Hospitals struggling to afford new equipment after NHS budget cuts
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Hospitals struggling to afford new equipment after NHS budget cuts

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/may/22/hospitals-struggling-to-afford-new-equipment-after-nhs-budget-cuts By Denis Campbell Health policy editor Hospitals struggling to afford new equipment after NHS budget cut Hospitals can no longer afford the most modern scanners and surgical equipment to treat patients who have cancer and other diseases because of multibillion-pound cuts to the NHS’s capital budget, research reveals. Staff are having to continue…

Community services are key to the NHS. Why are they still marginalised? Chris Hopson
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Community services are key to the NHS. Why are they still marginalised? Chris Hopson

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from:  https://www.theguardian.com/healthcare-network/2018/may/21/community-services-nhs-marginalised By Chris Hopson Providing more care closer to home would improve the lives of patients – and ease the pressure on our beleaguered hospitals The NHS is overstretched, underfunded, and short-staffed. Pressures are growing. The results were there for all to see last winter. Staff run ragged, patient discharges delayed, standards of…

NHS hit squads crack down on payments from overseas patients
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NHS hit squads crack down on payments from overseas patients

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/05/17/nhs-hit-squads-crack-payments-overseas-patients/ By Laura Donnelly, health editor  Hit squads will be sent into hospitals who are failing to charge overseas patients for treatment, following orders from regulators. NHS watchdogs are targeting 50 trusts who between them have failed to recover £44m owing to them from patients who are not entitled to free care. Senior…

Give nurses body cameras to prevent assaults, NHS staff plead
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Give nurses body cameras to prevent assaults, NHS staff plead

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/05/14/give-nurses-body-cameras-prevent-assaults-nhs-staff-plead/ By Rosie Taylor Nurses should be given body cameras to prevent assaults by violent patients, a conference heard. Increasing levels of violence in A&E and on hospital wards meant staff needed better protection, nurses told the Royal College of Nursing Congress on Monday. They revealed how they had been attacked and even held…

Nurse: ‘I’ve been hit, head-butted and taken hostage’
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Nurse: ‘I’ve been hit, head-butted and taken hostage’

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-44111627 By  Nick TriggleHealth correspondent Shelley Pearce could tell immediately that the patient she had been asked to care for didn’t like her. The woman had been admitted to hospital as part of a detox programme. “She wanted to leave and when I said no, she smashed a piece of plastic and…