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Children need more exercise 22 Aug 2013 | 12:13 pm
University College of London researchers have found only 51% of children monitored achieved the recommended hour of exercise a day.The figure for girls was just 38% compared to boys at 63%. The study,...
Partnership recommends UKCHIP registration to drive up standards 14 Aug 2013 | 03:01 pm
A partnership between the UK Council for Health Informatics Professions (UKCHIP), NHS England and the Health and Social Care Information Centre aims to drive up standards and professionalism amongst h...
Friends and Family Test data published 2 Aug 2013 | 12:47 pm
Launched in April 2013, the Friends and Family Test (FFT) is a single question survey which asks patients whether they would recommend the NHS service they have received to friends and family who need...
Recession hits mentally ill hard 29 Jul 2013 | 01:07 pm
Research from King’s College London suggests people with mental health problems are more likely to end up unemployed in a recession. Between 2006 and 2010, the rate of unemployment for those with ment...
Mers virus not following Sars' path 26 Jul 2013 | 12:37 pm
Saudi Arabia ministers say the Mers virus, that has killed half of those infected, is 'unlikely' to reach the same scale as the Sars virus. Sars killed 774 people and Mers is from the same group of ....
Stafford nurses struck off 26 Jul 2013 | 11:55 am
The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) panel found two Stafford Hospital nurses falsified A&E discharge times.Tracey-Ann White and Sharon Turner have been struck off the nursing register.
Full rollout of 111 put back 19 Jul 2013 | 12:52 pm
NHS officials have said the full rollout of the non-emergency 111 telephone service is to be put back to 2014.NHS England say it is important to make sure that the system is running properly before be...
Hospital inspections to get tougher 18 Jul 2013 | 12:17 pm
The new chief inspector, Prof Sir Mike Richards, has said the system used by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) to inspect hospitals had been too narrow in focus. He is looking to recruit a 'small arm...
Heatwave alerts for England 12 Jul 2013 | 08:22 pm
Public Health England are warning people to stay out of the sun and drink cool fluids as the Met Office issue a heatwave alert.Parts of England are expected to reach 30C.
Older people defying mental decline 11 Jul 2013 | 01:11 pm
Danish research says over-90s are surviving into very old age with better mental health.
