NHS plan: What it means for you
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NHS plan: What it means for you

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.com/news/health-46784582 By Nick Triggle Health correspondent The NHS in England has published a 10-year plan setting out what it will be prioritising in the future. It comes after ministers announced the budget will be increased by £20bn a year by 2023. The 136-page plan will see money shifted from hospitals to mental health and the…

NHS long-term plan: Are there enough staff to make it happen?
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NHS long-term plan: Are there enough staff to make it happen?

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.com/news/health-46782159 By Rachel Schraer and Ben Butcher BBC Reality Check When Prime Minister Theresa May promised an extra £20bn for NHS England by 2023, she set a condition – the health service had to draw up a long-term plan setting out how it would spend it. But unions say the plan, which includes aims to…

Biomarkers identified to help diagnose heart condition
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Biomarkers identified to help diagnose heart condition

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.com/news/health-46758997 By BBC Health news Researchers have identified two biomarkers that could help in the diagnosis of a heart condition that raises the risk of stroke. Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common heart rhythm disturbance, affecting around 1.6m people in the UK. But it is often only detected after someone…

NHS long-term plan: Focus on prevention ‘could save 500,000 lives’
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NHS long-term plan: Focus on prevention ‘could save 500,000 lives’

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.com/news/health-46777387 By  Nick Triggle Health correspondent NHS bosses in England say a new 10-year plan could save up to 500,000 lives by focusing on prevention. GPs, mental health and community care will get the biggest funding increases. The aim is to curb the reliance on hospitals, which will get a smaller cut of…

NHS urged to enable junior doctors to access shared parental leave
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NHS urged to enable junior doctors to access shared parental leave

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/dec/25/nhs-urged-to-enable-junior-doctors-to-access-shared-parental-leave By Alexandra Topping at The Guardian news Regular rotations between hospital trusts render them ineligible, even if they have worked for NHS for years Junior doctors are being denied access to shared parental leave, leaving the NHS open to accusations of gender discrimination, according to medical professionals and lawyers. Junior doctors have told…