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Employers guide to assessing fitness to work, including asking for medical evidence, fit notes, and dealing with long term or frequent absences.
A patient alert card is being introduced for men taking finasteride to help raise awareness of the risk of psychiatric side effects and sexual dysfunction, including the potential for sexual dysfunction to persist after treatment has stopped. Healthcare professionals are...
Information for British people on medical support in Thailand including mental health, lists of hospitals and care homes and how the British embassy can help.
Safety leaflet on topical corticosteroids and withdrawal reactions to help patients and their carers to use these medicines safely.
Ministers have made one new appointment and four reappointments.
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) advice for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT+) people travelling abroad.
Information about support for British nationals experiencing mental health difficulties in Turkey.
Information for British nationals who have been affected by rape or sexual assault abroad, including how to contact the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, and how to access medical attention and legal advice when returning to the UK.
Advice for British people with mental health needs, and their families and carers, while travelling or living abroad.
Climate change is happening and is due to human activities; along with warming, many other changes are occurring such as melting polar ice, rising sea levels and more frequent floods, droughts and heatwaves.
Information to support your recovery after COVID-19.
The Review Body on Doctors’ and Dentists’ Remuneration (DDRB) advises government on rates of pay for doctors and dentists. DDRB is an advisory non-departmental public body, sponsored by the Department of Health and Social Care .
Lists of English-speaking doctors, medical facilities and practitioners around the world to help British people abroad access healthcare.
Find out about the long-term effects some people can have after having COVID-19.
Information for patients, healthcare professionals and developers of new medicines
Check if you need to tell DVLA about a health or medical condition, how to report medical conditions to DVLA
What to expect if you're sent to prison - prison rules and regulations, healthcare and education, prisoner rights
Background information and advice on coronavirus (COVID-19) for health and care professionals.
Find out about the symptoms of COVID-19, what to do if you or your child has them and when to get medical help.
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