Body Mass Index (BMI) is calculated using weight in kilograms divided by the height in metres squared (kg/m2). This allows for differences in weight due to height. In the HSE series a BMI of 30kg/m2 ...

Oxytocin is one of the most commonly utilised drugs in labour and childbirth. An oxytocin infusion can be administered to augment contractions during labour or in a much higher dose to treat ...

Anyone eligible can book their vaccinations from 9am via the NHS website, by downloading the NHS App, or by calling 119 for free if they can’t get online. The vaccinations, which will be available ...

We have curated a range of resources to support our managers, teams and leaders to have conversations about race and other protected characteristics. These key resources provide practical tools to ...

Children’s community health services in Surrey comprise of a wide range of community-based services that support physical and emotional health and wellbeing amongst children and young people from ...

The champions – including NHS volunteers, patients, local council health teams and the creators of extraordinary digital innovations – will now vie with each other for a national award to be presented ...

On the two days following his post, analysis by NHS England found that the laryngeal cancer page on the nhs.uk website saw nearly 14 times as many visits compared to the previous 48 hours. Visits to ...

NHS hospitals across the North East and Yorkshire region are harnessing the power of the sun to meet their energy needs and reduce their carbon footprint. Thanks to the installation of solar panel ...

1. Government has announced pay awards for Agenda for Change (AfC), medical and dental staff groups following recommendations from the NHS Pay Review Body (PRB) and the Review Body on Doctors’ and ...

The Support level framework (SLF) is a tool to support organisations in understanding their development needs and where they are on the journey to embedding modern general practice – as there is no ...