Poor physical control and coordination in childhood could increase the risk of developing obesity in later life, joint Swedish and UK research suggests.

The introduction of the quality framework has helped to reduce inequities in care between affluent and poor areas, according to a UK study.

A group of leading figures will advise the DoH on how to effectively engage people in the consultation process for the NHS constitution.

Understanding the mechanism behind the common cold could help to prevent asthma attacks caused by the virus, say UK researchers.

The quality framework has failed to promote a healthier lifestyle or improve the quality of life for patients with CHD, UK research suggests.

The RCN and the National Council for Palliative Care (NCPC) have issued a joint statement advising nurse prescribers against the use of syringe drivers containing a mixture of drugs.

Over 1,300 cancer patients have been left to die in the last 20 months because they were not deemed exceptional enough to receive cancer treatment on the NHS, according to a report by the Rare Cancers Forum.

RCN Scotland has successfully represented one of its members and won a landmark appeal against the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).

A teenager told he could not become a doctor because of a spent conviction for burglary has won a place at a medical school.

More than 10 million patients have now used the Choose and Book electronic referral system, NHS Connecting for Health has announced.

The DoH has brought in two executives from outside the health sector to lead the National Programme for IT.