Council of European Dentists event tackles oral health inequalities
A number of policymakers, health professionals, academics and representatives of healthcare organisations have gathered at the Council of European Dentists (CED) event to discuss...
MHE joins plea for ministers to adopt mental health of workers directive
Mental Health Europe (MHE) has joined calls for ministers to adopt the directive for the mental health of workers, urging them to "respect European...
King’s Fund responds to government announcement of new NHS funding
The King’s Fund has responded to Theresa May’s announcement yesterday of new NHS funding, calling it a “welcome shot in the arm”.
Yesterday, UK Prime...
Dementia risk is now a part of the NHS Health Check
As part of the NHS Health Check programme GP surgeries will soon start speaking to patients about the ways in which they can reduce...
Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis comments on World Blood Donor Day 2018
European Commissioner Vytenis Andriukaitis comments on World Blood Donor Day 2018, urging young people to step forward and donate blood in order to keep...
Health payments causing poverty, even in high-income countries
The costly nature of health payments is unaffordable and causes financial strain to the point of poverty, even in high-income countries, according to a...
The Canadian Cannabis Act: what does it mean for legalisation elsewhere?
In a history-making political decision, Canada is currently preparing for the legalisation of recreational cannabis, known as the Cannabis Act, which would make it...
New 2018 European guidelines for treatment of arterial hypertension
A first look at the new European Society of Cardiology (ESC) and European Society of Hypertension (ESH) Joint Guidelines for the Management of Arterial...
WHO assessment: European mental healthcare institutions below standard
A new WHO/Europe report has raised concerns over the quality of European mental healthcare institutions, saying that it is well below standard.
The report, ‘Mental...
Towards a Decade of Healthy Ageing
Dr Jane Barratt and Megan Acton, of the International Federation on Ageing, set out their vision of a Decade of Healthy Ageing from 2020...
Global action plan on physical activity launched by WHO
WHO director general Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has joined Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa to launch the new ‘WHO Global action plan on physical...
New research raises more concern over health effects of e-cigarettes
A new report emerging from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, has said that more needs to be done by manufacturers to advise of the...
Number of GPs wanting to quit direct patient care at all-time high
The number of GPs saying they’re likely to quit direct patient care within five years is at an all-time high, rising from 35% to...
Vytenis Andriukaitis issues statement on tobacco consumption
On World No Tobacco Day, the European commissioner for health and food safety has issued a statement regarding the issue of tobacco consumption, saying...
Child obesity: 22,000 ten- and 11-year-olds in England are severely obese
New analysis by the Local Government Association (LGA) has revealed worrying figures regarding child obesity, saying that over 20,000 children aged ten and 11...
Heart doctors want to provide treatment for acute ischaemic stroke
Heart doctors from the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Council on Stroke are calling on national authorities for permission to provide acute ischaemic stroke...
What is being done to support cancer survivors returning to work?
In light of the European Week Against Cancer, 25-31 May, the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) has published recent findings...
WHO and World Bank Group to strengthen global health security
The World Health Organization (WHO) and World Bank Group have today launched a new mechanism to strengthen global health security which will help tackle...
Mental Health Europe calls for equal rights at European elections
With one year until the next European elections, Mental Health Europe (MHE) has said that EU states must reform outdated laws which strip those...
How has the food industry done so far in the sugar reduction programme?
Public Health England (PHE) has published the first assessment of progress for the government’s sugar reduction programme, revealing how the food industry has done...
