This article was taken from: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/09/18/nhs-chiefs-read-riot-act-poor-ae-performance/ By: Laura Donnelly, health editor 18 SEPTEMBER 2017 • 10:00PM NHS hospital chiefs have been hauled in by Jeremy Hunt over poor performance, in a desperate bid to head off an Accident & Emergency crisis. It follows warnings that the NHS could be facing the worst flu season in its history,…
This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/sep/16/two-thirds-support-higher-taxes-to-fund-nhs By: Denis Campbell Health Policy Editor Amid growing concern about state of the health service, poll shows a willingness to contribute more Two in three people are prepared to pay more tax in order to ensure the cash-strapped NHS has the money it needs to provide good care. New polling for the King’s Fund thinktank found…
This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/bike-blog/2017/sep/17/the-miracle-pill-how-cycling-could-save-the-nhs By: Peter Walker Cycling can make people healthy and live longer, and cut public health costs, so why can’t it be prescribed to the nation? Imagine if a team of scientists devised a drug which massively reduced people’s chances of developing cancer or heart disease, cutting their overall likelihood of dying…
This article was taken from: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-41256219 Deaths from Alzheimer’s Disease in Scotland rose by more than a third in a year, according to official figures. National Records of Scotland (NRS) said 1,506 people died from all forms of dementia in the second quarter of 2017. Alzheimer’s deaths rose 33.4% compared with the same period a year…
This article was taken from: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-41274088 By: Nick TriggleHealth correspondent Unions representing nurses and other NHS staff have written to the chancellor to demand a 3.9% pay rise and an extra £800 to make up for the “cut” they have seen in recent years. Fourteen unions have joined together to ask for the increase, saying pay…