This article was taken from: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-44111627 By Nick TriggleHealth correspondent Shelley Pearce could tell immediately that the patient she had been asked to care for didn’t like her. The woman had been admitted to hospital as part of a detox programme. “She wanted to leave and when I said no, she smashed a piece of plastic and…
This article was taken from: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-44085494 By BBC Health News Antibiotics are the main cause of life-threatening allergic reactions during surgery, a new report suggests. The Royal College of Anaesthetists says more patients are claiming to be allergic to penicillin, leading to other riskier antibiotics being used. Out of nearly 300 life-threatening reactions, there were 10…
This article was taken from: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/children-mental-health-treatment-specialist-nhs-services-nspcc-a8349816.html By Josh Gabbatiss Science Correspondent ‘Schools are increasingly referring children for specialist mental health treatment, often when the child is at crisis point’ The number of children referred by their schools for mental healthtreatment has spiked by a third in the past three years. Of those referred, nearly a third were denied treatment…
This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/careers/international-nurses-day-working-career-healthcare By Hannah Friend Nursing is a crucial part of the medical profession. We hear from workers on the ground about what their day job is really like Nursing is certainly not for the feint-hearted, but it does have its rewards, including a sense of satisfaction and pride not found in…
This article was taken from; https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/may/10/record-number-of-nhs-operations-cancelled-at-last-minute By Haroon Siddique RCS blames increase on ‘extreme pressures’ and Labour says it is a ‘badge of shame’ for ministers The number of operations cancelled at the last minute by NHS hospitals in the first quarter of the year was the highest since records began in 1994, official figures show. There were 25,475…