The start of a new year saw the launch of a consultation on NICE’s eagerly anticipated health inequalities modular update to the manual for health technology evaluation.1 NICE describes reducing ...

The most comprehensive analysis of rheumatoid arthritis data to date reveals that demographic changes and uneven health infrastructure have exacerbated the rheumatoid arthritis burden since 1980 and ...

Middlesbrough's Childhood Guarantee was unveiled on Thursday as the National Lottery Fund announced a £1.4m investment in youth service providers in the town.

A town's mayor has launched a pilot scheme that aims to ensure children have access to 10 activities by the age of 10. The 10x10 programme is part of the Middlesbrough Childhood Guarantee and will ...

Plans for a new initiative aimed at creating a 'smoke-free generation', as well as reduce health inequality in Surrey are progressing, spearheaded by Surrey County Council (SCC).

Middlesbrough medical centre moves to new base after health watchdog reports unclean facilities The Cambridge Medical Group was told it 'required improvement' by health bosses News By ...

The UK could set a new high for the warmest day of the year for the second day in a row, with forecasters predicting temperatures could reach up to 33C. Thursday saw the mercury hit 32.2C in Kew ...

In the last UK election in 2019, the NHS emerged as a major talking point, as the scale of the country’s support of the service was brought to the fore. Now, with health inequality a growing ...

Analysis shows that pensioners in well-off areas receive around £210,000 more in state pension payments in comparison to those in deprived areas.

On gender inequalities seen in the study, she added: “The gender disparity in wait-listing, with girls being less likely to be wait-listed, may reflect implicit gender biases in clinical ...

Asian women have been referred to as “divas” by NHS staff when they have asked for pain relief in childbirth, while black mothers have been expected to cope because they are “strong”, Wes ...

UK heatwave: Wildfire, health and drought warnings explained in six key maps Thursday saw the mercury hit 32C in west London as the country sweltered under an amber heat-health alert Jabed Ahmed ...