This article was taken from: https://news.sky.com/story/recruitment-crisis-as-student-nurse-application-numbers-fall-11317181 By Sky News RCN says more incentives are needed to attract people into the profession. The Royal College of Nursing has called for a national recruitment campaign as the latest figures show a fall in applicants for student places. There have been 43,700 UCAS undergraduate applications for nursing courses, a…
This article: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/apr/04/obesity-putting-strain-on-nhs-as-weight-related-admissions-rise By Sarah Boseley Health editor Treatment in England for obesity or conditions caused or complicated by obesity rose by 18% last year The toll taken by obesity on the NHS is increasing, as more people are admitted to hospital with heart conditions, gallstones or needing hip and knee replacements related to their weight. Data from NHS Digital…
This article was taken from: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2018/04/04/sugary-drinks-ban-looming-nhs-hospitals-one-third-fail-sign/ By Sarah Knapton, science editor The NHS could bring in a complete ban of sugary drinks in hospitals after more than a third of trusts failed to sign up to a scheme to cut sales. Hospitals and retailers were given until the end of March to reduce the number of sugary soft…
This article was taken from: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/nhs-cancer-one-stop-shop-diagnosis-gp-symptoms-surgery-a8285896.html By Sally Wardle ‘A real step change in the way people with un’A real step change in the way people with unclear symptoms are identified, diagnosed and treated’ clear symptoms are identified, diagnosed and treated’ New “one-stop shops” to speed up cancer diagnosis are being trialled across the country for the first…
This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/apr/02/nhs-is-facing-year-round-crisis-says-british-medical-association By Sarah Marsh Unprecedented pressures on the health service during winter are likely to continue into the summer The unprecedented pressure on the NHS this winter is likely to continue into the summer, the British Medical Association said. The health service has come under huge strain this winter with almost 150,000 patients in…