This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-44477095 By BBC Health News NHS groups have welcomed the decision to relax immigration rules to allow more doctors and nurses from outside the EU into the UK. The Home Office said foreign medics would be excluded from the government’s cap on skilled migration. NHS bosses said it would be a…
This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-44445303 By BBC News The number of people waiting for a hospital operation in England is at its highest for more than a decade An estimated 4.2m people are waiting to be seen – the highest since 2007. April’s figures also showed growing numbers waiting more than 18 weeks, the treatment…
This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2018/jun/13/dementia-risk-to-50-year-olds-with-raised-blood-pressure-study By Press Association Possible reason for link could be damage from silent or mini-strokes, researchers say Fifty-year-olds with slightly raised blood pressure are at an increased risk of getting dementia in later life, a new study has suggested. Study participants had a greater risk even if they did not have other heart-related problems,…
This article was taken from: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/06/13/nhs-will-need-build-80-hospitals-without-fundamental-reforms/ By Laura Donnelly, health editor The NHS would need to build 80 hospitals in the next decade just to keep up with demand, unless it makes radical reforms, the head of its watchdog says. Ian Dalton, head of NHS Improvement, said fundamental changes in the way services are delivered were needed to ensure…
This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/jun/12/uk-visa-applications-doctors-thousands-refused-figures-show-nhs By Haroon Siddique Only one-third of requests by overseas medics accepted, despite NHS staff shortages More than 2,300 visa applications by doctors looking to work in the UK have been refused in five months, official figures show. There were 3,597 requests from doctors for tier 2 visas between 6 November and…