Two nurses chosen to help develop ‘new generation of NHS digital tools and services’
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Two nurses chosen to help develop ‘new generation of NHS digital tools and services’

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/technology/two-nurses-to-help-develop-new-generation-of-nhs-digital-tools/7024152.article By  STEVE FORD Two nurses have been named as being among those chosen to spend a year working as “clinical informatics fellows” at NHS Digital, in a pioneering new role to boost the use of technology. The four fellows, from a range of care settings and professions, are “pioneering a first…

Scientists hail machine that keeps liver ‘alive’ outside body pre-transplant
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Scientists hail machine that keeps liver ‘alive’ outside body pre-transplant

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: http://www.itv.com/news/2018-04-19/scientists-hail-machine-which-keeps-liver-alive-outside-body-pre-transplant/ By ITV News A machine which keeps a liver “alive” outside the body for up to 24 hours before a transplant could have a “transformative effect” on organ waiting lists, scientists have said. The normothermic machine perfusion process maintains the liver at body temperature, supplying it with oxygenated blood, medication…

Being a patient ‘a full-time job’
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Being a patient ‘a full-time job’

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-43742029 By Nick TriggleHealth correspondent Being a patient is a “full-time job”, say researchers, because more people are likely to have multiple conditions. The Academy of Medical Sciences said doctors were seeing a clustering of different physical and mental health conditions in a single patient never previously seen together before. It means…

Two-thirds of NHS healthcare assistants doing nurses’ duties, union finds
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Two-thirds of NHS healthcare assistants doing nurses’ duties, union finds

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/apr/18/two-thirds-of-nhs-healthcare-assistants-doing-nurses-duties-union-finds By Denis Campbell Unison survey finds HCAs give out medication, dress wounds and take blood pressures Almost two-thirds of healthcare assistants (HCAs) are performing roles usually undertaken by nurses, such as giving patients drugs and dressing their wounds, in the latest illustration of the NHS’s staffing crisis. The apparently growing trend…

Heart disease drug found to preserve kidney function, particularly in diabetes
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Heart disease drug found to preserve kidney function, particularly in diabetes

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: https://www.diabetes.co.uk/news/2018/apr/heart-disease-drug-found-to-preserve-kidney-function,-particularly-in-diabetes-99435691.html By Jack Woodfield A heart drug has been found to help reduce kidney disease in those with heart failure, especially benefitting those with diabetes. Entresto is available in Europe as a treatment for adults with heart failure, a known complication to affect people with diabetes. Kidney disease, meanwhile, is believed to affect one…