NHS hospitals close to capacity in first week of December
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NHS hospitals close to capacity in first week of December

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://news.sky.com/story/nhs-hospitals-close-to-capacity-in-first-week-of-december-11579659 By Paul Kelso, health correspondent NHS England says bed occupancy should not exceed 92% while health experts say anything above 85% can compromise patient safety. NHS hospitals in England were close to capacity in the first week of December, with 94.2% of beds across the country occupied, close to last…

UK’s longest serving nurse retires after 66 years of caring for NHS patients

UK’s longest serving nurse retires after 66 years of caring for NHS patients

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: http://metro.co.uk/2018/02/25/uks-longest-serving-nurse-retires-66-years-caring-nhs-patients-7341202/ By Nicole Morley Metro News  The UK’s longest serving nurse who started when the NHS was just four has retired – after an astonishing 66 years saving lives. Monica Bulman, 84, a Registered General Nurse (RGN), worked on Hutchings ward at Torbay Hospital, Torquay, Devon as part of the specialist outpatient…

Breast cancer and type 2 diabetes study receives major grant

Breast cancer and type 2 diabetes study receives major grant

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: http://diabetestimes.co.uk/breast-cancer-and-type-2-diabetes-study-receives-major-grant/ By The Diabetes Times A major grant has been awarded so researchers can investigate why breast cancer is more likely to spread in those with type two diabetes, it has been announced. Dr James Boyne, from the University of Bradford, has been given £90,000 by the research charity Breast Cancer Now to lead…

Record high levels of prisoner self-harm a ‘damning indictment’ of failures in mental health provision in jails

Record high levels of prisoner self-harm a ‘damning indictment’ of failures in mental health provision in jails

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/record-high-prisoner-self-harm-mental-health-prisons-public-accounts-committee-ministry-justice-a8106766.html By: May Bulman Social Affairs Correspondent  Record high levels of self-harm in prisons are a “damning indictment” of the current state of the mental health provision in jails across England and Wales, MPs have warned. A report by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) reveals that long-standing understaffing and increased prevalence of drugs…

NHS funding needs cross-party review, says ex-health trust chief after resignation

NHS funding needs cross-party review, says ex-health trust chief after resignation

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/nhs-funding-review-crisis-lord-kerslake-cross-party-mps-trust-chief-resigns-king-s-college-hospital-a8102971.html By: Ashley Cowburn Political Correspondent  “Unless we do that we’re just going to carry on staggering along, kicking the can down the road and not really addressing the fundamental issues,” Lord Kerslake added A “proper” review into NHS funding is needed according to the former boss of one of the NHS’s biggest trusts, who…