Get clear and trusted health facts. We explain symptoms, treatments, and health advice in simple language you can understand.
Health
Around one in four pregnant mothers studied by King’s College London had a mental health disorder, but the study wasn’t designed to be representative of all pregnant women in the UK. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
More women work in occupations that tend to offer lower salaries such as administration and caring. Read
Health
In December 2017, a non-EEA junior doctor needed to be earning £55,000 in order to get a visa for the UK. Read
Health
NHS Scotland spending is planned to increase by £2 billion, accounting for projected inflation, between 2006/07 and 2018/19. Read
Health
Unpublished guidance to NHS Trusts has raised questions about whether A&E statistics can be trusted. Read
Health
In the year to September 2017 the number of nurses from the EU leaving the NHS in England outweighed those joining it for the first time in at least five years. Read
Health
Emergency admissions from care homes rose by 62% between 2010/11 and 2016/17. Overall emergency admissions rose by 11% in that time. Read
Health
The number of NHS hospital beds has halved in the last thirty years, but the number of doctors has risen consistently. Read
Health
Experts said NHS England needed £4 billion in 2018/19. The government announced in November it will receive £1.6 billion, or £1.9 billion including capital spending. Read
Health
One in six ambulances were delayed for over half an hour after arriving at A&Es in England in the first week of 2018. Read
