Pollution and flu bring steep rise in lung-related illnesses
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Pollution and flu bring steep rise in lung-related illnesses

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/dec/09/steep-rise-lung-related-illness-hospitals-nhs By Jamie Doward, at the Guardian News Shortage of specialists adds to worries that surge in respiratory diseases is putting pressure on A&Es Accident and emergency departments have seen attendances due to lung-related illnesses almost double in under a decade as increasingly virulent flu strains and a rise in air…

UK cancer and children’s wards being hit by closures
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UK cancer and children’s wards being hit by closures

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/nov/18/uk-cancer-and-childrens-wards-being-hit-by-closures-nhs-staffing-crisis By Denis Campbell Health policy editor NHS staffing crisis is forcing patients to travel long distances for treatment as services are centralised Growing numbers of hospital units that provide cancer care and children’s services are among those being forced to shut because the NHS’s deepening staffing crisis means it has too few doctors and…

London hospital drops chemotherapy due to nursing shortage
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London hospital drops chemotherapy due to nursing shortage

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/nov/03/london-hospital-ilford-drops-chemotherapy-nursing-shortage-nhs By Denis Campbell Health policy editor Patients at King George hospital will have to go elsewhere as NHS trust centralises care One of the biggest NHS trusts is to stop providing chemotherapy at one of its hospitals because it has too few specialist cancer nurses to staff the unit. The Cedar Centre at…

NHS to be franchised around the globe under post-Brexit plans
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NHS to be franchised around the globe under post-Brexit plans

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/09/10/nhs-franchised-around-globe-post-brexit-plans/ By Laura Donnelly, health editor The NHS is to be exported across the world as part of efforts to boost investment in Britain post-Brexit, under controversial new Government plans. Hospitals and heath watchdogs will be encouraged to set up franchises in dozens of countries, with profits ploughed into supporting the health service….

Amount of NHS land earmarked for sale is soaring, figures show
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Amount of NHS land earmarked for sale is soaring, figures show

Byangie vallejo

To read more click on the link: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/sep/09/nhs-land-earmarked-for-sale-to-developers By Denis Campbell Health policy editor Fears raised that underfunding has forced cash-strapped trusts to dispose of vital assets Ministers have been accused of “selling off the NHS family silver” after figures revealed that the amount of health service land being earmarked for sale to private developers is soaring. The NHS…