What the papers say: Millions wasted on unused medicines

Millions of pounds are being wasted on unused medicines. Delegates at the Royal College of Nursing conference said piles of out-of-date drugs had been found in patient's homes, the BBC and The Independent report.

The BBC and The Independent report that the Royal College of Nurses have said that the NHS reforms threaten to axe frontline clinical jobs. Analysis shows that more than half of posts under threat are areas such as nursing, midwifery and doctors.

The Independent reports that nurses are threatening industrial action because of anger over NHS cuts.

And millions of pounds are being wasted on unused medicines. Delegates at the Royal College of nursing conference said piles of out-of-date drugs had been found in patient's homes, the BBC and The Independent report.

Iodine deficiency may become an endemic in the UK, a doctor has said. Researchers are suggesting adding iodine to table salt, the BBC reports.

The BBC reports that doctors are recommending treatments to patients they would not take themselves, a US study has found.

The Telegraph, The Independent and the BBC report that the first bowel cancer survey of its kind has shown that sufferers in some parts of the country are ten times more likely to die following surgery than others.

And scientists have created a nasal spray vaccine which is more effective against the disease than the injection, The Telegraph reports.

The Daily Mail reports that a new skin patch that sticks to your neck could keep Alzheimer's disease at bay. The electronic devise boosts blood flow to the brain.

And covering a child in sun tan lotion can deprive them of vital vitamin D which could lead to rickets, The Daily Mail reports.

Doctors say that a daily capsule of vitamin D should be taken to prevent age-related blindness. The Telegraph reports the best natural sources of the vitamin.