Severe headache sufferers offered new treatment on NHS
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Severe headache sufferers offered new treatment on NHS

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This article was taken from: https://news.sky.com/story/severe-headache-sufferers-offered-new-treatment-on-nhs-11735440 By Emily Mee, news reporter The NHS is rolling out a number of medical innovations which are expected to benefit more than 400,000 people in the next year. People who suffer from excruciating cluster headaches are to be offered a new treatment on the NHS which removes the need…

Can the NHS get all the doctors and nurses it needs?
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Can the NHS get all the doctors and nurses it needs?

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This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-48501330 By Hugh Pym Health editor It is one of the biggest challenges for the NHS in all parts of the UK – ensuring there are enough nurses, doctors and other health staff to cope with rising patient demand in future years. With intensifying recruitment problems across the service, an important…

Plan to hire thousands of foreign nurses for NHS is axed
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Plan to hire thousands of foreign nurses for NHS is axed

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This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/jun/02/foreign-nurses-target-cut-from-nhs-staffing-plan By Michael Savage, Observer policy editor Target was politically difficult for a government committed to reducing net migration A controversial target of hiring 5,000 foreign nurses a year for at least 15 years has been cut from a flagship plan to deal with the NHS’s staffing crisis, the Observer understands. The…

GP surgery closures rise by 800% as system ‘creaks’
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GP surgery closures rise by 800% as system ‘creaks’

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This article was taken from: https://news.sky.com/story/gp-surgery-closures-rise-eight-fold-as-system-creaks-11731978 By Sky News According to new research, 583 surgeries have closed in the past six years as the NHS grapples with a recruitment crisis. Almost two million patients have been affected by a huge rise in the number of GP surgeries closing down. According to an investigation by the…

Video calls for the elderly are helping reduce strain on stretched NHS
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Video calls for the elderly are helping reduce strain on stretched NHS

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This article was taken from: https://news.sky.com/story/video-calls-for-the-elderly-are-helping-reduce-strain-on-stretched-nhs-11728415 By Sky News The service has already prevented 1,000 unnecessary visits to A&E in the last year – and has freed up 2,000 GP appointments. New technologies including video calls are being used in a trial in Manchester to help reduce the strain on stretched NHS services. Sky News…