Traditional family doctors dying out due to years of underfunding, Jeremy Hunt admits

Traditional family doctors dying out due to years of underfunding, Jeremy Hunt admits

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2017/10/12/traditional-family-doctors-dying-due-years-underfunding-jeremy/ By: Henry Bodkin  12 OCTOBER 2017 • 4:27PM The traditional family doctor risks dying out due to a surge of burnt-out GPs fleeing the profession, Jeremy Hunt has warned. The Health Secretary said decades of underfunding meant the “magic” of seeing a doctor who remembered their patients’ names was now under threat. Reiterating…

NHS urges 1.4m staff to have flu jab to reduce risk of epidemic

NHS urges 1.4m staff to have flu jab to reduce risk of epidemic

ByMatthew Betteridge

Thus article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/oct/12/nhs-urges-14m-staff-flu-jab-reduce-risk-epidemic By:Denis Campbell and David Brindle Bosses write to workers saying they should get vaccinated as soon as possible – and must give a reason for refusing to do so NHS bosses are writing to all 1.4 million staff to say they must have the winter flu jab as soon as possible to…

Make it easier for foreign doctors to work in Britain, minister told

Make it easier for foreign doctors to work in Britain, minister told

ByMatthew Betteridge

Thia article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/oct/10/gps-should-be-on-list-of-shortage-occupations-royal-college-says By:Denis Campbell, Health policy editor Royal College of GPs urges home secretary to include doctors on list of shortage occupations to help plug gaps in workforce GPs’ leaders are urging ministers to add family doctors to the UK’s list of shortage occupations, to make it easier for overseas doctors to…

Ex-NHS chief backs doctors’ warning over ID checks on patients

Ex-NHS chief backs doctors’ warning over ID checks on patients

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/oct/11/ex-nhs-chief-backs-doctors-warning-id-checks-patients By:Damien Gayle Critics say rules to tackle health tourism could deter sick people from seeking treatment and lead to racial profiling A former chief executive of the NHS is among 1,000 signatories to a letter to the health secretary, Jeremy Hunt, warning of the risks posed by imposing identification checks…

World Mental Health Day 2017: The daily struggle for peace of mind

World Mental Health Day 2017: The daily struggle for peace of mind

ByMatthew Betteridge

This artcle was taken from: http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/world-mental-health-day-wellbeing-modern-life-technology-anxiety-depression-illness-stress-a7990296.html By:RICHARD CARLTON-CRABTREE The NHS is improving how it treats mental health, but simply isn’t equipped to cope with the scale of the crisis in the UK. Is modern life incompatible with mental wellbeing, asks Richard Carlton-Crabtree Today is World Mental Health Day, and this year is a landmark anniversary. First…