A Southwark woman is one of the first in the country to benefit from a new service which aims to help people when they are feeling at their most stressed or vulnerable after the death of a relative. “Tell Us Once” is a cross-government pilot operating between the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), HM Revenue & Customs, Local Authorities, Driving and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) and the Identity and Passport Service (IPS).

It has long been predicted that the number of people diagnosed with dementia will double as the population ages, but most GPs have not been properly trained to spot the signs. Now the Government has announced today that all NHS GPs in England will be trained to recognise the early symptoms.

Head banging, that much-loved pursuit of rockers, began in 1968 at a Led Zeppelin concert with fans banging their heads on the stage. It then developed into a collection of distinctive styles including the up-down, the circular swing, the full body and the side-to-side. But does it really cause hearing loss or brain injury - as many have claimed? Not really, according to new research - but you might get a sore neck ...

Changes to donor rules could see additional 15,000 donations a year as the age limit which prevents regular blood donors from continuing to give blood beyond their 70th birthday has been removed - because of the improved health and fitness of older donors, NHS Blood and Transplant announced today.

A new website has been set up to provide independent information for patients undergoing hip and knee replacement surgery in the UK opened this December. About 160,000 hip and knee replacements are done each year in the UK and the figures are predicted to more than treble over the next 20 years.

 Approximately 70 people die each day from Venous Thromboembolism

(VTE) in the UK, more than breast cancer, AIDS and road traffic accidents put together and over twenty times the number from hospital- acquired MRSA.  And the risk factors for VTE are growing across all age groups, from long working hours at desk jobs, immobilisation in hospitals, frequent air travel and any long, cramped coach, car or train journeys to being glued to a computer or TV screen for hours on end - the so-called e-thrombosis.

Your back is killing, there’s an unsightly rash on your face and you haven’t slept a wink in weeks. Let me guess guys, you’re fine? With almost a third of men still smoking (28%) and drinking alcohol (27%) at a level that could be harmful to their health, the RPSGB has joined forces with Phil Tufnell to encourage men to make their local pharmacy the first port of call for advice…