Month: September 2016

It is now established, beyond doubt, that the Secretary of State for Health, Jeremy Hunt, is not imposing the disputed contract on junior doctors and that employers of junior doctors are not legally compelled to […]

The research group of Wouter Moolenaar of the Netherlands Cancer Institute (NKI) has, in collaboration with the group of Rogier Versteeg of the AMC Amsterdam, discovered a protein that can predict the course of neuroblastoma. […]

Journalists have condemned a decision by the Nursing and Midwifery Council to stop releasing details of allegations ahead of tribunal hearings, calling the move an "outrage". Until Monday 26 September, the UK regulator for nurses […]

Could this be the end of superbugs?

Patients are being discharged from hospitals in the middle of the night and put in “potentially dangerous” situations, a group of MPs warn today as it calls on Jeremy Hunt to take action. The Public […]

Action on Elder Abuse says report from the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee (PACAC), which says patients are being put at risk by gaps in health and social care, highlights systemic discrimination. Action on […]

Guy’s Hospital has opened a £160 million cancer centre as it outlined an ambition to become one of the best cancer hospitals in the world. The 14-storey tower block has been built almost “free” to […]

Patients are at risk because thousands of EU doctors can work in the UK without basic safety checks, a watchdog warns. Niall Dickson, head of the General Medical Council, said the loophole should be closed […]