Uber offers NHS nurses free taxi rides this Christmas
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Uber offers NHS nurses free taxi rides this Christmas

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This article was taken from: https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/people/uber-offers-nhs-nurses-free-taxi-rides-this-christmas/7027090.article By Megan Ford at the Nursing Times NHS nurses in England will be able to access free taxi rides to and from work over the festive period. Using an official NHS email address, nurses can register to claim two £10 Uber codes to use when public transport is either closed…

Wales cancer patients to get proton beam therapy on NHS
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Wales cancer patients to get proton beam therapy on NHS

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This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-46541377 By BBC Health News Cancer patients in Wales are to begin receiving proton therapy treatment on the NHS after a treatment centre was given the go-ahead by health boards. The Rutherford Cancer Centre South Wales was the first to offer the treatment in the UK when it opened in April. But until…

Cervical screening error: More women affected
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Cervical screening error: More women affected

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This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-46520943 By BBC Health news An additional 3,591 women have not received information about NHS cervical cancer screening, it has emerged. Capita, the company contracted to send out the screening invitations, made the discovery while investigating an administrative error already known to have affected 40,000 women in England. NHS England says there…

Men at risk of prostate cancer could be spared needless surgery
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Men at risk of prostate cancer could be spared needless surgery

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This article was taken from: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/12/12/men-risk-prostate-cancer-could-spared-needless-surgery/ By  Laura Donnelly, health editor Men at risk of prostate cancer will be spared needless biopsies and surgery under new guidance for the NHS. Instead, those with suspected disease will be asked to undergo MRI scans, which could allow one quarter of cases to be given the all-clear without further tests. Research…

‘Weigh-ins help prevent piling on pounds at Christmas’
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‘Weigh-ins help prevent piling on pounds at Christmas’

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This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-46481137 By  Laurel Ives, From BBC Health Regular weigh-ins at home, plus simple weight-loss tips, could prevent people from piling on the pounds at Christmas, according to a new study. The Universities of Birmingham and Loughborough divided 272 volunteers into two groups. The “intervention” group weighed themselves regularly. They were also given information…