500 diabetics dying each week, many from ‘avoidable’ complications
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500 diabetics dying each week, many from ‘avoidable’ complications

This article was taken from: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/10/29/500-diabetics-dying-week-many-avoidable-complications/ By Henry Bodkin at The Telegraph news paper  Hundreds of diabetes sufferers are dying prematurely every week, NHS figures reveal as experts warn the health service is not doing enough to support patients with the condition. Avoidable complications such as amputations, sight loss, kidney disease, stroke and heart disease are contributing to around 500…

Bullying in the NHS costing the service more than £2 billion per year in England, research warns
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Bullying in the NHS costing the service more than £2 billion per year in England, research warns

This article was taken from: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/10/23/bullying-nhs-costing-service-2-billion-per-year-england-research/ By  Telegraph Reporter at the Telegraph newspaper Bullying and harassment in the NHS could be costing more than £2 billion per year in England alone, warns new research. The figures come from the first comprehensive estimate of the financial costs of bullying and harassment in the NHS. The study, published in…

Self-harm and violent attacks in prisons hit record high as incidents rise by 20% in a year, figures show
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Self-harm and violent attacks in prisons hit record high as incidents rise by 20% in a year, figures show

This article was taken from: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/prison-violence-self-harm-attack-mental-health-jail-uk-department-justice-a8600671.html By May Bulman Social Affairs Correspondent, at The Independent Ministers under pressure to launch emergency prisons plan in upcoming Budget as violence and self-harm and in jails hit record levels for third time in a year Self-harm and violent attacks in prisons have hit a new record high as incidents soar by 20 per…

Diabetes: a ‘ticking time bomb’ for the NHS
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Diabetes: a ‘ticking time bomb’ for the NHS

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/oct/24/diabetes-ticking-time-bomb-nhs By Sarah Johnson at the Guardian Lack of specialist support and rising numbers of people living with the condition will create huge complications, say experts Rising numbers of people with diabetes and a lack of specialist staff and adequate training are creating a ticking time bomb, experts and medical professionals have…

Two unborn babies’ spines repaired in womb in UK surgery first
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Two unborn babies’ spines repaired in womb in UK surgery first

This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-45958980 By BBC Health news Two unborn babies have had their spines repaired by surgeons – weeks before they were born. The operations – which are the first ever of their kind in the UK – were carried out by a team of 30 doctors at University College Hospital in London….