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There’s nothing new about the phrase ‘prevention is better than cure,’ particularly when it comes to healthcare. First coined in its current form by Erasmus in the 1500s, the origin of the phrase can be traced back to early an early Chinese proverb from some two thousand years ago. That proverb runs to the effect […]

When is a health emergency not a health emergency? That’s the question which NHS England is trying to make us all think about this winter. They’ve issued a short film which is designed to highlight the various treatment pathways available including visiting your local pharmacist, re-ordering prescriptions via the NHS App, sending online messages to […]

One in five UK adults of working age are currently out of the workforce due to health reasons. That stark headline statistic from the Keep Britain Working review which was released in November 2025 underlines the challenge facing individuals, employers, and the country. The review, headed by Sir Charlie Mayfield, could not be clearer in […]

Healthcare management has come a long way since the days of paper and manual processes. This writer well remembers a parent being handed their X-Rays to be carried from one health provider to another in order to speed up diagnosis and the development of a treatment plan. Nowadays, those X-Rays and associated patient records can […]

On Sunday 7th September 2025 mobile phones across the UK will leap into life as a second nationwide test of the Government’s emergency alert system gets underway. The alert is due to go out at 3pm and be received simultaneously on all compatible 4G and 5G phones and tablets across the UK. The last nationwide […]

According to the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), in 2024 there were 1,581 laboratory confirmed cases of tick borne Lyme disease in England. That’s a slight fall on 2023; but as the UKHSA say, as some cases go unreported or untested, laboratory confirmed cases are known to be an underestimate of the true total. Awareness […]

“The choice for the NHS is stark: reform or die.” Those words from the introduction to the new ten-year plan for the NHS in England clearly set out the challenge facing healthcare today. Warning that demographic changes and an aging population are putting unsustainable pressures on already stretched systems, the introduction highlights the need for […]

The potential health delivery benefits arising from the digital revolution cannot be underestimated. In the past we have reported on the way in which virtual wards have enabled at-home monitoring and treatment programmes; in the process freeing up vital space in hospitals whilst also helping to ensure that more patients can be treated by existing […]

Is the increased availability of online patient access allied to upgraded telephone systems ushering in the end of the 8am health appointment rush? It certainly seems so if the experience of one Leeds surgery is anything to go by. According to NHS England, the Lingwell Croft surgery deploys a mix of online contact forms, phone […]

The idea that prevention is better than cure has long been one of the central planks of health provision in the UK. And it’s certainly an idea which has gained traction in recent times. Put simply, the earlier that health problems, or the likelihood of problems developing, can be identified; the greater the chance of […]