The UK government has announced plans to introduce a league table of NHS providers, with rewards for the leaders.1 Managers get more pay for better performance, but what do all the staff get who do ...

Far too many people dying and grieving remain undersupported and feared. Dying is “as natural and inevitable a transition as birth,” says Lucy Selman, an expert ...

Objective To analyze mortality attributed to Alzheimer’s disease among taxi drivers and ambulance drivers, occupations that ...

Despite growing public interest in death, support for end-of-life care and bereavement remains inadequate. We urgently need a community centred, public health approach to the social processes of dying ...

Israel has reportedly ordered the closure and evacuation of Kamal Adwan Hospital—one of the last semi-functioning hospitals left in northern Gaza—putting the lives of dozens of patients at risk, ...

The selective noradrenaline reuptake inhibitor atomoxetine and stimulants (amphetamines and methylphenidate) are the “most effective treatments” for managing the symptoms of attention ...

2 Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK 3 Leeds Institute of Medical Research, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK Contributors: TJ and OIB have joint ...

GPs in Wales have delivered a resounding rejection of the proposed General Medical Services (GMS) contract from the Welsh government. In a BMA ballot of its members in Wales, almost all (98.7% or 1079 ...

The government has released preliminary details of what it wants to include in the new contract for GPs in England, including adding an extra £889m to the existing budget for general practice.