GPs urge £2.5bn extra cash injection from NHS England
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GPs urge £2.5bn extra cash injection from NHS England

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This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/aug/07/gps-urge-25bn-extra-cash-injection-from-nhs-england By Denis Campbell Health policy editor Doctors demand that government ‘invests properly’ to ensure safe care for patients Family doctors are demanding an emergency cash injection of £2.5bn to help struggling surgeries cope with demand and offer patients appointments within a reasonable time. Leaders of the profession want NHS bosses to plough…

Growing new immune system could end misery of Crohn’s disease
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Growing new immune system could end misery of Crohn’s disease

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This article was taken from: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2018/08/06/growing-new-immune-system-could-end-misery-crohns-disease/ By  Sarah Knapton, science editor Stem cell transplants could the end misery of Crohn’s disease, scientists hope. A clinical trial has begun which will use stem cells to grow a new immune system for people with the condition which causes inflammation in the digestive system, leading to chronic pain and extreme tiredness….

Fentanyl and cocaine drug deaths rise
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Fentanyl and cocaine drug deaths rise

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This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-45083167 By BBC Home Editor, Mark Easton The number of deaths in England and Wales due to the synthetic opioid fentanyl rose by 29% in 2017, Office for National Statistics data shows. Last year heroin and morphine related deaths decreased for the first time since 2012, while cocaine deaths rose. In total, 3,756…

Anger and confusion as ‘complex’ NHS pay deal disappoints staff
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Anger and confusion as ‘complex’ NHS pay deal disappoints staff

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This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/aug/04/nhs-pay-deal-angers-some-staff By Michael Savage Workers across service complain they have not had promised wage rises and GMB calls for talks to be reopened Some NHS staff have been angered by the recent pay deal for more than a million workers, complaining that they are not receiving the increases they had been promised. One…

Fears for NHS as apprenticeships fail to plug gaps left by Brexit brain drain
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Fears for NHS as apprenticeships fail to plug gaps left by Brexit brain drain

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/aug/04/nursing-shortfall-apprenticeships-brexit-nhs-eu By Toby Helm Political Editor The promise was 1,000 trainee nurses a year, but data shows a serious shortfall for registered and nursing associate programmes The total number of people starting NHS apprenticeships has fallen by more than a third in the past three years, raising new concerns about shortages of…