Hospital bosses told to get on a plane and find more foreign nurses to work in the NHS
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Hospital bosses told to get on a plane and find more foreign nurses to work in the NHS

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This article was taken from: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/03/23/hospital-bosses-told-get-plane-find-foreign-nurses-work-nhs/ By Henry Bodkin  Hospital bosses should personally fly to low and middle income countries in a bid to recruit more foreign nurses to work in the NHS, policy experts have said. Richard Murray, chief executive of the King’s Fund, said delegating hiring to private agencies risked Britain losing the “international competition”…

‘Baby Grady’ gives hope to infertile boys with cancer
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‘Baby Grady’ gives hope to infertile boys with cancer

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This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-47631079 By James GallagherHealth and science correspondent, BBC News Scientists say they have made a significant leap towards helping boys with cancer stay fertile, thanks to a baby monkey called Grady. Cancer treatment can damage a boy’s undeveloped testes and leaves a third of survivors infertile in adulthood. Baby Grady is the…

DIY smear tests may help combat falling cervical cancer screening rates
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DIY smear tests may help combat falling cervical cancer screening rates

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This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/mar/21/home-smear-test-to-be-rolled-out-in-england-to-combat-low-screening-numbers By Press Association NHS England pilot scheme of ‘self-sample’ kits will allow women to test for HPV at home Women will be able to conduct tests for HPV at home as part of a pilot scheme to combat the low up-take of cervical cancer screenings in England. Robert Music, chief…

Health secretary urges national debate on ethics of genomic medicine
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Health secretary urges national debate on ethics of genomic medicine

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This article was taken from: https://www.bhf.org.uk/what-we-do/news-from-the-bhf/news-archive/2019/march/health-secretary-urges-national-debate-on-ethics-of-genomic-medicine By  Aaron McDonald at the British Heart Foundation The Health Secretary Matt Hancock today urged a national debate on the ethics around genomic medicine, as he revealed that he has recently undergone a genetic test. In a speech today at the Royal Society, the Health Secretary called on charities, the scientific community,…

NHS could end up short of 70,000 nurses and 7,000 GPs, warns report
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NHS could end up short of 70,000 nurses and 7,000 GPs, warns report

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This article was taken from: https://news.sky.com/story/nhs-could-end-up-short-of-70-000-nurses-and-7-000-gps-warns-report-11671350 By Paul Kelso, health correspondent NHS could end up short of 70,000 nurses and 7,000 GPs, warns report The NHS could be short of 70,000 nurses and 7,000 GPs within five years unless urgent action is taken to address a growing staffing crisis, according to analysis by health think tanks….