RECENT NEWS

Data from over 146,500 people from 35 different studies was examined to assess any link between vitamin D deficiency and hypertension.

Eltham Labour MP, Clive Efford, has introduced aprivate member’s bill to repeal the market framework in the NHS. The bill would repeal elements of the Health and Social CareAct.

New advancements in cystic fibrosis medical research have been welcomed by the Cystic Fibrosis Trust as it stands to benefit up to half of all people living with cystic fibrosis (CF) in the UK.

According to Cancer Research UK almost 40% of pancreatic cancers could be avoided in the UK if people were to maintain a healthy weight and not smoke.

Following a successful conference in London, Infection Prevention 2014 is now coming to Glasgow. The conference will be held at the SECC from the 29 September to the 1 October 2014.

According to NICE anticoagulants could help prevent thousands of strokes and premature deaths from atrial fibrillation (AF).

A report by the Royal College of Surgeons and Age UK has warned that age discrimination in the NHS may still be preventing older people from having access to life-saving surgery.

Plans being put in place by The Department of Health and Department for Communities and Local Government aim to improve out of hospital care for the elderly and vulnerable to reduce emergency admissions.

On World Hepatitis Day, NICE issued a new quality standard aimed at preventing transmission of hepatitis B and improving the lives of people living with the condition.

After a review of current evidence, NICE has updated its guidance on the diagnosis and treatment of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD).

A new report has highlighted some of the key reasons for breaches in A&E waiting targets and warns that 'we may have reached the limit of what we can deliver with our current A&E capacity'.

NICE has issued final advice to the NHS on how to make the right decisions about nursing staff requirements to provide safe care for patients on adult inpatient wards in acute hospitals.

Researchers have estimated that in 2012-2013 there were 5.77 million A&E attendances in England that were preceded by an inability to get a timely GP appointment.

The British Medical Association (BMA) has warned that Ministers must act urgently to address the crisis facing the GP workforce in England following a new report commissioned by the Government.

Medical engagement should be a central element of hospital leadership, not an optional extra, concludes a new report published by The King’s Fund.

New advice published jointly by three Royal Colleges representing physicians across the UK sets out how NHS Trusts and Health Boards can deploy trainee doctors to ensure safe patient care and alleviate the clinical pressure on medical registrars.

A new 'NHS Procurement Atlas of Variation' has highlighted the differences in the amount hospitals pay for everyday items including catheters, gloves and needles.

Significant changes will be considered so doctors can train and work more flexibly, the Government has announced. These changes will be explored in response to an independent review of the impact and implementation of the European Working Time Directive on the NHS.

The Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) claims to have uncovered evidence that some patients are facing long delays for surgical treatment because clinical commissioning groups are ignoring evidence-based guidance on when to provide surgery.

The period 2013/14 was another record year for organ donation and transplantation in the UK, with more than 4,600 transplants carried out. The figures show a 10% increase in the overall number of living and deceased donor transplants performed in the last financial year.