All news by author: Martin Bagot

The Department of Health and Social Care quietly announced a move to halve promised cash for the social care workforce to £250 million which critics said would leave planned reforms to the struggling sector 'in tatters'

The move comes after criticism of the financial difficulties faced by women going through the menopause in England. A new NHS multi-buy deal will now give women access to cheaper HRT

Glasgow University experts have ­identified immune cells, called gamma delta T, which help tumours grow on the gland and could be targeted with new immunotherapy.

Tomato and tobacco plants studied were found to emit high-frequency pops and clicks when stressed - and the noises could be detected from more than a metre away

Bupa, one of the UK's largest private providers of dental practices, is set to cut 85 as it has not been about to recruit enough dentists, bringing the firm's total number down to 365

The Tories are once again ratcheting up NHS dentistry fees that will hit Brits hard amid the ongoing cost of living crisis amid warnings the "Victorian" policy will see more unable to afford treatment

The study of 18 to 59-year-olds found that 19.3% of women and 22.8% of men were “distressed” or “worried” about their sex lives

Dave Kinsey, part of the trial which involved 800 men, has no signs of active cancer after taking the drug combination during the research - and for around six months since it ended

The Covid-19 Infection Survey has published its final weekly update, which estimated that 1.7 million people have the virus

It comes after the union accused the Health Secretary Steve Barclay of failing to present any "credible offer" to striking junior doctors in the dispute over pay and working conditions.

The Polio virus was found in sewage in London last summer. Parents are warned that the vaccine uptake in some parts of the country is too low and youngsters need protection from the virus which can cause paralysis

Researchers say he was predisposed to liver disease and infected with Hepatitis B, and combined with a love of wine it might have been the fatal combination

The risk of an average 30-year-old woman not on the Pill developing breast cancer was 0.8%, which increased to 0.9% for those using either form of contraceptive Pill

New draft guidance from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence found emollients were not cost effective

Strikes could continue after NHS union members began a campaign to snub the Government's 'insulting' new pay deal, despite the Royal College of Nursing recommending they accept

A review concluded that 10,000 babies a year will avoid the potentially life-­threatening condition if peanuts are introduced from four months instead of the current guidance of six

The British Medical Association invited the minister to negotiations a day after the rest of the NHS workforce concluded talks with a deal for England

After three months of strikes, the Government has offered a one off bonus this year of 2.5% for the best paid and 8.2% for the worst paid

Cases of the STI are up by a fifth on the previous highest year and is reminding people with “multiple sexual partners” to wear a condom and get tested regularly

A cure for a deadly spinal disorder will be given out on the NHS after pioneering gene therapy costing £1.8million was approved today for infants before symptoms begin

It comes after the Mirror revealed many NHS workers have already been sacked and up to 10,000 are still struggling to return to work could face the sack

Researchers found people who can drift off in 15 minutes and not wake up too many times once they are asleep reported a boost in wellbeing

Some cough medicine that can be bought at Boots and other pharmacies has had to be urgently recalled over fears about safety. A regulatory body warned of possible allergic reaction to a substance known as pholcodine

The BMA says they are striking for “pay restoration” after a real-terms cut of 26%, but NHS national medical director warns patients face significant disruption

The British Medical Association is worried UK doctors could leave the NHS for Australia and New Zealand unless the Tories settle ongoing pay disputes by the summer