Care for elderly prisoners ‘inconsistent and only set to get worse’, finds report
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Care for elderly prisoners ‘inconsistent and only set to get worse’, finds report

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/prisoners-elderly-care-prisons-report-inspectorate-care-quality-commission-a8584641.html By May Bulman Social Affairs Correspondent at the Independent Newspaper Government and councils failing to plan for the future needs of growing population of elderly, ill and frail inmates, warns watchdog Elderly prisoners are not always receiving the care they need, with some struggling to wash themselves and others not getting help when…

Folic acid to be added to UK flour in effort to reduce birth defects
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Folic acid to be added to UK flour in effort to reduce birth defects

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/oct/14/folic-acid-to-be-added-to-flour-in-effort-to-reduce-serious-birth-defects By Denis Campbell Health policy editor at the Guardian news Exclusive: ministers finally overcome food industry objections on compulsory fortification All flour is to be fortified with folic acid after ministers swung behind a plan that medical experts say will reduce the number of babies born in the UK with serious birth defects,…

Dance lessons for the lonely – on the NHS
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Dance lessons for the lonely – on the NHS

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-45861468 By BBC Health news GPs in England are being given permission to prescribe patients “social” activities, such as dance classes, to tackle loneliness. The strategy, announced by Prime Minister Theresa May, will also see postal delivery workers checking in on isolated people during their rounds. The government says about 200,000…

New checks to crack down on free prescription fraud
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New checks to crack down on free prescription fraud

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-45850140 By BBC Health News Patients claiming free prescriptions in England face checks before medicine is issued in an effort to stamp out fraud. Prescription fraud currently costs the NHS in England an estimated £256m a year. A new digitised system to be piloted next year will mean pharmacies can instantly…

Infant mortality in England will be 140% higher than EU states by 2030 without radical action, report warns
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Infant mortality in England will be 140% higher than EU states by 2030 without radical action, report warns

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This article was taken from: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/infant-mortality-child-deaths-uk-eu-europe-health-brexit-poverty-austerity-a8581516.html By Alex Matthews-Kings, at the Independent Children in England are more likely to die in infancy than their European counterparts and are set to be left further behind on a range of health measures unless the government and NHS act now, a major report warns. Infant mortality is nearly a third…