NHS gives Amazon free use of health data under Alexa advice deal
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NHS gives Amazon free use of health data under Alexa advice deal

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/dec/08/nhs-gives-amazon-free-use-of-health-data-under-alexa-advice-deal By Amy Walker UK health service will not gain commercial benefit from future Amazon products using its data Amazon has been given free access to healthcare information collected by the NHS as part of a contract with the government. The material, which excludes patient data, could allow the multinational technology…

Norovirus closes 1,100 hospital beds in England
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Norovirus closes 1,100 hospital beds in England

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from:https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-50673491 By BBC Health news Hospitals in England closed more than 1,100 beds in the past week because of the winter vomiting bug norovirus. NHS officials are urging people with the virus not to go to work and parents not to send children with it to school, until 48 hours after…

Mentally ill ‘spend months on hidden waiting list’
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Mentally ill ‘spend months on hidden waiting list’

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This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-50658007 By Nick Triggle Health correspondent Patients with mental illnesses are left languishing for months on “hidden” waiting lists by England’s NHS talking therapy service, the BBC can reveal. The service – called Improving Access to Psychological Therapies – provides therapy, such as counselling, to adults with conditions like depression,…

NHS winter crisis: extra beds created by 52% of UK hospitals
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NHS winter crisis: extra beds created by 52% of UK hospitals

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/dec/02/nhs-winter-crisis-extra-beds-created-by-52-per-cent-of-uk-hospitals By: Denis Campbell Health policy editor BTS says 48% are still using overflow beds introduced for the same period last year More than half of hospitals have opened extra beds to help them cope with the NHS winter crisis amid an influx of patients with potentially fatal breathing problems. Many of the…

Morning-after pill ‘should be sold off the shelf’
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Morning-after pill ‘should be sold off the shelf’

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-50601735 By BBC Health News Women and girls should be able to get hold of emergency contraception more easily without the need for a consultation with a pharmacist, say women’s health experts. A report by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists recommends the morning-after pill “should be sold straight…