This article was taken from: https://www.aol.co.uk/news/2018/03/03/patients-struggling-to-get-gp-appointments-poll-finds/ By AOL News Many people are going without seeing their GP because they find it too difficult to make an appointment, a poll has found. More than a third (36%) of people surveyed said they have gone without seeing their doctor in the past 12 months because they could not get…
This article was taken from: http://metro.co.uk/2018/03/04/nhs-launch-new-mental-health-service-soldiers-7359990/ By Harley Tamplin Former soldiers suffering from substance abuse, trauma and other issues will receive support from a new mental health service launched by the NHS. The Veterans’ Mental Health Complex Treatment Service will offer treatment and care to ex-soldiers. NHS England has announced the new service, which is backed by…
This article was taken from: https://www.northumberlandgazette.co.uk/news/beast-from-the-east-nhs-warns-people-to-stay-well-and-stock-up-as-siberian-weather-arrives-1-9037453 By Weather reporter The NHS is urging people across the North East and North Cumbria to take care of themselves and their neighbours as freezing weather blows in this week. Cold weather can be very harmful to health and around 25,000 more people die over the course of each winter compared…
This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/feb/21/nhs-england-has-one-in-11-posts-unfilled By Haroon Siddique Shortage of almost 100,000 staff is affecting performance, says NHS Improvement One in 11 posts in NHS England are currently unfilled, equivalent to almost 100,000 vacancies, official figures show. The number of vacancies was published for the first time in NHS Improvement’s quarterly performance report for the three months ending 31 December….
This artcile was taken from: https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/news/teesside-news/disappearing-nhs-community-nurses-huge-14299639 By David Ottewell Exclusive figures have revealed a steep drop in the number of community nurses The number of NHS community health nurses has been cut by more than 600 in the North-east since the Conservatives came to power. There were 3,011 full-time equivalent community nursing roles in the region…