Victoria Atkins was challenged to name some health trusts meeting their targets to cut waiting lists. But the health secretary said she was wanted to be “even handed” and declined to name any individual trusts hitting the expected standard for treating 80% of people in casualty within four hours. BBC Breakfast’s Naga Munchetty pressed her...
King’s College London Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience addictions head Prof Sir John Strang, who was not involved in the study, said: “We need to be constantly alert to changes in the nature of the illicit drug market, especially as these changes sometimes bring new health complications or challenges.” Source link
Image source, Getty Images By Jim Reed Health reporter More than 30,000 people in the UK were infected with HIV and Hepatitis C after being given contaminated blood products during the 1970s and 1980s. A public inquiry into what has been called the biggest treatment disaster in NHS history will announce its findings in May....
Many countries have legalised assisted dying, assisted suicide or euthanasia, which are different. Source link
Image source, Getty Images The prescription drug pregabalin has been linked to a number of deaths in the UK and around the world. Many users buy the drug illegally on the black market, often from unregulated websites. What is pregabalin and what is it used for? It comes as tablets, capsules or in liquid form,...
The government will introduce a new vaping tax on top of measures to stop children vaping. Source link
People living with one of the most common types of alopecia could soon have access to treatment on the NHS in Scotland for the first time. The drug – called Ritlecitinib – will go before the Scottish Medicines Consortium this week after it was approved for NHS use in England last month. Although the daily...
Powers devolved to the Scottish Parliament will be used to implement a ban on disposable vapes. The BBC spoke to a group of young people in Fife who have been making a documentary on the impact of vapes – they say more needs to be done to tackle the issue. Read more: Disposable vapes to...
The PM has said he tries to fast at the start of the week so he can indulge in his “weakness for sugary things” on other days. Rishi Sunak told the BBC’s health editor Hugh Pym it was an “important discipline” for him, as he also spoke about the government’s clampdown on disposable vapes. Rishi...