Healthy living in JanUary

It is a new tradition but a tradition nevertheless. Every January we all look at ourselves, look back on how much we ate and drank over December, and resolve to spend the first month of the New Year living healthier, better lives. For too many people, however,...

Ombudsman report finds grave errors in NHS services

The Telegraph has reported that an investigation by the Parliamentary and Health Services Ombudsman, Dame Julie Mellor, has levelled strong criticism against the NHS, quoting “devastating and shocking” blunders. The report, compiled after an investigation into 126...

NHS England rejects one in four requests to shrink GP boundaries

Pulse Magazine has reported that NHS England has rejected one in four requests to shrink GP catchment areas since April last year, with figures showing increases in such requests. 26 have been made since April this year, compared to 30 for the whole of last year. 15...