Indian doctors, who have been used to fill some vacancies, tell Sky News they are shocked by how busy NHS hospitals are. By Paul Kelso, Health Correspondent The number of vacant full-time positions in the NHS has risen 10% in the last year, fuelling concerns that a burgeoning recruitment crisis could impact on patient safety….
More than 10,000 lives a year could be saved with a simple change to HIV medication, doctors say. HIV is often diagnosed late, when it has already ravaged the immune system, leaving people vulnerable. To counter this, researchers tried prescribing a cocktail of drugs at the start of HIV therapy to treat “opportunistic” infections. The…
This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/jul/25/soaring-nhs-vacancies-prompt-warnings-of-understaffing-nursing By: Denis Campbell Health policy editor Tuesday 25 July 2017 13.15 BST Data shows number of available posts in England rose 15.8% over last year, and highlights shrinking nursing workforce The number of vacancies in the NHS has soared by 15.8% over the last year, prompting warnings that the service is facing “desperate” problems of understaffing….
NHS England has launched a national review into schemes to divert patients away from A&E departments. According to the Daily Telegraph, the investigation is in response to the death of a 44-year-old man who was turned away from a Bristol A&E department while a pilot scheme to ease pressure was in place, and instead seen by…
Indian doctors tell Sky News they have been shocked by how busy NHS hospitals are and how few doctors there are to treat patients. By Paul Kelso, Health Correspondent A London hospital is recruiting doctors directly from India to avoid getting into a bidding war over staff that is being driven by the NHS recruitment…