NHS hospitals treat soaring number of older people for drug misuse
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NHS hospitals treat soaring number of older people for drug misuse

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/dec/02/nhs-sees-spike-in-amount-of-older-people-admitted-to-hospital-with-drugs-side-effects By Arifa Khan at the Guardian News Number of over-45s in England admitted with drug-related mental problems rose 85% over decade Growing numbers of middle-aged and older people are ending up in hospital suffering serious mental health problems after taking drugs, new NHS statistics reveal. The number of people in England aged 45…

Proton beam failure leaves hundreds of child cancer patients at risk
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Proton beam failure leaves hundreds of child cancer patients at risk

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/12/02/proton-beam-failure-leaves-hundreds-child-cancer-patients-risk/ By Justin Stoneman  & Henry Bodkin st the Telegraph news Hundreds of children with cancer are resorting to inferior treatment because of a failure to open two flagship specialist centres, experts have warned. NHS officials have admitted that no patient has yet received state-of-the-art proton beam therapy (PBT) at either its new London or Manchester…

Millions could lose GP next year as staff shortages and stress force doctors to close surgeries, study claims
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Millions could lose GP next year as staff shortages and stress force doctors to close surgeries, study claims

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/doctor-shortages-nhs-gp-surgery-closed-england-figures-number-stress-a8663536.html By Tom Barnes at the Indepedent news Survey suggests hundreds in England could walk away from profession next year citing poor working conditions Millions of patients could lose their GP surgery within the next 12 months as factors such as stress contribute to a shortage of doctors, a new…

NHS England faces permanent winter as it falls behind performance targets again
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NHS England faces permanent winter as it falls behind performance targets again

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-somerset-46377953 By Paul Kelso, health correspondent Statistics show performance against key targets in the summer months of 2018 were worse than every winter between 2011 and 2015. NHS England fell further behind its performance targets this summer despite hospitals seeing, treating, admitting and discharging more patients than ever. Statistics show performance against…

Type 2 diabetes: NHS to offer 800-calorie diet treatment
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Type 2 diabetes: NHS to offer 800-calorie diet treatment

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-46363869 By BBC Health news Thousands of people with type 2 diabetes in England are to be prescribed a very low-calorie diet in the hope of reversing their condition. Under the pilot they will be restricted to 800 calories a day, in the form of soups and shakes, for three months. …