Ebola heroes to protest over migrants being denied NHS healthcare
| | |

Ebola heroes to protest over migrants being denied NHS healthcare

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jul/23/ebola-heroes-to-protest-over-migrants-being-denied-nhs-healthcare By Denis Campbell Health policy editor Around 20 medical staff plan to hand back their decorations and deliver a letter to Downing Street British doctors, nurses and midwives hailed as heroes for tackling Ebola are handing back the medals they received from the government in protest at undocumented migrants being denied free NHS care….

Opioids: Why ‘dangerous’ drugs are still being used to treat pain
| | | |

Opioids: Why ‘dangerous’ drugs are still being used to treat pain

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-44797545 By Dr Katherine Sleeman & Prof Sir John Strang King’s College London The widespread use of opioids to treat pain frequently prompts concerns about addiction and even deaths. So, why are these sometimes dangerous drugs still being given to patients? Much stronger than many of the other options, opioids are among the…

Number of NHS beds for mental health patients slumps by 30%
| | | |

Number of NHS beds for mental health patients slumps by 30%

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/jul/21/nhs-beds-number-mental-health-patients-falls By Toby Helm and Denis Campbell Bed shortages in parts of England are so severe that patients are sometimes sent hundreds of miles from home The number of hospital beds for people with acute mental health conditions, where a consultant psychiatrist is on hand to oversee treatment, has fallen by almost 30% since…

Doctors should be able to prescribe medical cannabis, Home Office adviser concludes
| | | |

Doctors should be able to prescribe medical cannabis, Home Office adviser concludes

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/cannabis-medical-prescription-doctors-allowed-home-office-review-latest-a8455026.html By Alex Matthews-King Health Correspondent Second part of review ordered by home secretary calls for drug laws to be relaxed and says government should ‘promptly’ set up definition of medical-grade marijuana Doctors should be allowed to prescribe medical cannabis to patients who need it, the second stage of a Home Office-ordered review…

Record numbers sign up for NHS trials including thousands of Londoners
| | |

Record numbers sign up for NHS trials including thousands of Londoners

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/record-numbers-sign-up-for-nhs-trials-including-thousands-of-londoners-a3891596.html By Ross Lydall Record numbers of NHS patients are being enrolled on clinical trials — with four London trusts among the top 10 for providing access to pioneering treatments. A total of 725,333 people took part in medical research in 2017/18, up nine per cent on the previous year and the highest figure since…