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A Diabetes UK meeting focusing on advice for those wishing to cook healthier African and Caribbean food was held in Bristol in July.

Plans put in place to relieve the pressure on A&E units in England are not good enough, a Health Select Committee has warned.

People with varicose veins should be offered laser or heat treatment, according to new NICE guidelines for England and Wales which say surgery should be a last resort.

The prospect of reversing blindness has made a significant leap, according to scientists in the UK.

Elderly patients are waiting up to a year for a dementia diagnosis and face delays getting the help they need, even after diagnosis, an investigation has revealed.

Many older people will not have full blown symptoms of generalised anxiety disorder but tend to present with physical manifestations of anxiety such as insomnia or multiple vague symptoms.

 Fatigue, generally described as a mental and/or physical lack of energy, is acknowledged as a normal bodily response indicating the need to rest; however, it is also observed as a non-specific symptom in a range of medical conditions or occasionally as a side effect from various medications.

 New reports from international conferences on issues affecting older patients  

Falls in older adults are common and the rate is three times higher in people in care homes than in those living in their own homes.

The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman is promising to investigate 10 times as many cases this year as it did last year in response to criticism about its complaints handling.

In this guest blog the NSPCC's John Cameron writes about the charity's new helpline offering advice and support to anyone concerned about girls in danger of female genital mutilation and the crucial role that health professionals can play in protecting children from this.

In this guest blog, Sally Hogg from the NSPCC writes about the important part that health professionals play in identifying mothers at risk of, or suffering from, perinatal mental illnesses, and ensuring they get the support they need.

Pavilion Editorial Director Andrew Chilvers considers the positives of joint working on child protection.

In this guest blog, Professor Kamaldeep Bhui discusses the health issues surrounding the plant khat, and the need for more research into its effects on physical and mental health.

Modern medicine sometimes involves a number of parties individually contributing to a single patient's care in the community. There is likely to be overlap in their activities and the differing groups of various healthcare professionals who are each providing patient input can add up to a significant quantity of people and resources.