NHS pressures causing avoidable harm to 500 patients a year – report
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NHS pressures causing avoidable harm to 500 patients a year – report

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/dec/19/nhs-pressures-causing-avoidable-harm-to-500-patients-a-year-report By Denis Campbell Health policy editor Unmanageable hospital workloads exposing people to increased risks, regulator finds Patients in England are being harmed because doctors and nurses are too busy to enforce directives designed to improve safety, a scathing report by the NHS regulator has found. People in hospital are exposed to increased risk, including…

NHS to be franchised around the globe under post-Brexit plans
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NHS to be franchised around the globe under post-Brexit plans

This article was taken from: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/09/10/nhs-franchised-around-globe-post-brexit-plans/ By Laura Donnelly, health editor The NHS is to be exported across the world as part of efforts to boost investment in Britain post-Brexit, under controversial new Government plans. Hospitals and heath watchdogs will be encouraged to set up franchises in dozens of countries, with profits ploughed into supporting the health service….