Double the number of medical students to keep NHS afloat, health chiefs say
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Double the number of medical students to keep NHS afloat, health chiefs say

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/06/24/double-number-medical-students-keep-nhs-afloat-health-chiefs/ By  Henry Bodkin  The NHS needs to double the number of medical students in training to avoid collapse, doctors’ leaders have said. Surging obesity and an “explosion” in genomic medicine means the number of new students entering medical school each year should rise to 15,000, according to the Royal College of Physicians (RCP). In…

Dementia risk to become part of over NHS Health Check for over 40s
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Dementia risk to become part of over NHS Health Check for over 40s

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.homecare.co.uk/news/article.cfm/id/1596903/dementia-risk-nhs-check-40s By Sue Learner GPs and nurses will now be able to advise patients over 40 on how they can reduce their dementia risk, as part of the NHS England Health Check. The health check is recommended every five years for people over the age of 40 and the tests include height,…

An open letter saying NHS funding boost is inadequate has been signed by 100 doctors and nurses
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An open letter saying NHS funding boost is inadequate has been signed by 100 doctors and nurses

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://inews.co.uk/news/doctors-nurses-nhs-funding-inadequate/ By Sarah Newly “With an offer that falls short of what is needed this Government has shown once again that it can’t be trusted to care for the NHS.” Theresa May has announced that the NHS England will receive an additional £20 billion a year by 2023, in what ministers…

Access to data helping to deliver the right care in the right place
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Access to data helping to deliver the right care in the right place

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.nursingtimes.net/home/your-nursing-career/access-to-data-helping-to-deliver-the-right-care-in-the-right-place/7024627.article By Tina Hanlon, Nursing Times There is huge value in giving nurses access to data on what is happening across their ward or organisation. For a start, it helps them deliver the right care to the right patient at the right time, and so avoids patients being kept in hospital…

Round-up of last month’s main workforce and policy news affecting UK nurses
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Round-up of last month’s main workforce and policy news affecting UK nurses

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/workforce/news-round-up-catch-up-on-aprils-top-nursing-stories/7024348.article By STEVE FORD Drop in EU nurses continues, driving NMC register decline The fall in the number of nurses and midwives registered to practise in the UK is continuing to fall, with new figures showing the Nursing and Midwifery Councils register has shrunk by around 500 over the past 12 months….