HEALTH SERVICE CANNOT CONTINUE IN RED ZONE PROVIDERS LEADER WARNS

Chris Hopson, speaking at the NHS Providers annual conference, said UK health spending was ?900 less per person than Germany... READ MORE›

NURSING HOMES RETHINK SHELTER-IN-PLACE REGIMEN AFTER DEATHS LAID TO HURRICANE-EVACUATION DELAYS

DALLAS - Murky water started seeping into a Port Arthur, Texas, nursing home four days after administrators decided to shelter in place... READ MORE›

NURSING HOMES TO BE AUDITED WITHOUT WARNING, GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES

Oakden last passed a federal audit in February 2016, the same time Bob Spriggs was there... READ MORE›

SENATE CONFIRMS TOM PRICE AS NEW HEALTH SECRETARY

Republicans see Price as a knowledgeable leader who will help obstructA President Obamas health care policy that extended insurance coverage for millions... READ MORE›

GOP TO DEFUND PLANNED PARENTHOOD IN OBAMACARE REPEAL

Planned Parenthood is opposed by anti-abortion activists and most Republicans... READ MORE›

PORT LOKO, Sierra Leone -- Sweetie Sweetie had no choice... READ MORE›

PORT LOKO, Sierra Leone -- Sweetie Sweetie had no choice... READ MORE›

TRUMP'S CUTS TO MEALS ON WHEELS COULD HURT VETERANS, RAISE HEALTH-CARE COSTS

One of the casualties of President Donald Trump's proposed budget may be Meals on Wheels, the familiar food delivery program for homebound Americans... READ MORE›

HEALTH CARE WORKER TESTS POSITIVE AT TEXAS HOSPITAL

On October 21, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC announced stringent new guidelines for healthcare personnel who may be dealing with Ebola patients... READ MORE›

13,000 PENSIONERS COULD BE FORCED INTO CARE HOMES AGAINST THEIR WILLA

Thousands of pensioners could be forced into care homes against their will under secret NHS cost cutting plans... READ MORE›

COUNSELLOR OVERBILLS $360K FOR CARE OF FIRST NATIONS PATIENTS

Health canada investigation of ontario counsellor treating indigenous patients finds massive overbilling... READ MORE›

DOCTORS THREATEN TO BOYCOTT PLAN FOR PATIENTS TO SHOW ID AT HOSPITALS

Doctors have said they will boycott attempts to introduce identification checks as part of government plans to combat health tourism ... READ MORE›

NEW IMMIGRATION RULES WILL COST THE NHS MILLIONS, WARNS NURSING UNION

The UK will be sending away nurses who have contributed to the health service for six years... READ MORE›

HAVE YOU BEEN STUCK IN AN NHS HOSPITAL LONGER THAN YOU NEED TO BE?

The case of Iris Sibley, trapped in hospital for six months, highlights our social care crisis. Have you experienced something similar?... READ MORE›

HOSPITAL MISTAKES BLAMED FOR US TRANSMISSION

Farmers in Sierra Leone who have deserted their land because of the Ebola outbreak are being encouraged to go back to work... READ MORE›

NEW 'DUTY OF CANDOUR' RULES INSTRUCT MEDICS TO ADMIT MISTAKES

Known as a duty of candour the guidelines make clear that patients should expect a face-to-face apology... READ MORE›

WHO WARNS OF EBOLA HEALTH CARE RISKS

'Dire consequences' Meanwhile the US military is stepping up its efforts to respond to the Ebola outbreak in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea... READ MORE›

JOHN MCDONNELL SAYS EMERGENCY FUNDS COULD SOLVE SOCIAL CARE CRISIS

Shadow chancellor calls on government to use autumn statement's 'fiscal headroom' to protect the elderly and the vulnerable... READ MORE›

WORLD'S OLDEST TWINS REVEAL SECRETS OF LIVING TO 102

The two brothers have never married and according to Paulus that may be another reason for their longevity... READ MORE›

CANADIAN NURSE CHARGED WITH EIGHT MURDERS

The investigation was a joint effort between Woodstock Police Service, London Police Service and the Ontario Provincial Police... READ MORE›

UNDERFUNDED AND OVERSTRETCHED THE CRISIS IN CARE FOR THE ELDERLY

'It's like being at home, was the verdict that one resident at West Hall, a care home in West Byfleet, relayed to inspectors... READ MORE›

RECORD NUMBER OF UK CARE HOMES DECLARED INSOLVENT

A record number of care home businesses failed last year as the financial pressure on social care in Britain took its toll... READ MORE›

HOSPITALS CANCELLED RECORD NUMBER OF URGENT OPERATIONS LAST YEAR

Hospitals in England cancelled 4,093 urgent procedures during 2016, equivalent to 341 per month... READ MORE›

HOW THE CARE CRISIS IS MAKING OLD AGE A NIGHTMARE

At 9am the 1 000 beds at Addenbrooke's hospital in Cambridge were full... READ MORE›

SPAIN EBOLA NURSE HEALTH 'WORSENS'

Farmers in Sierra Leone who have deserted their land because of the Ebola outbreak are being encouraged to go back to work... READ MORE›

FOUR IN FIVE UK COUNCILS STRUGGLE TO PROVIDE OLDER PEOPLE'S CARE - SURVEY

A Department of Health spokeswoman said This government is committed to making sure older people throughout the country get affordable and dignified care... READ MORE›

AID SLOW TO CATCH UP TO HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS NEEDS

Mrs. Galgoczi could use round-the-clock care, but even if Hungary had adequate nursing homes, neither she nor Mrs. Varga would make the move... READ MORE›

PARTNERSHIP AIMS TO BOLSTER LOCAL HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS

We need good information, Dr. Margaret Chan, director general of the World Health Organization, said at an event to announce the new partnership... READ MORE›

SORE THROATS TO BE TESTED BY PHARMACISTS INSTEAD OF GPS UNDER NHS MOVE

Sore throat sufferers will visit their pharmacist instead of their GP for an on-the-spot test to see if they need antibiotics under a new NHS initiative... READ MORE›

CASH CRISIS COULD CLOSE 50% OF UK CARE HOMES

Otherwise, we will see more care providers pulling out of the sector, she said... READ MORE›

NHS 'BEDBLOCKING' RISES FOR SIXTH MONTH IN A ROW

An NHS England spokesman said Patients who are well enough to leave hospital should be able to do so at the earliest opportunity... READ MORE›

SOCIAL CARE REVIEWER CONDEMNS UK SYSTEM AND CALLS FOR NEW TAX

Andrew Dilnot says adult social care system is 'most pernicious means-test' in the British welfare state... READ MORE›

WWII POW GETS EMERGENCY GRANT TO STAY IN HIS HOME

Mr Clark said being in a residential care home would remind him of being a prisoner of war ... READ MORE›