To help improve cancer treatments services on the Isle of Man, a survey of cancer patients has been commissioned by the Department of Health (DoH) to find out more about their experiences.

Cuts to frontline health jobs by the Tasmanian Government has seen it under pressure to review the cuts, over fears they may result in half the Royal Hobart Hospital’s acute care wards closing down.

In support of National Transplant Week to be held from 4th to 10th July, Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is offering information on organ donation.

Plans for recruiting more doctors to the bush have been detailed by the State Government, which is allocating $183 million from the Royalties for Regions Programme for hiring 44 general practitioners,

According to a new study, a quarter of all complaints against doctors in private practice in Victoria are accounted for by a very small number of doctors.

A catastrophic financial crisis, a major NHS Trust reveals will leave it unable to pay staff wages in two months’ time.

It is reported that over 10,000 midwives will be trained in highlighting the dangers of drinking alcohol to pregnant women, all paid for by the drinks giant Diageo.

Fairfax newspapers have been informed of a licencing scheme, which anti-smoking campaigners believe could see the imposition of a smoking ban within 10 to 15 years.