The Washington Post editorial board tore into the United Kingdom's healthcare system Thursday as the National Health Service (NHS) pleads with Brits to avoid going to hospitals for ...

The SNP has been condemned for running a 'free' prescription system that means taxpayers are spending £23million a year on paracetamol - more than £9 each time. The eye-watering cost of the ...

The NHS has issued an alert to anyone taking levothyroxine for their thyroid condition. With approximately 33 million prescriptions of levothyroxine dispensed across the UK annually, the medication ...

Certain patients have been urged to contact their doctor immediately if they are taking a common medication. People taking sodium valproate have been warned they may need to contact their GP or nurse ...

Certain groups have been advised to contact their doctor immediately. This applies if you are on a commonly prescribed medication. Those taking sodium valproate have been cautioned that they may need ...

NHS Lanarkshire is using a system that helps patients get home as soon as possible - and frees up vital capacity. The forward-thinking programme, Discharge without Delay (DwD), is run by the health ...

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Health experts say dementia can affect people differently and everyone will experience symptoms in their own way. However, there are certain early symptoms that may appear some time before a diagnosis ...

NHS bosses have launched a full investigation and issued an apology after a body was wrongly released from a hospital mortuary to the undertakers – with the error ...

In their 2024 election manifesto, Labour promised to deliver “fundamental reform” of the NHS. Yet data released this week by the Liberal Democrats has confirmed what many will already suspect – a ...

The NHS has stressed the crucial importance of 'keeping your diet stable' whilst taking warfarin and urges people to be particularly cautious when consuming one specific nutrient. Warfarin is an ...