Section: Healthcare

In a bid to reduce the transmission of blood-borne viruses among injecting drug users, NICE has published guidance on the optimal provision of needle and syringe programmes

Health Secretary Alan Johnson and Work and Pensions Secretary James Purnell, announced that the UK government is to invest £13m to support people with depression or anxiety

Gordon Brown has appointed a new body to enable nurses and midwives to gain more control over the way they commission, manage and run their own services

The ABPI has published new guidelines on joint working between the pharma industry and the NHS, providing greater clarity of what is allowed under the Code of Practice

Leading hospitals in England may have to refuse patients who want to top up their care as they could be breaching NHS rules