Care workers are set to be trained to carry out NHS health checks - in a bid to slash long waiting lists

Care workers are set to be trained to carry out NHS health checks – in a bid to slash long waiting lists

The government is set to approve plans which would see care workers be trained to perform certain health checks in an attempt to slash ever-increasing NHS waiting lists.

NHS is set to miss its target of catching three-quarters of cancers early – as experts warn thousands are waiting too long to start treatment

Almost three in five cancers – including breast, prostate and lung – are being found at stages one or two, when treatment is most likely to be successful.

Cannabis warning as number of OAPs hospitalised for drug reaches record high – some patients were in their 90s

A total of 2,707 older adults – including 9 over 90s – were admitted to hospital in England in 2022/23 suffering adverse reactions or overdoses.

European countries RANKED by how often they binge-drink in major new report… and just guess how UK boozers measure up

The survey, which looked at ‘heavy episodic drinking’ – defined as more than six drinks on one occasion – revealed the countries where people are most likely to hit the bottle...

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