Annual Prescription Reviews & Patient Rights
Are annual prescription reviews mandatory? Learn your rights across the UK, including consent, blood tests, mental health medication, self-isolation, and GP accountability.
What is the Better Care Fund?
Discover how the Better Care Fund integrates health and social care to support individuals and unpaid carers, offering essential services like respite care and short breaks. Learn about eligibility and how this vital programme can benefit you.
The Controversy Surrounding Transvaginal Pelvic Mesh Implants and the Government’s Failure to Act
Discover the controversy surrounding transvaginal pelvic mesh implants, the risks involved, and the campaigners’ calls for a compensation scheme for women harmed by the procedure. Learn about the impact of pelvic mesh on women’s health.
Life-Saving Cancer Treatment Under Threat as Appeal Challenges NHS Decision
A formal appeal has been lodged after NICE withdrew access to Tecartus, a pioneering CAR-T cancer therapy, from NHS services in England and Wales. Learn why this decision matters for patients with rare lymphoma.
Nearly 100 Children Harmed by Surgeon at Great Ormond Street Hospital
Review finds 94 children harmed by orthopaedic surgeon Yaser Jabbar at Great Ormond Street Hospital, with many left in pain, disabled or requiring further surgery, and calls for urgent reforms in patient safety and clinical oversight.
Your Rights as a Mental Health Patient
Mental health patients have legal rights. Learn about reasonable adjustments, consent, ableism, coercion, and how to handle controlling GPs under UK law.
Cardiff University Mental Health Research
Cardiff University’s Mental Health Research Institute leads world-class research into mental ill health and neurodegenerative disorders, translating innovation into better therapies across the lifespan.
Can Forgetting Compulsions Help Heal OCD and Trauma?
Stress can play a major role in memory lapses, especially for people living with OCD and trauma. When the mind is overwhelmed by anxiety, daily pressures, or too many competing tasks, it can become harder to focus on intrusive thoughts or compulsions. Preoccupation with other responsibilities may naturally push the urge into the background, allowing it to fade over time. In this way, stress and distraction, although challenging, can sometimes disrupt the cycle of OCD by creating moments where the compulsion is forgotten.
Contrast Dye in Medical Imaging Dangers
The UK sees ~20–30 deaths from anaphylaxis per year, and about half are iatrogenic (triggered by medical treatments such as drugs and, rarely, radiocontrast media). That means a real, though small, number of UK deaths each year fall into the “medical cause” category.
Growing Concern Over Britons Seeking Overseas Medical Treatments
Medical tourism UK, Britons seeking treatment abroad, hair transplants overseas, dental implants abroad, TikTok influencers health campaign, NHS waiting times, risks of medical tourism.