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This article was taken from: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-43115124 By Catherine SmythHealth producer, BBC News NI A Belfast hospital has become the first in the world to have a dedicated CT heart scanner installed to specifically detect heart disease. The scanner can detect a problem in less than a heartbeat. It was developed by a Dublin-based company and has been…
This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/social-care-network/2018/feb/19/dementia-research-cure-care By Doug Brown The need for a cure for dementia is pressing, but practical solutions to benefit those with the condition are also vital Social care faces an annual funding gap of £2.3bn by 2021 – by which time nearly a million people in the UK will be living with dementia. With no way…
This article was taken from: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/autism-children-blood-test-urine-warwick-university-science-health-news-latest-a8216511.html By Jennifer Cockerell Researchers at the University of Warwick discover link between autism and damage to proteins in blood plasma Scientists have developed a blood and urine test that can detect autism in children. Researchers at the University of Warwick said the test, believed to be the first of its kind, could…
This artcile was taken from: https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/disappearing-nhs-community-nurses-huge-14299639 By David Ottewell Exclusive figures have revealed a steep drop in the number of community nurses The number of NHS community health nurses has been cut by more than 600 in the North-east since the Conservatives came to power. There were 3,011 full-time equivalent community nursing roles in the region…
This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/feb/15/nhs-winter-data-wait-ambulances-a-and-e By Sarah Marsh and Pamela Duncan Hospitals struggling to keep to 15-minute wait limit for emergency department patients Almost 150,000 patients in England have waited more than 30 minutes before being admitted to A&E this winter, according to NHS figures. Data from the end of November to 11 February showed the number of people…