NHS: Alcohol-related hospital admissions hit record high after addiction support services slashed

NHS: Alcohol-related hospital admissions hit record high after addiction support services slashed

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/nhs-latest-alcohol-addiction-hospital-admissions-record-high-support-services-rehab-cut-jeremy-hunt-a8200876.html By May Bulman Social Affairs Correspondent Exclusive: Surge in alcohol-related admissions over last decade prompt warnings public health cuts have ‘failed’ thousands and mounted pressures on A&E departments The number of people being admitted to hospital due to problems with alcohol has hit a record high in England, new figures show, following steep cuts to addiction support services in recent years. Alcohol-related…

NHS £100m international recruitment drive misses its first target by 500 GPs

NHS £100m international recruitment drive misses its first target by 500 GPs

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from:  http://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/jeremy-hunt-april-2018-500-gps-nhs-a8205076.html By Alex Matthews-King Health Correspondent Although plans were drawn up by NHS England to recruit 600 GPs before April 2018, only 100 have been employed The NHS has admitted that it is already a long way behind target in its bid to recruit thousands of GPs from Europe and further afield.Last year NHS England…

Patients suffering as direct result of NHS wait-time failures

Patients suffering as direct result of NHS wait-time failures

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/feb/08/patients-suffering-direct-result-nhs-wait-time-failures By Denis Campbelland Pamela Duncan Doctors speak out as figures show NHS England has recorded its worst ever performance Patients are suffering as a direct result of the NHS’s inability to meet key waiting-time targets, doctors have warned. Doctors’ leaders spoke out after figures showed that the NHS in England recorded its worst ever performance last…

‘Two years’ extra life’ for men with worst prostate cancer offers hope for 10,000 patients

‘Two years’ extra life’ for men with worst prostate cancer offers hope for 10,000 patients

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2018/02/09/two-years-extra-life-men-worst-prostate-cancer-offers-hope-10000/ By Henry Bodkin  A breakthrough prostate cancer treatment promises two years’ extra life for around 10,000 British men with advanced forms of the disease, scientists have announced.   A major international clinical trial proved that a new drug, Apalutamide, more than doubles progression-free survival for patients not responding to the standard therapy. Published…

This winter expected to be worst ever for NHS

This winter expected to be worst ever for NHS

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: https://news.sky.com/story/this-winter-expected-to-be-worst-ever-for-nhs-11240610 By  Paul Kelso, Health Correspondent Performance figures for January will show how far hospitals are slipping behind performance targets. NHS England will today confirm this winter has been among the most challenging on record. Performance statistics will later be published which will reveal how hospitals have struggled to cope with a…