Patients with serious mental health issues leading them to self-harm or attempt suicide are being left to wait as long as two years for specialist support because of an NHS “blind spot” on waiting times, an investigation has found. The British Medical Association (BMA) has warned that thousands of patients are waiting more than six…
This article was taken from: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/02/06/drinking-hot-tea-can-increase-risk-cancer-study-finds/ By Neil Connor Hot tea can increase the risk of a deadly cancer five-fold for people who also regularly drink alcohol, Chinese research suggests. People who drink at least one alcoholic beverage and a “burning hot” cup of tea on a daily basis were five times more likely to develop…
This article was taken from: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/nursing-applications-ucas-course-drop-nhs-grants-funding-debt-tuition-fees-costs-a8191546.html By Alex Matthews-King Health Correspondent Student loan write-offs and other incentives urgently needed to prevent ‘unimaginable problems’ caused by the removal of nursing bursary, leaders warn Applications to study nursing in England have fallen for a second year, dropping by a third since the Government removed bursaries in 2017 requiring nurses and midwives to pay £9,000 a…
This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/science/sifting-the-evidence/2018/feb/05/could-ketamine-help-treat-alcohol-dependence By Beth Marsh, Lilla Porffy, Meryem Grabski, Will Lawn Current treatments for alcohol dependence often fail. So researchers are investigating more unusual interventions January 2018 has come to an end and with it the month that people increasingly use to abstain from alcohol. It is still unknown whether Dry January has…
This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/feb/05/annual-charge-paid-by-migrants-for-using-the-nhs-to-double By Rajeev Syal Immigration health surcharge, which doctors fear may encourage racial profiling, will increase to £400 a year Charges paid by temporary migrants to the UK to use the NHS are to double, the government has announced. Ministers said the move would raise around £220m a year for the health service while…