A stroke can be a life threatening event, so arm yourself with the knowledge of how to recognise when someone is having one ...

type 2 diabetes or stroke in the next 10 years. Introduced in 2009, everyone aged 40-74 who does not have a pre-existing ...

“Smoking remains one of the biggest public health issues facing the NHS and has devastating impacts on the body—from the ...

The NHS’s tool to prevent heart disease “is not working effectively”, the National Audit Office (NAO) has said after figures ...

A daily anti-smoking pill will be rolled out on the NHS to help tens of thousands of people quit the habit, Amanda Pritchard ...

A national review has been ordered into the NHS Health Check because fewer than half of eligible ... kidney disease, type 2 ...

A daily pill designed to help people give up smoking will soon be rolled out on the NHS as experts hope it could prevent ...

Other smoking cessation treatments offered by the NHS include nicotine replacement therapies such as nicotine patches or gum ...

A daily pill called varenicline that is said to help smokers quit is being rolled out on the NHS. Varenicline works by ...

During a keynote speech at NHS Providers' Annual Conference and Exhibition in Liverpool, Ms Pritchard will say: "This simple, ...

Thank you, Sathnam. It’s great to be here with you again. A lot has changed since last year. Resident doctors strikes resolved. Hard to envision then but bringing huge benefits for patients now. A new ...