The Health Protection Agency (HPA) is investigating an outbreak of a strain of Salmonella Newport infection among 30 people in England, Wales and Northern Ireland since the beginning of December 2011

The Government has not gone far enough with its latest amendments to the Health and Social Care Bill, the Royal College of Nursing has said

Slimming World and the Royal College of Midwives have joined forces in a unique partnership to support pregnant women and breastfeeding mums in managing their weight

Clinicians and researchers are invited to bid for infrastructure funding to support collaborations between the NHS and industry to lead to the development of medical devices and healthcare technologies

The Royal College of GPs has called for the health bill to be scrapped, heaping more pressure on the government's controversial reforms in England

Andrew Lansley has announced extra cash for dentistry in a major Government drive to increase the number of people able to access an NHS dentist

A University of Nottingham midwifery teacher has won one of the UK’s top midwifery prizes at the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) Annual Awards

Northern Ireland Health Minister Edwin Poots today announced a full and rigorous investigation and review into the recent outbreak of Pseudomonas

Age UK’s new Care in Crisis 2012 report shows that this year spending on older people’s social care in England has fallen half a billion pounds short of even maintaining the inadequate levels of provision in place when the Coalition came to power

The Royal College of Nursing has warned that as many as 300 frontline staff at NHS Direct could lose their jobs. The organisation plans to introduce new roster arrangements to cut costs as they begin  moving towards the new NHS 111 services, due to be rolled out through this year and next