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This article was taken from: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/10/14/nhs-staff-quiz-patients-sexual-orientation/ By: Nicola Harley 15 OCTOBER 2017 • 8:50AM Patients visiting their GPs or hospitals in England for face to face appointments are to be asked about their sexual orientation in new guidelines being issued by the NHS. For the first time medics are being told to ask patients who are over…
Thus article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/oct/12/nhs-urges-14m-staff-flu-jab-reduce-risk-epidemic By:Denis Campbell and David Brindle Bosses write to workers saying they should get vaccinated as soon as possible – and must give a reason for refusing to do so NHS bosses are writing to all 1.4 million staff to say they must have the winter flu jab as soon as possible to…
Thia article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/oct/10/gps-should-be-on-list-of-shortage-occupations-royal-college-says By:Denis Campbell, Health policy editor Royal College of GPs urges home secretary to include doctors on list of shortage occupations to help plug gaps in workforce GPs’ leaders are urging ministers to add family doctors to the UK’s list of shortage occupations, to make it easier for overseas doctors to…
This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/oct/11/ex-nhs-chief-backs-doctors-warning-id-checks-patients By:Damien Gayle Critics say rules to tackle health tourism could deter sick people from seeking treatment and lead to racial profiling A former chief executive of the NHS is among 1,000 signatories to a letter to the health secretary, Jeremy Hunt, warning of the risks posed by imposing identification checks…
This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/oct/10/nhs-straining-at-seams-70th-birthday-says-regulator-cqc By:Sarah Marsh Tuesday 10 October 2017 00.01 BST CQC calls for modernisation, saying quality of care maintained because of dedicated staff but future quality is precarious The NHS is in danger of a sharp decline in its services around its 70th birthday next year, with the risk of the quality of care becoming precarious, the…