Health
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Health Speed is Critical: What Clinicians and the Public Need to Know About the Kent Meningitis B Outbreak
A rapidly spreading outbreak of invasive meningococcal disease at a Canterbury nightclub underscores the vital importance of swift…
21 March 2026 -
Health GP Warns Against Changes to Fit Note System in Medical Journal Article
A Kent-based doctor has raised concerns about potential reforms to how sick notes are issued, warning patients could face “less qualified”…
21 March 2026 -
Health GPs Face Uncertainty Over Fitness-to-Work Reforms: What It Means for Patient Care
A leading Oxford GP has raised serious concerns about government plans to remove sickness assessment from doctors’ hands, warning of…
21 March 2026 -
Health New Heart Failure Guidance Released by NICE Despite Evidence Gaps
Health watchdog updates chronic heart failure recommendations while acknowledging ongoing challenges in research and implementation. The…
21 March 2026 -
Health Updated NICE Guidance Signals Major Shift in Heart Failure Treatment Approach
New recommendations aim to save thousands of lives annually by treating heart failure with a simultaneous four-drug combination rather than…
21 March 2026 -
Health Unmet Housing and Care Needs Driving Unnecessary Hospital Admissions, Experts Warn
Hospitals are becoming makeshift solutions for systemic failures in housing and social care, with doctors reporting that their caseloads…
20 March 2026 -
Health NHS Watchdogs to Re-Evaluate Rejected Alzheimer’s Drug Funding After Manufacturer Appeals
Subtitle Health service regulators will reconsider their decision not to fund two new dementia treatments following formal challenges from…
20 March 2026 -
Health NICE to Reconsider Alzheimer’s Drugs After Manufacturer Appeals
NHS watchdog will re-evaluate lecanemab and donanemab under new cost-effectiveness thresholds linked to the US trade deal. The National…
20 March 2026 -
Health Medical Regulator Launches Review of Rules on Doctors’ Personal Beliefs in Patient Care
The General Medical Council has opened a public consultation on proposed changes to guidance governing how doctors must separate their…
20 March 2026 -
Health GMC Updates Doctor Guidance on Personal Beliefs as Regulator Modernises 13-Year-Old Rules
The General Medical Council has launched a consultation on updated guidance to help doctors balance their personal beliefs with patient…
20 March 2026 -
Health Controversial Guinea-Bissau Vaccine Trial Suspended Amid Global Ethics Concerns
International outcry over hepatitis B study design halts US-funded research after comparisons to historical unethical experiments on Black…
20 March 2026 -
Health Government’s SEND Reforms Promise Better Support, But Health Services Face Uncertain Role
Experts welcome major educational changes but question whether healthcare professionals will truly integrate with new support system The…
19 March 2026