New research professors will help treatments make the leap from the bench to...
Eight of the UK’s most promising leaders in medical health research will be awarded a National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) professorship, the Government announced today. Each professor will...
View ArticleOver £100m to support groundbreaking clinical research
Over £100m will be invested in NHS Clinical Research Facilities to develop new treatments to benefit thousands of patients, the Government announced today. The money, provided by the National Institute...
View ArticleOne month to go until the end of tobacco displays – are you ready?
On 6 April 2012, all large shops in England will have to hide tobacco products from view in a drive to cut the number of smokers and protect young people who are often the target of tobacco promotion....
View ArticleUpdate on PiP breast implants
New evidence has emerged which shows that around 7,000 more women in the UK may be victims of the PiP scandal caused by a French breast implant manufacturer, Health Secretary Andrew Lansley announced...
View ArticleOver £13 million to make the NHS a safer place
Two world-class research centres will receive a share of over £13 million to help make the NHS a safer place for patients, the Government announced today. The money, which comes from the National...
View ArticleAlcohol industry sheds a billion units to cut hospital admissions and 1,000...
A billion units of alcohol will be shed by the alcohol industry through an ambitious plan to help customers drink within guidelines, Health Secretary Andrew Lansley announced today. The initiative,...
View ArticleBecoming a world-leader for a dementia friendly society, care and research
The Prime Minister has announced his commitment to make the UK a world leader on dementia. In England 670,000 people have dementia and the number of people developing the disease is increasing. One in...
View Article430,000 babies to be screened for five extra rare conditions in newborn...
More than 400,000 babies will be screened for debilitating, rare inherited conditions as part of a ground-breaking pilot to see if more rare illnesses can be identified early on and get babies the best...
View ArticleDon’t look straight at the sun on 6 June
Find a safe way to watch the Transit of Venus People could permanently damage their eyesight and even risk blindness if they look directly at Venus passing across the face of the Sun after sunrise on 6...
View ArticleFlu vaccination programme extended to all children
Health Secretary Andrew Lansley will today accept recommendations from UK immunisation experts to extend the flu vaccination programme to all children. The UK Government is already recognised to have...
View ArticleNew research professors will help treatments make the leap from the bench to...
Eight of the UK’s most promising leaders in medical health research will be awarded a National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) professorship, the Government announced today. Each professor will...
View ArticleOver £100m to support groundbreaking clinical research
Over £100m will be invested in NHS Clinical Research Facilities to develop new treatments to benefit thousands of patients, the Government announced today. The money, provided by the National Institute...
View ArticleOne month to go until the end of tobacco displays – are you ready?
On 6 April 2012, all large shops in England will have to hide tobacco products from view in a drive to cut the number of smokers and protect young people who are often the target of tobacco promotion....
View ArticleUpdate on PiP breast implants
New evidence has emerged which shows that around 7,000 more women in the UK may be victims of the PiP scandal caused by a French breast implant manufacturer, Health Secretary Andrew Lansley announced...
View ArticleOver £13 million to make the NHS a safer place
Two world-class research centres will receive a share of over £13 million to help make the NHS a safer place for patients, the Government announced today. The money, which comes from the National...
View ArticleAlcohol industry sheds a billion units to cut hospital admissions and 1,000...
A billion units of alcohol will be shed by the alcohol industry through an ambitious plan to help customers drink within guidelines, Health Secretary Andrew Lansley announced today. The initiative,...
View ArticleBecoming a world-leader for a dementia friendly society, care and research
The Prime Minister has announced his commitment to make the UK a world leader on dementia. In England 670,000 people have dementia and the number of people developing the disease is increasing. One in...
View Article430,000 babies to be screened for five extra rare conditions in newborn...
More than 400,000 babies will be screened for debilitating, rare inherited conditions as part of a ground-breaking pilot to see if more rare illnesses can be identified early on and get babies the best...
View ArticleDon’t look straight at the sun on 6 June
Find a safe way to watch the Transit of Venus People could permanently damage their eyesight and even risk blindness if they look directly at Venus passing across the face of the Sun after sunrise on 6...
View ArticleFlu vaccination programme extended to all children
Health Secretary Andrew Lansley will today accept recommendations from UK immunisation experts to extend the flu vaccination programme to all children. The UK Government is already recognised to have...
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