Health minister: NHS must lead the world in genomic healthcare
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Health minister: NHS must lead the world in genomic healthcare

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/health-minister-nhs-must-lead-the-world-in-genomic-healthcare By Department of Health and Social Care The government will today announce a new National Genomic Healthcare Strategy and measures to improve services for people with rare diseases. The government will today announce a new National Genomic Healthcare Strategy to ensure the UK is able to offer a predictive, preventative and…

Autism-anorexia link ‘must be acted on’
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Autism-anorexia link ‘must be acted on’

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-47359416 By Louis Lee RayBBC Victoria Derbyshire programme The NHS must change the way it assesses eating disorders to take account of a link with autism, a research charity has said. Autistica said findings suggested one in five women presenting to UK clinics with anorexia may also have autism and tailored therapy…

One in 10 over 40s has diabetes, amid doubling in numbers with the condition
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One in 10 over 40s has diabetes, amid doubling in numbers with the condition

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/02/26/one-10-40s-has-diabetes-amid-doubling-numbers-condition/ By Laura Donnelly, health editor One in ten people over 40 now has diabetes, amid a doubling in the numbers suffering the condition within two decades, new figures show. The research by Diabetes UK suggests that by 2030, around 5.5 million people will be suffering from the condition, which is fuelled by obesity. The…

Mental health and wellbeing support for NHS staff: government pledges overhaul
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Mental health and wellbeing support for NHS staff: government pledges overhaul

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/mental-health-and-wellbeing-support-for-nhs-staff-government-pledges-overhaul By Department of Health and Social Care Plans to give staff immediate access to dedicated mental health support will be considered as part of the upcoming workforce implementation plan. The government is setting out new plans to provide better mental health and wellbeing support to NHS staff. The new support will…

Record numbers of NHS staff quitting due to long hours
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Record numbers of NHS staff quitting due to long hours

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/feb/17/nhs-staff-quit-record-numbers-work-life-balance By Denis Campbell Health Policy Editor at the Guardian News Number of nurses leaving the service almost triples – at a time of more than 40,000 nursing vacancies Record numbers of burned-out NHS staff are quitting because they are fed up with spending too much time at work and not enough with…