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NHS approves first new core IT system for GPs in 25 years to enhance patient care

Health & Social Care
NHS England has introduced Medicus Health’s cloud-based IT system, a significant milestone in GP technology.

Online diabetes competency training: Improving standards and reducing variation

Health & Social Care
Candice Ward, Lead CDEP Educator from Cambridge Diabetes Education Programme (CDEP) details online diabetes competency training, including the importance of improving standards and reducing variation

World’s first global ministerial mental health summit to be held in London

Health & Social Care
Health and Social Care Secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced that the UK will host the first ever Global Ministerial Mental Health Summit in London...

UK helps in the fight against Ebola virus disease

Health & Social Care
The UK Public Health Rapid Support Team is being deployed to the Democratic Republic of Congo to help control the outbreak of Ebola virus disease

People with dementia in rural communities increasingly isolated, says Alzheimer’s Society

Health & Social Care
Charity launches guide urging individuals and organisations in rural communities to take action to become more dementia friendly, for Dementia Action Week (21-27 May)

A postcard showing a canopy bed: An ex-user of mental health services shares his story

Health & Social Care
In an interview, Franz-Josef Wagner tells Elena Posth from Pfalzklinikum AdöR about his experiences as an ex-user of mental health services in the Rhineland-Palatinate region of Germany

Mental Health Awareness Week: Spotlight on rare disease

Health & Social Care
Research carried out for the first time by Rare Disease UK indicates almost all patients and carers living with a rare disease have felt anxious, stressed and low

Mental Health Awareness: 8 out of 10 Brits admit observing presenteeism in the workplace

Health & Social Care
According to the recent CIPD survey, people coming into work when they are ill also known as ‘presenteeism’ has more than tripled since 2010, with 86% of employees admitting they had observed presenteeism in the workplace

The impact of Brexit on the pharmaceutical sector

Health & Social Care
Life Sciences sector responds to the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Committee report on the impact of Brexit on the pharmaceutical sector

Too many extracurricular activities for children can do more harm than good

Education
The growing demand for children to get involved in extracurricular activities outside of school is placing unprecedented strain upon families

World Hypertension Day: Blood pressure screening could prevent millions of premature deaths

Health & Social Care
The chief cardiologist at the United States’ top-ranked heart hospital has praised a campaign to ensure fair access to blood pressure screening, saying it could prevent millions of premature deaths every year

UK aid helps protect against cholera in Yemen

Health & Social Care
UK aid helps vaccinate over 450,000 people to prevent the spread of deadly cholera in Yemen

Anxiety UK survey highlights importance of raising stress awareness

Health & Social Care
To mark this year’s Mental Health Awareness Week (14-20 May) theme of ‘stress’,  Anxiety UK launched its own stress test, asking visitors to their website if they are experiencing any of the common symptoms

Study finds happy healthcare workplaces are more successful

Health & Social Care
Employee morale doesn’t just promote loyalty but it can actually improve how effective and productive employees are in their role, according to new research

Government to invest in brain cancer research in honour of Tessa Jowell

Government
Government doubles investment in brain cancer research with £40 million 'Tessa Jowell Brain Cancer Research Mission’

Why the European Pillar of Social Rights should keep nurses in the profession

Health & Social Care
Paul De Raeve, Secretary General and Elisabeth Adams, President of the European Federation of Nurses Associations (EFN) tell us why the European Pillar of Social Rights should help nurses to remain in the nursing profession

Workplace at odds over mental health

Health & Social Care
New research reveals how employees and HRs really feel about mental health in the workplace
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