NHS trusts warn ‘no deal’ Brexit could lead to hospital drug shortages
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NHS trusts warn ‘no deal’ Brexit could lead to hospital drug shortages

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://news.sky.com/story/nhs-trusts-warn-no-deal-brexit-could-lead-to-hospital-drug-shortages-11478030 By Sky news NHS Providers says “the entire supply chain of pharmaceuticals could be adversely affected” in the event of a “no deal” Brexit. Hospitals face the threat of drug shortages in the event of a no deal Brexit, NHS trusts have warned privately. NHS Providers, which represents hospitals and…

Cases of type 2 diabetes among young people rise 41% in three years
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Cases of type 2 diabetes among young people rise 41% in three years

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/aug/18/cases-of-type-2-diabetes-among-young-people-rise-41-in-three-years By Denis Campbell Health policy editor Leap brings calls for ministers to act to prevent so many children getting grossly obese Growing numbers of children and young people are developing type 2 diabetes, a disease usually seen in those aged over 40, in the latest sign of worsening childhood obesity. The number…

Child passive smoking ‘increases chronic lung risk’
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Child passive smoking ‘increases chronic lung risk’

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This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.com/news/health-45212448 By BBC News Non-smoking adults have a higher risk of dying from serious lung disease if they grew up with parents who smoked, according to US research. The researchers said childhood passive smoking was “likely to add seven deaths to every 100,000 non-smoking adults dying annually”. The study of 70,900…

Learning disability care could return to ‘Victorian era’ because of nurse training cuts, experts warn
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Learning disability care could return to ‘Victorian era’ because of nurse training cuts, experts warn

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/learning-disability-nurse-training-bursary-nhs-cuts-tory-austerity-a8491681.html By Alex Matthews-King Health correspondent ‘Bleak image that is not what care should look like in the 21st century,’ says Royal College of Nursing The NHS is facing a return to the “Victorian era” when it comes to learning disability care because of a critical shortage of specialist nurses made worse by Tory cuts to student bursaries, experts…

Opt-out donation plan ‘will not increase donors’
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Opt-out donation plan ‘will not increase donors’

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This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-45197374 By BBC Health News An opt-out organ donation register in England may not increase the number of organs because grieving relatives could be less sure what their loved ones had wanted, a study suggests. Under the opt-out system, planned to come in from 2020, consent is presumed unless family members…