The Medical Protection Society (MPS) is highlighting the increasing trend towards self-diagnosis by patients using the internet.

A global shortage of medical isotopes will cause delays and cancellations to diagnostic examinations across the UK, latest research suggests.

NHS London is refusing to comment on reports that none of the first polyclinics planned for the capital are based on Lord Darzi's original polyclinic model.

NHS services in England have failed to diagnose over half a million people with type-2 diabetes, the charity Diabetes UK has warned.

Unite members are being asked what type of industrial action they are prepare to take to protest at their latest pay deal.

A campaign to help raise awareness of the dangers of high BP has been launched by Portsmouth City Teaching PCT and backed by players from Portsmouth football club.

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Nurses can deliver as high quality care as GPs in most areas of general practice including preventive healthcare, the management of long-term conditions, and first contact care for people with minor illness, according to a University of Manchester professor.

NHS Employers and the GPC have confirmed and published the final guidance on the five clinical directed enhanced services (DESs) for GPs in England.

NHS Employers and the GPC have confirmed and published the final guidance on the five clinical directed enhanced services (DESs) for GPs in England.

The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has approved plans to make nursing an all-graduate profession.

Scotland's first minister, Alex Salmond, has announced new legislation to prevent private companies providing GP services in the country.

GPs have welcomed the Northern Ireland CMO's announcement that the HPV vaccination should be offered to all 12 and 13-year-old girls.

The rate of day surgery continues to rise but there remains a wide variation in performance among health boards, according to an Audit Scotland report published today.

Identifying treatments that modify HDL cholesterol levels is likely to be the future for cardiovascular disease (CVD) medicine, a leading heart expert has suggested.

Taking testosterone supplements could improve endothelial function and quality of life in elderly women, say Italian researchers.

Treatment with the angiotensin receptor blocker telmisartan can reduce the risk of CV death in high-risk patients who are intolerant to ACE inhibitors, according to Canadian research

The percentage of patients recalling being offered a choice of hospital for their first outpatient appointment is falling, according to DoH figures.

Children of older fathers are almost one and a half times more likely to develop bipolar disorder than children of younger fathers, Swedish research suggests.

GPs should continue to prescribe ezetimibe despite research linking the drug to an increased risk of cancer.