Care homes and NHS team up to spot early warning signs of ill health
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Care homes and NHS team up to spot early warning signs of ill health

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: http://www.carehomeprofessional.com/care-homes-nhs-team-spot-early-warning-signs-ill-health/ By Care Home Professional Care home staff and NHS nurses are working together in a digital pilot designed to improve the quality of life of residents and reduce hospital admissions in Sheffield. The Digital Care Home pilot is one of seven test beds across the country funded by NHS England…

We face a worldwide shortage of medics. Relaxing visa caps for the NHS is just a sticking plaster
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We face a worldwide shortage of medics. Relaxing visa caps for the NHS is just a sticking plaster

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/0/face-worldwide-shortage-medics-relaxing-visa-caps-nhs-just-sticking/ By Louis Lillywhite Britain’s increased reliance on immigration to bolster the NHS undermines the commitment to improve health care worldwide The Home Office recently announced that doctors and nurses are to be excluded from the cap on visas for skilled workers, thus unblocking the supply of much-needed medical staff to help fill vacancies…

Scottish doctors warning over a profession ‘pushed to the brink’
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Scottish doctors warning over a profession ‘pushed to the brink’

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/06/26/scottish-doctors-warning-profession-pushed-brink/ By Auslan Cramb, scottish correspondent Doctors warn Scottish Government to ‘listen and respond’ Just three per cent of Scottish doctors believe the NHS is adequately resourced, according to a BMA survey that reveals a profession “pushed to the brink”. In a stark warning about the future of the health service the survey…

The NHS at 70: Prescriptions, scans and the smoking ban
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The NHS at 70: Prescriptions, scans and the smoking ban

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-44533287 By BBC News As the National Health Service turns 70, BBC Scotland highlights some of the key milestones in its history – from prescription charges and keyhole surgery to pioneering scans and the smoking ban. 1913: The Highlands and Islands Medical Service is set up with a Treasury grant of £42,000. It…

Life as an NHS nurse in the 1940s: ‘You have to forget about yourself’
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Life as an NHS nurse in the 1940s: ‘You have to forget about yourself’

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/jun/24/life-as-an-nhs-nurse-in-the-1940s By  Jude Rogers In the first of our series speaking to nurses from each decade of the NHS, Evelyn Lamb, 86, remembers the early months of the service, when money was pouring in The early days of the NHS were so exciting. We never had any doubt that it would work. I was…