Prisons ‘playing catch-up to psychoactive drug use’ says minister
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Prisons ‘playing catch-up to psychoactive drug use’ says minister

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This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/feb/15/prisons-playing-catch-up-to-psychoactive-drug-use-says-minister By Frances Perraudin at the guardian news Rory Stewart says drugs such as spice are fuelling endemic rise in prison violence The prisons system was unprepared for the arrival of new psychoactive drugs like spice and has been playing “catch-up” ever since, the prisons minister Rory Stewart has said. Speaking half a…

RAF Lakenheath: USAF nurses work in NHS hospitals
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RAF Lakenheath: USAF nurses work in NHS hospitals

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This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-47229266 By Nikki Fox and Nic Rigby at BBC East news Patients are being seen “more quickly” after US airmen and women started working at NHS hospitals in England in a bid to refresh “rusty” skills. The USAF nurses, from RAF Lakenheath in Suffolk, started working alongside staff at five hospitals this winter….

‘Know your cholesterol like you know your Pin code’
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‘Know your cholesterol like you know your Pin code’

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This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-47226777 By BBC Health news People are being encouraged to know their cholesterol and blood pressure numbers as well as they know their bank Pin code – because it could save their life. These numbers flag up early signs of cardiovascular disease, which can lead to heart attacks and strokes. Forty…

Could patients become their own doctors?
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Could patients become their own doctors?

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This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-47205496 By Hugh Pym Health editor An NHS where patients stay at home and rarely attend GP surgeries or hospital out-patient appointments is likely in a decade’s time, according to US health expert Dr Eric Topol, who was asked by ministers to look at how technology would change the role of health staff in…

Most women give birth in hospital – but it’s got more to do with World War II than health
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Most women give birth in hospital – but it’s got more to do with World War II than health

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This article was taken from: http://theconversation.com/most-women-give-birth-in-hospital-but-its-got-more-to-do-with-world-war-ii-than-health-110647 By Carly-Emma Leachman Doctoral Researcher/PhD Candiate, Nottingham Trent University NHS maternity services are stretched and infant mortality rates in the UK are some of the worst in Europe. At last count, as many as 97.9% of births took place in hospital – despite the fact that hospital births aren’t always safer. Actually, the reason why the vast…