How exercise prescriptions could change the NHS
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How exercise prescriptions could change the NHS

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/education/2018/mar/19/how-exercise-prescriptions-could-change-the-nhs By Helena Pozniak Sports medicine graduates will be in high demand to combat inactivity epidemic We know exercise is good for us, yet human beings may now be on the verge of dangerous levels of inactivity. Historically we’ve always been active, from our hunter gatherer past to manual labour in the…

Why British Summer Time has an unexpected impact on the NHS
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Why British Summer Time has an unexpected impact on the NHS

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2018/03/18/british-summer-time-has-unexpected-impact-nhs/ By  Sarah Knapton, science editor When the clocks go forward next weekend, it will bring not only lighter evenings, but a general sense of wellbeing and fewer accidents on the roads. Yet researchers have discovered British Summer Time is having an unexpectedly negative and costly impact for the NHS. Psychologists at Lancaster and York…

‘A stepping stone to moving on’: home supports women with severe mental health issues
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‘A stepping stone to moving on’: home supports women with severe mental health issues

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/social-care-network/2018/mar/16/home-supports-women-with-severe-mental-health-issues By Saba Salman Project gives freedom, security, independence and the kind of tailored support rarely offered in residential or inpatient care Being able to do her own washing and having responsibility for her personal possessions symbolised the freedom Michelle Stevens* wanted but was denied in institutional care. Stevens’ severe mental health…

The NHS needs a reliable source of income. Here’s where to find it

The NHS needs a reliable source of income. Here’s where to find it

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/mar/15/nhs-needs-reliable-source-income By Norman Warner and John Oldham From properly taxing tech giants to levies on property owned by overseas firms – there are ways to fund our health service  Our NHS is nearly 70 years old. Like many older people it has developed some chronic conditions. It hasn’t changed its model for delivering services sufficiently…

As a doctor, I can see that denying NHS care to immigrants is inhumane
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As a doctor, I can see that denying NHS care to immigrants is inhumane

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/mar/12/doctor-nhs-care-government-albert-thompson By Kitty Worthing The government’s charging regime risks costing the lives of thousands of people who can’t pay, such as Albert Thompson, who moved here 44 years ago Last week, the Guardian reported on the case of Albert Thompson, a man who came to London 44 years ago from Jamaica, at a…