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The government has announced it is rolling out new digital checks with the capacity of delivering one million checks.

An analysis of NHS staff sickness absences has revealed that there were more staff off sick on any given month in 2022 than at the worst point in the year before the pandemic.

Over 15 million GP appointments per year are spent dealing with issues dealing with interface between GP practices and hospitals.

Both long- and short-term use of menopausal hormone therapy, or HRT, is linked to an increased risk of dementia, according to a large study published in The BMJ.

A new report by National Voices outlines nine proposals to reform primary care, with a focus on improving services for people living with mental and physical health conditions, and disability.

Patients with depressive symptoms at the time of having a cardiac device implanted were less likely to be taking their heart medications.

An analysis by the Liberal Democrats has revealed that of the 36,000 fully qualified GPs in England, roughly one in five (8,000) are over the age of 55.

The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has announced they have not achieved a new strike mandate, as their latest statutory strike ballot did not surpass the 50% legal threshold for action.

Nearly 90% of consultant doctors in England have voted for industrial action in the recent British Medical Association ballot, which had a turnout of 71%.

NICE has not recommended tirzepatide (Mounjaro) for type 2 diabetes patients in its latest guidance, despite studies showing that it results in better glucose control and weight loss benefits compared to semaglutide or insulin therapy.

Current and former smokers aged 55 to 74 will be screened and risk assessed for lung cancer under new plans to tackle England’s growing lung cancer epidemic.

The European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) is striving to become the ‘Home of Hepatology’ in a bid to bring together all who are involved in treating liver disease to cure and prevent it. This year, the EASL Congress took place in Vienna, Austria, where more than 6,000 delegates attended on site.

The UK spends less on health per person compared to other countries and underperforms significantly on many key health outcomes, according to King's Fund report.

More than half of consultant physicians in the UK have reported consultant vacancies in their departments last year, according to the latest RCP consultant census.

Junior doctors in England will undertake a five-day walkout next month, which will be longest single period of strike action in the history of the health service.