All articles by The Press Association – Page 38
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NewsScottish ministers challenged over fatalism about health
The Scottish government is being challenged to set out how it will address the “fatalistic attitude” that means some people in the poorest areas expect to suffer health problems such as heart disease.
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NewsEye patients 'wait too long' for treatment
Patients are waiting too long to receive vital treatment which could help save their sight, according to a new report.
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NewsChild epilepsy care variations revealed
There are serious geographical variations in care for children who suffer from epilepsy, leading doctors have warned.
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NewsNHS Confederation warning over social care funding
NHS leaders have warned the government not to saddle the health service with the costs of a long-term funding gap of £2 billion a year for social care.
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Hospitals' superbug death payouts revealed
Families of people who died after contracting superbugs in Scottish hospitals have been awarded £660,000 by NHS boards.
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Scottish government approves new hospital
Plans to build a replacement city hospital for sick children have been approved by the Scottish government.
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NewsMajor survey finds increased support for public spending
The results of the British Social Survey have been published, showing the proportion of people who want to see more public spending has increased for the first time in nearly a decade.
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Health workers trained to spot human trafficking
Doctors and nurses are being given advice on how to spot the victims of human trafficking.
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NewsNew minister admits government 'screwed up' on NHS reform
A newly-promoted health minister has admitted the government “screwed up” its handling of its controversial NHS reforms.
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NewsVision support service is launched in Scotland
A new service that aims to help people come to terms with losing their sight has been officially launched.
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NewsStop gag on NHS whitleblowers - MP
NHS lawyers should not be able to gag whistleblowers from revealing damning information in the public interest, an MP has said.
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NewsRegional pay plans short-sighted - BMA
A group of NHS trusts has been accused of making “short-sighted” plans to introduce regional pay and conditions which would “undermine the national ethos of the NHS”.
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NewsRCP: Hospitals are overcrowded and short-staffed
Hospitals are so full that elderly patients are being discharged in the middle of the night and routine blood tests are being conducted at 3am, the Royal College of Physicians has warned.
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NewsRise in number of hospital admissions for stress
The number of people admitted to hospital as a result of stress is on the rise, figures show.
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NewsUnison in warning over regional pay
Health workers believe that plans to introduce regional pay and conditions would have a “devastating” impact on their lives, according to a report.
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NewsAttitude change needed to increase organ donation
The UK’s transplant waiting list will never be significantly reduced in size unless public attitudes towards organ donation change, according to a charity.
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NewsMiliband tells unions not to strike
Labour leader Ed Miliband has told union leaders that their members and the public did not want strikes, amid the growing prospect of industrial action against the government’s austerity measures.
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NewsSuicide prevention funding pledged
The government has promised to pump £1.5m into research exploring how to prevent suicides among those most at risk of taking their own lives.
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NewsPatient records security worries MP
The security of patients’ records is being put at risk by the decision of hospital trusts to outsource their administration to overseas’ companies, an MP claimed.
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NewsMPs: community hospitals are 'key to NHS'
Community hospitals should be valued by the NHS as a key part of the NHS, the government has been told.