This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/jan/07/nhs-falling-apart-theresa-may-evasions-crisis By Zoe Williams The prime minister’s evasions and blandness used to work. But the winter crisis has left her floundering, and with no plan to end the misery It was like watching an anxiety dream: you’ve been made prime minister, but you don’t know why. Andrew Marr is interviewing you on the…
This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/jan/08/only-one-10-britons-know-alcohol-causes-cancer-survey-finds By Denis Campbell Health policy editor Cancer Research UK says scale of ignorance is worrying as findings also show backing for warning labels on bottles and cans Only one in 10 people know that alcohol causes cancer, according to findings that also show strong public backing for cans and bottles…
This article was taken from: http://diabetestimes.co.uk/breast-cancer-and-type-2-diabetes-study-receives-major-grant/ By The Diabetes Times A major grant has been awarded so researchers can investigate why breast cancer is more likely to spread in those with type two diabetes, it has been announced. Dr James Boyne, from the University of Bradford, has been given £90,000 by the research charity Breast Cancer Now to lead…
This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/jan/04/nhs-qa-why-is-nhs-under-most-intense-pressure-in-decades By Phillip Inman and Denis Campbell We look at the key crises facing the NHS – and the government’s proposed solutions to the increased strains on staff, beds and budgets The NHS is facing the most intense strain on resources in decades as a result of flu, bad weather and an increase in patients…
This article was taken from: https://news.sky.com/story/nhs-frontline-doctor-reveals-reality-of-overstretched-hospitals-11194127 By Sky News The NHS has reached breaking point, with up to 55,000 non-urgent operations cancelled as doctors attempt to treat patients. A London doctor tells Sky News what it is like to work in an overstretched NHS hospital where he says medics are desperately trying to treat hundreds of…