NHS to open first gambling clinic for children
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NHS to open first gambling clinic for children

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This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/jun/24/nhs-to-open-first-ever-gambling-clinic-for-children By Sarah Marsh, Guardian News About 55,000 children classed as having an addiction, with online gaming sites blamed The first NHS gambling clinic for children is opening amid growing concern that the rise of online gaming sites and targeted adverts is fuelling a problem among young people. There are 55,000 children classed…

Record numbers of NHS cancer patients face ‘agonising wait’ to see specialist
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Record numbers of NHS cancer patients face ‘agonising wait’ to see specialist

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This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/jun/13/record-numbers-of-nhs-cancer-patients-face-agonising-wait-to-see-specialist By Denis Campbell Health policy editor In April alone nearly 20,000 people missed the 14-day target to meet with an oncologist Record numbers of cancer patients are waiting longer than they should to see a specialist because NHS services cannot cope with the rise in people suspected of having the disease. In…

Seven numbers every man should know, say district health chiefs
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Seven numbers every man should know, say district health chiefs

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This article was taken from: https://www.cravenherald.co.uk/news/17701921.seven-numbers-every-man-should-know-say-district-health-chiefs/ By By Alistair Shand MEN across the district should know their vital stats. That’s the message from Bradford district and Craven health chiefs. They say there are seven key numbers every man should be aware of – 37, 150, 5, 14, 10, 120/80 and 75. * The risk of heart…

Drug shortages are endangering lives and wasting NHS time
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Drug shortages are endangering lives and wasting NHS time

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This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/jun/11/drug-shortages-endangering-patients-lives-wasting-nhs-time By Zara Aziz I shouldn’t have to spend large chunks of my day tracking down certain medicines or researching alternatives As a GP, managing patients’ medicine requests has until now been a seamless process of writing prescriptions to send to nominated pharmacies to dispense. But drug shortages mean that…

Helpforce to launch training programmes for NHS volunteers
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Helpforce to launch training programmes for NHS volunteers

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This article was taken from: http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com/Comment/helpforce-launches-training-programmes-for-nhs-volunteers By National Health Executive News Source: NHE May/June 2019 Kay Fawcett OBE, clinical advisor and education lead at Helpforce, and Lynn Twinn, talent development consultant, outline the new national training programmes for NHS volunteers and volunteer leaders. Helpforce, a charity set up by Sir Thomas Hughes-Hallett in 2017, is committed…