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Junior doctors have rejected claims that they are considering an indefinite walkout after next week’s two day strike
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt said it “was not credible” for the junior doctors’ leader to call for further talks or offer to suspend next week’s all out strike unless both sides discussed Saturday pay
The Royal College of Midwives is backing remaining in the European Union which it says protects midwives and the public
A royal college president has called on health secretary Jeremy Hunt to suspend the imposition of an “ill-conceived” junior doctors contract
In March, Public Health England launched the Eatwell Guide – the new UK healthy eating model, which describes the different types of foods and drinks we should consume – and in what proportions – to have a healthy, balanced diet
The junior doctors latest strike has been described by heath officials as “irresponsible and disproportionate” by health officials
There does need to be a definite change in our dietary patterns. We need re-educating about what is healthy, and many need teaching how to cook meals from so-called ‘first principles’ or with fresh ingredients
Stories of conflict areas are always covered in the news, but Lucy Williams, a nursing manager in Bentiu, South Sudan, explains what it is really like nursing in the centre of a civil crisis
The British term of chronic fatigue syndrome defines the condition as a severely limiting, long-term, physical health condition that exhibits significant cognitive dysfunction, with emotional, social and economic consequences
If cholesterol builds up it can lead to the formation of plaque in the coronary arteries. If the plaque constricts the blood vessels then the risk of atherosclerosis, heart attack, stroke, transient ischaemic attacks and peripheral arterial disease increases