UK cancer and children’s wards being hit by closures
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UK cancer and children’s wards being hit by closures

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/nov/18/uk-cancer-and-childrens-wards-being-hit-by-closures-nhs-staffing-crisis By Denis Campbell Health policy editor NHS staffing crisis is forcing patients to travel long distances for treatment as services are centralised Growing numbers of hospital units that provide cancer care and children’s services are among those being forced to shut because the NHS’s deepening staffing crisis means it has too few doctors and…

A 15-minute scan could help diagnose brain damage in newborns
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A 15-minute scan could help diagnose brain damage in newborns

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/189047/15-minute-scan-could-help-diagnose-brain/ By Kate Wighton A 15-minute scan could help diagnose brain damage in babies up to two years earlier than current methods. In a study of over 200 babies at seven hospitals across the UK and the USA, researchers found the brain scan, called magnetic resonance (MR) spectroscopy, predicted damage with 98…

Google accused of ‘trust demolition’ over health app
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Google accused of ‘trust demolition’ over health app

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-46206677 By Jane WakefieldTechnology reporter A controversial health app developed by artificial intelligence firm DeepMind will be taken over by Google, it has been revealed. Streams was first used to send alerts in a London hospital but hit headlines for gathering data on 1.6 million patients without informing them. DeepMind now wants…

Child-size gender neutral uniforms aim to challenge nursing image
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Child-size gender neutral uniforms aim to challenge nursing image

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-46193036 By BBC Health news Primary schoolchildren in Aberdeen and Edinburgh are being given miniature nurse uniforms in a bid to challenge perceptions of the profession. The NHS is concerned typical child costumes – often still featuring a cape and hat – simplify the modern job, and could lead to possible…

NHS staff shortages could triple in a decade, think tanks warn
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NHS staff shortages could triple in a decade, think tanks warn

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/11/15/nhs-staff-shortages-could-triple-decade-think-tanks-warn/ By BBC Health news NHS staff shortages could triple in a decade, without a radical boost to recruitment efforts, major thinktanks have warned. Analysis by the King’s Fund, the Health Foundation and the Nuffield Trust suggests the health service could be short of more than 350,000 staff if it continues…