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A nurse at Royal Surrey County Hospital has helped stabilise and improve the vision of her 1,000th patient with macular degeneration.

Wales has seen a 400% increase in patients waiting more than a year for surgery, according to analysis by the Royal College of Surgeons (RCS).

Health Secretary Vaughan Gething has announced that an extra £50 million will be spent on the Welsh NHS in an effort to improve waiting times.

A nationwide pilot to help NHS whistleblowers back into work is being launched by NHS England.

The potential benefits of vaginal seeding do not outweigh the risks, according to a group of doctors who reviewed the available evidence published in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.

Accident and Emergency (A&E) attendance among people with dementia in their last year of life is common and is increasing, according to research.

NHS Digital has launched its first ever e-nursing week in support of the campaign for a digital-ready workforce.

A Sheffield doctor who pioneered the use of a tiny pill camera to detect problems in the intestine and stomach, has won a national prize in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the field.

Analysis by the Royal College of Nursing shows that than nine in 10 of England's 50 largest NHS hospital trusts are not staffed with nurses to the planned levels.

The Department of Health has announced £5 million of funding for a new obesity policy research unit at University College London.

NHS England has announced that the country’s chief nurse, Professor Jane Cummings, will take charge of the London region until a permanent regional director is recruited.

Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital (RMCH) has introduced a UVC system in an effort to combat healthcare-acquired infections.

Parents of very premature or very low birth weight babies have the same life satisfaction as parents of full-term babies, when their children reach adulthood, according to new research by the University of Warwick.

North West London Pathology (NWLP), hosted by Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, has announced a strategic partnership with global healthcare company Abbott to streamline their pathology services in three NHS Trusts.

Dorset’s first ever static PET/CT scanner has been officially opened at Poole Hospital.

A new study by the University of Warwick indicates that only two in three doctors who are completing their training to become GPs plan to work in NHS general practice.

An invention by a consultant that has the potential to help prostate cancer patients and save the NHS millions of pounds is a step closer to becoming a reality.

A new drug-resistant fungus that originates from Japan has infected more than 200 patients in England, according to reports.

Care UK has invested more than £3.5 million in its NHS secondary care services over the last year.

Hundreds more people are surviving heart failure, a new independent study has found.