This year will be every bit as challenging for general dental practitioners in England as 2011 was, the Chair of the General Dental Practice Committee (GDPC), Dr John Milne, has predicted

The Health Protection Agency (HPA) together with the group A streptococcal (GAS) Working Group have launched new guidelines for the investigation, control and prevention of GAS infection in acute healthcare settings, including maternity units, in the UK

A Grey Pride brigade has delivered a petition to Downing Street calling for a dedicated Minister for Older People.Campaigners, including Esther Rantzen and led by older people’s charity Anchor, visited Number 10 to hand over the 137,000-strong petition in a bid to persuade the Government to appoint a Minister and give older people a voice

Dutasteride, a drug already used to treat men with enlarged prostates, can also slow the growth of early-stage prostate cancer that hasn't spread, according to research from Canada

Responding to the publication of the Health Select Committee’s report on public expenditure, John Appleby, Chief Economist at The King’s Fund, said

Pharmacy Voice has expressed “serious concerns” about the quality and accuracy of current PNAs and is calling on the Department of Health to address these as a matter of urgency

The recent publication of Information Standards Board (ISB) for Health and Social Care Standard 1077 will see every NHS patient in England given a wristband featuring an electronic barcode, which will help to improve safety, as well as improving patient management

One in 20 TB patients are failing to complete the full treatment for their infection because they are lost to follow up, according to new Health Protection Agency (HPA) figures published in its Annual TB Report 2011

The Queen’s Nursing Institute (QNI) has launched a major new report on the current state of nursing in the home, which shows that what patients value most are the attributes of skilled and experienced community nurses: the ability to assess unexpected situations, coordinate services, and answer questions about treatment

NHS Confederation chief executive Mike Farrar said the Health Select Committee's latest report on NHS finances starkly highlighted the pressures the NHS is under