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BMA survey highlights growing doctor unemployment crisis and GP job shortages

A new BMA survey shows that 56% of GPs want more NHS work but can’t find it, 15% report no available GP roles, and 70% of resident doctors in Scotland fear joblessness from August 2025.

Modelling the children’s hospital and healthcare delivery system for the next century

Dr Benjamin Van Voorhees from the Department of Paediatrics, University of Illinois at Chicago college of Medicine talks about the provision of children's healthcare... The...

Development of multiple drug resistance (MDR)

Terra G. Arnason and Troy A.A. Harkness from the Departments of Medicine, and Anatomy and Cell Biology at the University of Saskatchewan detail current...

Working towards an EU health information system

Petronille Bogaert, Robine Jean Marie, and Prof. Dr. Herman Van Oyen discuss the BRIDGE Health project and how it is developing an integrated and...

Kent County Council raises awareness of privately fostered children

Kent County Council is raising awareness of ‘invisible’ children who are being looked after by private foster care arrangements… Private fostering is an arrangement whereby...

Mental health: A communication challenge

Paul Bomke, CEO of Pfalzklinikum outlines why mental health requires a social change… In the field of mental health, the paradigmatic distinction between the treatment...

Research contribution to improvement of pain management 

Mathieu Piché, a professor at Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières sheds light onto acute and chronic pain… Pain is a universal experience that is critical...

eHealth is for citizens

Terje Peetso, MD, Policy Officer for DG CONNECT at the European Commission discusses how online healthcare can be beneficial to patients… Citizens’ participation in managing...

Pressure on the NHS puts patients at risk

Pressure facing the NHS has pushed the service into an “endless winter”, placing patients at risk… Warnings about the safety of the health service were...

Analytics on the frontline of saving lives

David Downing, Director of Health, SAS UK examines how the NHS can embrace digitalisation, overcoming some of its biggest challenges, and outlines the findings of the...

PATHway leading the way: ERS paving the way

René Schippers, Director, Electronic Record Services B.V. discusses the PATHway project and its role in cardiac rehabilitation...  PATHway vision Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of premature death...

Worrying rise of type-2 diabetes in children

The number of children developing type-2 diabetes, a disease usually linked to obesity, is on the rise… New research has revealed a growth in the...

Keeping Canadians healthy

AG highlights how the Canadian Minister for Health is committed to preventing chronic diseases and how it supported World Health Day… Cardiovascular diseases (CVD’s) are...

New bowel cancer home testing kit available

A new bowel cancer home testing kit that can detect early signs of the disease is being rolled out across England… The Faecal Immunochemical Test...

Why we need to invest in adolescent mental health care

Ophélie Martin, Communications Officer at Mental Health Europe outlines the importance of early intervention and care for young people who may develop mental health...

Why evidence, not culture, is the key to driving value-based healthcare

David Downing, Director of Health, SAS UK questions whether making a cultural change in healthcare is enough to deliver greater value to patients… The NHS...

Fight Zika virus before it gets out of control

European Parliament MEP Annie -Schreijer-Pierik (NL, EPP Group) and co-author of the resolution on Zika Virus, sheds light on what more could be done...

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