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The British Medical Association (BMA) has written to the government asking them to meet alongside the conciliation service ACAS to resolve the pay dispute with consultants.

The first rivastigmine patch which can be applied twice weekly rather than daily has been launched in the UK.

At the Conservative Conference Party in Manchester this week, the health secretary, Steve Barclay, laid out a series of long-term measures to support the NHS, which give patients “more control and choice.”

Millions of people mistakenly believe they are allergic to penicillin, which could mean they are compromising their health by receiving different antibiotics that may be less effective, prolong recovery periods and could cause admission to hospital.

The Nuffield Trust is proposing a loan forgiveness scheme that gradually writes off the student debt of nurses and other clinical staff over ten years.

This conference report highlights the latest news and clinical data from the annual meeting of The Menopause Society, held in Philadelphia, USA.

Two-thirds of GPs want to prescribe assistive technologies to their patients when they are diagnosed with dementia.

This case study is a rare case of a 60-year-old woman who presented with isolated unilateral left-sided Horner's syndrome and carotid body tumour.

Marie Curie is calling on health and social care professionals to take part in a critical survey to help researchers understand what topics of palliative and end of life care research are most important to people living with a serious life-limiting illness.

People with breathing difficulties are being left without a diagnosis or are receiving treatment for conditions they don’t have, according to a new report from lung charity Asthma + Lung UK.

Over 30 national mental health organisations have published a long-term  plan for England setting out measures for reforms and a better and more equitable mental health service.

GPs are reporting that there has been a 'visible increase' this year in the number of patients presenting to primary care with problems linked to poverty and the rising cost-of-living crisis.

Patients who quit smoking after undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), with a cumulative smoking exposure of 20 pack years, had cardiovascular risks similar to those of non-smokers.

NHS leaders have said that the level of demand on accident and emergency (A&E) departments is unsustainable and there needs to be a greater focus on prevention and resourcing for community care to help relieve some pressure.

The National GP Committee is calling for an urgent investigation into the mismanagement of this year’s vaccination campaign, and what can be done to prevent such disruption from happening again.