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This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-50337147 By BBC Health news There will be a delay in some batches of nasal-spray flu vaccine being delivered to schools in England, it has been announced. Public Health England said some schools would need to reschedule plans for vaccinating children in mid-November. Affected children in at-risk groups are advised…
This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-50318703 By BBC Health news A record number of 23,710 students have applied to study medicine at UK universities next September. New figures from the admissions service Ucas show a 6% increase in the number of people applying for a degree in medicine, compared to last year. The deadline for…
This article was taken from: https://www.bhf.org.uk/what-we-do/news-from-the-bhf/news-archive/2019/november/heart-failure-hospital-admissions-rise-by-a-third-in-five-years By The British Heart Foundation The number of people being admitted to hospital due to heart failure has risen by a third in the last five years. Heart failure admissions have reached record levels in England, rising from 65,025 in 2013/14 to 86,474 in 2018/19 – a 33 per…
This article was taken from:https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/nov/04/nhs-health-service-uk-politicise By Simon Jenkins An NHS boss says just show them the money, don’t ‘politicise’ the health service this election. But its problems run deeper Don’t politicise the NHS say the health professionals. Let us get on with the job. The health service providers’ chief executive, Chris Hopson, pleads for the health…
This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-50307655 By Nick Triggle Health correspondent More mental health hospital beds are needed in England to end the “distressing” sending of patients far from home, analysis suggests. Patients with conditions such as schizophrenia can be sent to hospitals miles away from their home if their nearby units do not have…