Almost 10,000 EU health workers have quit NHS since Brexit vote

Almost 10,000 EU health workers have quit NHS since Brexit vote

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/sep/21/almost-10000-eu-health-workers-have-quit-the-nhs-since-brexit-vote Lisa O’Carroll and Denis Campbell Thursday 21 September 2017 18.16 BST Staff losses will intensify recruitment problems at health service, which now has 40,000 vacant nursing posts Around 10,000 EU nationals have quit the NHS since the Brexit referendum, it has emerged. NHS Digital, the agency that collects data on the health service, found that in the…

New antibody attacks 99% of HIV strains

New antibody attacks 99% of HIV strains

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-41351159 By:By James GallagherHealth and science reporter, BBC News website Scientists have engineered an antibody that attacks 99% of HIV strains and can prevent infection in primates. It is built to attack three critical parts of the virus – making it harder for HIV to resist its effects. The work is…

NHS faces shortage of junior doctors, while questions about resource allocation arise

NHS faces shortage of junior doctors, while questions about resource allocation arise

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: http://today.mims.com/nhs-faces-shortage-of-junior-doctors-while-questions-about-resource-allocation-arise By: Tanvi Ambulkar  While wellness services may encourage patients to take charge of their own health, the provision of these services may not be suitable in a time when the NHS is facing a severe paucity of qualified labour. The NHS, the primary health provider in the UK, has recently been…

LAID BARE Elderly care system in crisis after spike in complaints about residents’ treatment

LAID BARE Elderly care system in crisis after spike in complaints about residents’ treatment

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4512083/elderly-care-system-in-crisis-after-spike-in-complaints-about-residents-treatment/ By: Brittany Vonow 21st September 2017, 12:08 am Updated: 21st September 2017, 12:08 am A new report has revealed complaints including about residents not being treated with dignity INSPECTORS are dealing with four complaints in the elderly care system everyday, a shocking new report has revealed. The critical state of the service has…

Life-extending lung cancer drug approved

Life-extending lung cancer drug approved

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41318417 A life-extending lung cancer drug will be made immediately available to NHS patients in England, say advisers. Campaigners, including the late Sunday Times restaurant critic AA Gill, have repeatedly called for access to the pioneering immunotherapy, which can add months to life. Scotland already offers nivolumab to people with advanced…