The Royal College of Nursing has called for ‘urgent and sustained’ investment in community services to ensure patients get timely care.

In the Commons, Sir Keir Starmer’s announcement has also drawn attacks from across the political spectrum. Labour backbenchers criticised the language Sir Keir used to announce the plans, particularly ...

Holyrood will vote this evening on the general principles of the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill – with a majority of MSPs needing to back the legislation if it is to continue ...

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The sunniest April on record helped boost retail sales by 7% on last year, new figures show. The significant increase was also helped by this year’s late Easter, but even figures for March and April ...

A “simple” MRI scan can identify people at risk of heart disease 10 years before they have a heart attack or stroke, scientists have announced. Researchers at the University of Dundee made the ...

More than 1,270 acres of peat bogs, heathlands and wetlands have been designated a national nature reserve near Bradford. Natural England, which advises the Government on the environment, announced ...

Giving obese children weight-loss jabs is effective and helps prevent battles around mealtimes, researchers say. Experts at the European Congress on Obesity in Malaga, Spain, presented findings ...

Within six months, the drug reduced the risk of cardiovascular death by 50 and cut the risk of needing urgent treatment due to heart failure.