMed Europe 2018 conference: discussing sustainable healthcare
As media partner for the event, Health Europa highlights the CleanMed Europe 2018 (CME18) conference in Nijmegen, Netherlands, and how it aims to promote...
England to introduce opt-out organ donation system
The UK Government has unveiled plans for an opt-out system for tissue and organ donation in England, in a move which it says will...
Health Europa Quarterly discusses the latest health trends
Editor Kathryn Washburn introduces the sixth edition of Health Europa Quarterly, which features contributions from Dr Roberta Petrino, president of the European Society for Emergency...
Health management is not rocket science!
Usman Khan, the executive director of the European Health Management Association, assesses the future for today’s European health manager.
An oft-used phrase at the European...
Suicide prevention: the role of the emergency department
The European Psychiatric Association Section of Suicidology and Suicide Prevention reflects on the emergency department as a site for suicide risk management and prevention.
The...
The benefits of technology-enabled care
The Rt Hon Professor Paul Burstow, the president of the TEC Services Association, reflects on the potential of technology-enabled care to transform health and...
Towards outcomes-based healthcare: the EFPIA vision
What is outcomes-based healthcare and how can we achieve it in Europe? Thomas Allvin, executive director of strategy and healthcare at the European Federation...
