This article was taken from: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-42787958 By Michelle RobertsHealth editor, BBC News online Public Health England is launching a review into the “growing problem” of prescription drug addiction. NHS data suggest one in every 11 patients in England is being prescribed medication that could be addictive, or difficult to come off. This includes sedatives, painkillers and antidepressants….
This article was taken from: https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/community/call-to-train-care-home-staff-to-screen-elderly-for-malnutrition/7022908.article By: Steve Ford News Editor Nursing staff in care homes and other community settings should be trained to screen for malnutrition among older people, according to a cross-party group of MPs. As well as an expansion in screening, especially outside hospitals, the MPs called for social care providers to be required…
This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/jan/16/mental-health-still-losing-out-in-nhs-funding-report-finds By Denis Campbell Health policy editor King’s Fund says physical health services are still getting bigger budgets, five years after ministers promised ‘parity of esteem’ Mental health care providers continue to receive far smaller budget increases than hospitals, five years after ministers pledged to create “parity of esteem” between NHS mental and…
This article was taken from: https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/workforce/mental-health-trusts-struggling-with-staffing-on-a-daily-basis/7022819.article By NICOLA MERRIFIELDDeputy news editor NHS mental health trusts are struggling to staff services on a daily basis, with some regularly resorting to using healthcare assistants in place of registered nurses, a new report by a think-tank has found. The King’s Fund think-tank said the lack of available mental health staff…
This article was taken from: http://www.wired.co.uk/article/artificial-pancreas By STEPHEN JACOBS Hybrid closed-loop systems are set to change the daily lives of diabetics significantly.Hybrid closed-loop systems are set to change the daily lives of diabetics significantly. Many diabetics have been eagerly anticipating 2018 as the year when several hybrid closed-loop systems hit the commercial market – thanks in no…