This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-50946224 By BBC Health news If your New Year resolution is to lose some weight, avoid fad diets, because they don’t work and can be harmful, says NHS England’s top doctor. Diet pills, “tea-toxes” and appetite suppressant products are no quick fix, says Prof Stephen Powis, NHS medical director. Products…
This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/dec/29/nhs-picu-shortage-intensive-care-beds-critically-ill-children By Denis Campbell Health policy editor Exclusive: critically ill children rushed to units across England as NHS struggles to find beds Critically ill children are being rushed from one part of England to another because NHS hospitals are running short of intensive care beds in which to treat them, the Guardian can…
This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-50903266 By BBC Health news Thousands more NHS patients and visitors will be able to access free hospital car parking, the government says. From April, all 206 hospital trusts in England will be expected to begin offering the concession in line with the government’s manifesto promise. Those with the “greatest need”…
This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/dec/26/nhs-prehab-fitness-plan-aims-to-cut-recovery-time-for-cancer-patients By PA Media Exercise can help reduce side-effects of chemotherapy and amount of time spent in hospital, say doctors The NHS is hoping a new pre-treatment fitness programme will lead to better odds of survival for thousands of cancer patients. People who have been diagnosed with the disease are being given…
This article was taken from: https://www.nursingtimes.net/opinion/nurses-should-remember-the-unique-role-they-play-in-the-nhs-and-across-wider-care-settings-23-12-2019/ By Katie Whitehead, practice nurse I don’t know what most of the general public think a practice nurse does. I don’t even know what I thought a practice nurse did before I became one. Probably something along the lines of looking after wounds and giving vaccinations. In fact, as…