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Every week, we round up five top stories in health and social care that are likely to be of interest to professionals working in the field.

For Mental Health Awareness Week 2024, this article looks at the use of alarm systems on mental health wards from the perspective of someone with lived experience of schizophrenia.

The BMA’s junior doctors committee has announced that it has entered a new intensive phase of talks with the government in a bid to put an end to months of strike action.

There has been 30% increase in the number of people paying for private healthcare provision across the UK according to a Nuffield Trust report.

Five devices used to diagnose and assess the severity of obstructive sleep apnoea hypopnoea syndrome (OSAHS) have been recommended by NICE in new draft guidance.

Despite a pandemic, record waiting lists and growing rates of ill health, real-terms spending on the NHS has risen less quickly than planned, according to a new report by the Institute of Fiscal Studies.

Patients with a rare heart condition known as transthyretin amyloidosis cardiomyopathy are set to benefit from the first approved treatment for the disease.

The Royal College of Physicians has welcomed news that the government will be funding an extra 350 medical school places.

Every week, we round up five top stories in health and social care that are likely to be of interest to professionals working in the field.

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses a global health challenge. This article looks at why timely and accurate identification of pathogens through diagnostics is crucial in the successful treatment of infectious diseases.

A “groundbreaking” therapy will be rolled out on the NHS to epilepsy patients who cannot control their seizures with drugs alone.

Over the last five years, two thirds of NHS trusts have consistently failed to meet their target of treating patients within 18 weeks of a referral, according to a new data analysis.

The general medical services (GMS) contract for 2025 onwards has been agreed by the BMA Northern Ireland GP committee after negotiation of 'much-needed' simplification of current arrangements.

The NHS App has helped to save the NHS over £1 million through the use of automatic notifications, according to new data from NHS England.

The government has launched a National Action Plan to tackle antimicrobial resistance in a bid to protect public health.