Smoking ban tops list of 21st century UK public health achievements
| | | | |

Smoking ban tops list of 21st century UK public health achievements

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/dec/23/smoking-ban-tops-list-of-21st-century-uk-public-health-achievements By Haroon Siddique Survey of experts also hails sugar tax and Sure Start centres as important breakthroughs The ban on smoking in public spaces and workplaces is the greatest UK public health achievement of the 21st century, according to public health experts. The move, which came into full force…

£20 million funding to help 10,000 young people into NHS careers
| | | | |

£20 million funding to help 10,000 young people into NHS careers

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/20-million-funding-to-help-10-000-young-people-into-nhs-careers By Department of Health and Social Care The Health and Social Care Secretary has announced £20 million funding to prepare more young people for an entry-level job or apprenticeship in the NHS. The Health and Social Care Secretary has announced £20 million funding to support 10,000 young people from…

Asthma: Young people in the UK ‘more likely to die’
| | | |

Asthma: Young people in the UK ‘more likely to die’

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-47292157 By BBC Health News Young people in the UK are more likely to die from asthma than those in other wealthy countries, a report has found. Death rates for asthma in 10 to 24-year-olds was highest in the UK among all 14 European nations included in an analysis of…

EpiPen users told they can use some devices past normal expiry date
| | |

EpiPen users told they can use some devices past normal expiry date

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-45667480 By Alex TherrienHealth reporter, BBC News People with severe allergies have been told they can use their EpiPens past their normal expiry date, amid a continuing shortage of the devices. The medicines regulator said it had agreed to extend the use-by date of some 0.3mg EpiPens by four months. It comes…

Patients may walk away from NHS because of long GP waits, Britain’s leading family doctor warns
| | | | |

Patients may walk away from NHS because of long GP waits, Britain’s leading family doctor warns

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/08/08/patients-may-walk-away-nhs-long-gp-waits-britains-leading-family/ By Laura Donnelly health editor Patients could increasingly walk away from the NHS because of long waiting times to see a family doctor, Britain’s leading GP has warned. Dr Helen Stokes-Lampard said she was fearful that people would seek alternatives to the health service, because they could not face…