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Baroness Meacher: access to medical cannabis in the UK

Baroness Meacher: access to medical cannabis in the UK

Baroness Meacher is the chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Drug Policy Reform and has a long history in social work and mental...
Hidden health crisis: why people turn to the black market for medicine

Hidden health crisis: why people turn to the black market for medicine

People are turning to the black market for their medicine – but why? New research has shown that altruism, a lack of access, and affordability...
Navigating healthcare options today with Meopin

Navigating healthcare options today with Meopin

Introducing Meopin, the first digital platform to provide a complete range of healthcare options with ideal services for patients and professionals. Our society is living...
NHS trust to increase capacity at community health operations centre

NHS trust to increase capacity at community health operations centre

Inhealthcare, a UK leader in digital health, has partnered with Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust to transform services. The partnership between the Lincolnshire NHS...
Health Foundation delivers UK general election briefing on nation’s health

Health Foundation delivers UK general election briefing on nation’s health

People in the UK today are living longer than ever before, however, there remains huge difference in longevity and quality of life between people...
Fill That Gap supports community health workers in Lebanon

Fill That Gap supports community health workers in Lebanon

Sharing experiences from the frontline, Fill That Gap highlight the community health workers and vulnerable populations in Lebanon. Fill That Gap is a not for...
Britain’s treatment of asylum seekers hits the disabled hardest

Britain’s treatment of asylum seekers hits the disabled hardest

The Immigration Advice Service talks us through how the global refugee crisis is weighted against those with physical and mental disabilities. The last decade has...
Housing associations could revolutionise delivery of health and social care

Housing associations could revolutionise delivery of health and social care

A new report highlights how housing associations could help to revolutionise the way health and social care is delivered in the UK. The report published...
UK patient advocacy group launched to help access medical cannabis

UK patient advocacy group launched to help access medical cannabis

A new patient advocacy organisation focussed on support and care for patients considering cannabis for medicinal use has been launched. The group is chaired by...
General Election manifesto for UK pharmaceutical industry launched

General Election manifesto for UK pharmaceutical industry launched

The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry has launched its General Election 2020 Manifesto for Medicine. The UK pharmaceutical industry body is calling on all...
Medical cannabis in Gibraltar now legal for patients

Medical cannabis in Gibraltar now legal for patients

Patients in Gibraltar will finally get access to medical cannabis. HM Government of Gibraltar recently announced the publication of the Drugs (Misuse) (Amendment) Regulations 2019,...
UK healthcare investment lower than other EU countries

UK healthcare investment lower than other EU countries

The UK is investing significantly less in healthcare capital than other EU countries according to new analysis from the Health Foundation. The analysis shows that...
War on drugs failing: decriminalise possession says UK committee

War on drugs failing: decriminalise possession says UK committee

The Health Committee has said the UK’s war on drugs is failing as drug related deaths are now a public emergency. In a call for...
Wayfare Nursing seeks to make cannabis less confusing for seniors

Wayfare Nursing seeks to make cannabis less confusing for seniors

Seniors looking to access medical cannabis face a complicated and potentially dangerous journey so Wayfare Nurses want to help. Seniors are the largest growing population...
People using opioids for long-term pain urged to join study to improve care

People using opioids for long-term pain urged to join study to improve care

Researchers have launched an innovative study to improve care for patients who manage long-term pain using opioids. The study at Keele University forms part of...
European portfolio launched to improve patient access to medical cannabis

European portfolio launched to improve patient access to medical cannabis

LYPHE GROUP launches today, bringing together a portfolio of leading companies in the medical cannabis industry to transform access to cannabis-based medical products for...

Introducing Uber Health: a medical transportation solution

Uber Health is a service that allows healthcare facilities to provide affordable and easily accessible transportation solution to patients. The healthcare facilities can partner with...
Fostering the deployment of digital infrastructures for the cross-border exchange

Fostering the deployment of digital infrastructures for the cross-border exchange

Do you think the deployment of digital infrastructures can be achieved for the cross-border exchange of health data in Europe? Maybe it can - The...
Department of Health and Social Care to set up a service to deliver urgent medicines

Department of Health and Social Care to set up a service to deliver urgent...

As part of Brexit preparations, The Department of Health and Social Care is setting up a service to deliver urgent medicines and medical products...
Health inequality: NHS-funded private sector hip operations worsening

Health inequality: NHS-funded private sector hip operations worsening

According to research, the impact of outsourcing NHS hip operations to the private sector concludes there is a widening health inequality occurring. Researchers from Newcastle...

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