NHS faces shortage of junior doctors, while questions about resource allocation arise

NHS faces shortage of junior doctors, while questions about resource allocation arise

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: http://today.mims.com/nhs-faces-shortage-of-junior-doctors-while-questions-about-resource-allocation-arise By: Tanvi Ambulkar  While wellness services may encourage patients to take charge of their own health, the provision of these services may not be suitable in a time when the NHS is facing a severe paucity of qualified labour. The NHS, the primary health provider in the UK, has recently been…

LAID BARE Elderly care system in crisis after spike in complaints about residents’ treatment

LAID BARE Elderly care system in crisis after spike in complaints about residents’ treatment

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4512083/elderly-care-system-in-crisis-after-spike-in-complaints-about-residents-treatment/ By: Brittany Vonow 21st September 2017, 12:08 am Updated: 21st September 2017, 12:08 am A new report has revealed complaints including about residents not being treated with dignity INSPECTORS are dealing with four complaints in the elderly care system everyday, a shocking new report has revealed. The critical state of the service has…

Life-extending lung cancer drug approved

Life-extending lung cancer drug approved

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41318417 A life-extending lung cancer drug will be made immediately available to NHS patients in England, say advisers. Campaigners, including the late Sunday Times restaurant critic AA Gill, have repeatedly called for access to the pioneering immunotherapy, which can add months to life. Scotland already offers nivolumab to people with advanced…

Mass NHS data sharing plan will not allow ‘simple opt out’ despite ministers’ pledges

Mass NHS data sharing plan will not allow ‘simple opt out’ despite ministers’ pledges

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/09/19/mass-nhs-data-sharing-plan-will-not-allow-simple-opt-despite2/ By:   Laura Donnelly, health editor  19 SEPTEMBER 2017 • 12:00PM A controversial NHS data-sharing plan will not allow patients a “simple opt-out” despite ministers’ pledges, leaked documents suggest. Last year the Government axed proposals for a national care.data scheme after it was critcised by privacy campaigners for failing to give the public…

‘Cut-price’ medics lured to the NHS from the US with promises of long holidays touring Europe

‘Cut-price’ medics lured to the NHS from the US with promises of long holidays touring Europe

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/09/18/cut-price-medics-lured-nhs-us-promises-long-holidays-touring/ By:  Laura Donnelly, health editor  18 SEPTEMBER 2017 • 6:01AM ‘Cut-price’ medics are being lured to the UK from the United States with promises of long holidays touring Europe, in a bid to plug widespread staffing shortages.  Laura Donnelly, health editor The NHS is attempting to train or recruit up to 3,200 “physician…