Lack of nurses ‘leads NHS to rely on less qualified staff’
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Lack of nurses ‘leads NHS to rely on less qualified staff’

This article was taken from: https://news.sky.com/story/lack-of-nurses-leads-nhs-to-rely-on-less-qualified-staff-11871865 By Sky News A Health Foundation report says other NHS staff have been used to help with tasks that fully qualified nurses would normally do. Nurses are in such short supply in the UK that the NHS is relying on less qualified staff to plug the gaps, according to…

‘We try our best as nurses, but it’s not enough’
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‘We try our best as nurses, but it’s not enough’

This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-50587291 By  Nick Triggle Health correspondent When Georgina Day became a nurse five years ago, she had dreams of becoming the next Florence Nightingale. But the reality has been very different. Georgina works as an A&E nurse in a London hospital. Every shift, her team of just over 20 starts…

Immunotherapy offers hope for men with prostate cancer
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Immunotherapy offers hope for men with prostate cancer

This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-50577728 By BBC Health News A major trial of an immunotherapy drug has shown it can be effective in some men with advanced prostate cancer. The men had stopped responding to the main treatment options. Researchers found that a small proportion of men, described as “super responders”, remained well even…

National honour for care home manager
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National honour for care home manager

This article was taken from: https://www.westerntelegraph.co.uk/news/18043542.national-honour-care-home-manager/ By Bruce Sinclair A CARE home manager from Pembrokeshire has been selected from more than 4,000 staff across the UK to receive an award for his work. Andy Davis, who works at Pembroke Dock’s Shaw healthcare care home, was presented with the ‘Outstanding Management Contribution Award’ – sponsored by…

Ketamine may reduce heavy drinkers’ craving
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Ketamine may reduce heavy drinkers’ craving

This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-50548103 By BBC Health news A one-off dose of ketamine may help heavy drinkers cut back on alcohol, an experimental trial by University College London suggests. When the sedative was used to disrupt people’s memories of why they wanted to drink, they drank less and their urge to drink lowered…