Ambulance iPads improve patient care under NHS Long Term Plan
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Ambulance iPads improve patient care under NHS Long Term Plan

This article was taken from: https://www.england.nhs.uk/2021/05/ambulance-ipads-improve-patient-care-under-nhs-long-term-plan/ By NHS news   The 30,000 devices will allow ambulance crews to send photographs from the scene of an accident so stroke specialists and other clinicians on standby in emergency departments can get straight to work when the patient arrives at hospital.   Paramedics will also be able to…

Overwhelming majority of people severely affected by mental illness report discrimination still widespread
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Overwhelming majority of people severely affected by mental illness report discrimination still widespread

This article was taken from: https://www.rethink.org/news-and-stories/news/2021/05/new-survey-reveals-overwhelming-majority-88-of-people-severely-affected-by-mental-illness-report-discrimination-still-widespread/ By Rethink Mental Illness   New survey reveals overwhelming majority (88%) of people severely affected by mental illness report discrimination still widespread.   The need to tackle stigma and discrimination experienced by people severely affected by mental illness has been laid bare in a new survey by the charity…

Covid: Refugee nurses are being fast-tracked into the NHS
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Covid: Refugee nurses are being fast-tracked into the NHS

This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-56936400 By Catrin Nye BBC News   Refugee nurses are being fast-tracked into the NHS as part of a pioneering scheme in Liverpool. Those involved explain why the pandemic means it’s vital the UK uses their medical experience.   Until last month, Walid Jarad had lived in just two t-shirts…

Covid-19: Cargo plane leaves NI with medical aid for India
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Covid-19: Cargo plane leaves NI with medical aid for India

This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-57019631 By Sara Neill BBC News NI   A cargo plane carrying oxygen generators from Northern Ireland to India left Belfast International Airport on Friday afternoon.   Hospitals in the country are struggling to cope with a second surge of Covid-19 cases. India’s official death toll has surpassed 200,000 but…

Covid-19: Millions living in areas with no deaths and vaccine rollout extended
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Covid-19: Millions living in areas with no deaths and vaccine rollout extended

This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-56927987 By BBC Health News   Here are five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this Friday morning. We’ll have another update for you this evening.   1. Millions living in areas with zero Covid deaths About 22 million people in the UK are living in areas that…