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People providing unpaid care for sick or disabled family members and friends are saving Northern Ireland’s health service £5.8 billion in care costs each year. According to new research from the University of Birmingham led ESRC...

Award-winning businesswoman and allergy campaigner Julianne Ponan MBE was one of only a handful of small business owners invited to showcase their products at the annual Downing Street Festive Fair. Julianne, who runs her business from...

A nationwide programme to reduce the risk of developing diabetes in the UK is proven beyond reasonable doubt to work, a new study reveals. The positive effects observed in the NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme – the...

A landmark deal has been agreed that is set to save the NHS £14 billion over 5 years in medicines costs, enable patients to access the latest lifesaving treatments more consistently and boost the UK’s position...

The latest national surveillance data, announced at the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) annual conference in Leeds today, shows that an estimated 58,224 people in England had an antibiotic resistant infection in 2022 – a rise of...

Thousands of men’s lives could be saved, and their loved ones spared the tragedy of losing someone to cancer, as a major new prostate cancer screening trial is set to get under way in the UK...

The NHS will visit thousands of people in England’s lung cancer hotspots with giant inflatable lungs this month, to raise awareness of potential cancer symptoms and help catch cancer earlier. The Let’s Talk Lung Cancer roadshow,...

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has extended the licence of the cystic fibrosis medicines Kaftrio (ivacaftor, tezacaftor and elexacaftor) and Kalydeco (ivacaftor) for children aged two to five years old. These medicines were...

Local authorities across England will benefit from almost £267 million of government funding next year to improve drug and alcohol treatment and recovery services. The funding, which will be rolled out in April 2024, will enable...

The support on offer for patients at their GP practice is expanding, thanks to thousands more healthcare staff working in local communities.    NHS England is raising awareness of the support available, following a survey that...