NHS Mandate pledges diabetes support and more funding
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NHS Mandate pledges diabetes support and more funding

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: http://diabetestimes.co.uk/nhs-mandate-pledges-diabetes-support-and-more-funding/ By Editor A commitment to improve the management and care of people with diabetes and an extra £2.8 billion in funding has been laid out in the recently published NHS Mandate. The document, which sets out the government’s objectives for NHS England, has stated the health service’s additional funding now takes the total to over half a…

We’ve not got enough beds or staff – NHS bosses
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We’ve not got enough beds or staff – NHS bosses

ByMatthew Betteridge

To read more click on the link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-43576036 By Nick TriggleHealth correspondent The NHS in England does not have enough beds or staff, health bosses say, ahead of the new financial year next week. NHS Providers, which represents chief executives, warned the service was facing an impossible task in 2018-19. The group said it meant hospital waiting…

GP training is outdated and needs to teach young doctors about nutrition, experts claim
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GP training is outdated and needs to teach young doctors about nutrition, experts claim

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/03/25/gp-training-outdated-needs-teach-young-doctors-nutrition-experts/ By  Telegraph Reporters  GPs’ training is ‘outdated’ and needs to teach young doctors about the importance of nutrition and healthy eating, experts have claimed. Family doctors, medical students and researchers accused medical schools of failing to give practical, relevant training to address medical problems linked to lifestyle and diet, such as…

3,000 new midwives to ‘transform hospital safety’
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3,000 new midwives to ‘transform hospital safety’

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: https://news.sky.com/story/thousands-of-new-midwives-to-be-announced-11303509 By  Sky News The Royal College of Midwives has welcomed the move but warns that it will take years to “transform” maternity services. Three thousand extra midwives are to be trained over the next four years in the largest-ever increase of maternity staff in England. The plans will be announced…

2,500 cancer diagnosis could be avoided each week if Britons made lifestyle changes, study shows
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2,500 cancer diagnosis could be avoided each week if Britons made lifestyle changes, study shows

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2018/03/23/2500-cancer-diagnosis-could-avoided-week-britons-made-lifestyle/ By Sarah Knapton, science editor  More than 2,500 people a week would avoid being diagnosed with cancer if they made lifestyle changes, such as exercising and lowering their weight,  research suggests. Nearly 40 per cent of all cancers diagnosed in the UK every year could be avoided, a new report by Cancer…