Two-thirds support higher taxes to maintain NHS funding

Two-thirds support higher taxes to maintain NHS funding

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/sep/16/two-thirds-support-higher-taxes-to-fund-nhs By: Denis Campbell Health Policy Editor Amid growing concern about state of the health service, poll shows a willingness to contribute more Two in three people are prepared to pay more tax in order to ensure the cash-strapped NHS has the money it needs to provide good care. New polling for the King’s Fund thinktank found…

The ‘miracle pill’: how cycling could save the NHS

The ‘miracle pill’: how cycling could save the NHS

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/bike-blog/2017/sep/17/the-miracle-pill-how-cycling-could-save-the-nhs By: Peter Walker Cycling can make people healthy and live longer, and cut public health costs, so why can’t it be prescribed to the nation? Imagine if a team of scientists devised a drug which massively reduced people’s chances of developing cancer or heart disease, cutting their overall likelihood of dying…

‘Alarming’ rise in Alzheimer’s Disease deaths in Scotland

‘Alarming’ rise in Alzheimer’s Disease deaths in Scotland

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-41256219 Deaths from Alzheimer’s Disease in Scotland rose by more than a third in a year, according to official figures. National Records of Scotland (NRS) said 1,506 people died from all forms of dementia in the second quarter of 2017. Alzheimer’s deaths rose 33.4% compared with the same period a year…

NHS workers demand 3.9% pay rise

NHS workers demand 3.9% pay rise

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-41274088 By: Nick TriggleHealth correspondent Unions representing nurses and other NHS staff have written to the chancellor to demand a 3.9% pay rise and an extra £800 to make up for the “cut” they have seen in recent years. Fourteen unions have joined together to ask for the increase, saying pay…

Device that helps obese diabetics lose weight ‘should be rolled out across NHS’

Device that helps obese diabetics lose weight ‘should be rolled out across NHS’

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from:https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/sep/13/device-that-helps-obese-diabetics-lose-weight-should-be-rolled-out-across-nhs-endobarrier By: Press Association Plastic sleeve that helped patients with type 2 diabetes lose more than two stone on average is less risky and invasive than gastric bypass surgery, study shows A device that helps obese people with type 2 diabetes shed more than two stone on average should be rolled out…