The flagship scheme had set out to transfer responsibility for social care from local councils to a new national body.

Pharmacy owners in England, Wales and Northern Ireland have voted in favour of cutting opening hours and stopping home ...

It has emerged this morning that the Scottish government is again delaying its flagship plans for a National Care Service - ...

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice ... during and after their pregnancy, and while the health ...

Scientists will explore if a chemical mostly found in red grapes – and products made from red grapes, such as wine and juice – can help prevent bowel cancer as part of a major new trial.The study – ...

In our country, 4 out of 10 adults are overweight, and slightly more than 1 in 10 live with a condition of obesity, a chronic ...

The Forest Service is not planning to hire seasonal workers next year and warns volunteer groups not to expect big projects ...

The Senate Standing Committee on National Health Services Regulations and Coordination (NHSRC) took stern notice of the ...

“Today’s figures offer fresh insight into just how pressured things are in the health service as it braces itself for another ...

Hospice chiefs warn 'funding is in crisis' and urge political leaders to 'forge a new course' in next month's Holyrood Budget ...

Bread and flour will be fortified with an essential vitamin in a bid to prevent serious birth defects in hundreds of babies ...

Staff working in A&E and ambulance services experienced more pressure than any October on record, new figures show today, as the NHS heads into winter busier than ever before. Despite the continued ...