Mini tumours grown in lab are breakthrough for medicine tests

Mini tumours grown in lab are breakthrough for medicine tests

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: https://news.sky.com/story/mini-tumours-grown-in-lab-are-breakthrough-for-medicine-tests-11262358 By Thomas Moore, Science Correspondent The tests could tell doctors which treatment would be most effective, and avoid putting patients through unnecessary suffering. Scientists have successfully grown mini versions of patients’ tumours in a lab – and then tested them against dozens of drugs to find the best possible treatment. The…

Doctors blocked by ‘arbitrary’ visa rules from taking up NHS jobs

Doctors blocked by ‘arbitrary’ visa rules from taking up NHS jobs

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: https://news.sky.com/story/doctors-blocked-by-arbitrary-visa-rules-from-taking-up-nhs-jobs-11222690 By Paul Kelso, Health Correspondent Clinicians, hospital trusts and recruitment agencies say rules are preventing the NHS filling thousands of vacant doctors posts. Fully-qualified foreign doctors are being prevented from taking up NHS jobs because of “arbitrary” visa rules which critics say are exacerbating the crisis in the health service….

Nurses training to work as junior doctors in hard-to-staff hospitals as part of UK-first pilot

Nurses training to work as junior doctors in hard-to-staff hospitals as part of UK-first pilot

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/nhs-nurses-junior-doctors-training-work-hospitals-staff-shortages-uk-pilot-crisis-latest-a8147711.html  By Alex Matthews-King Health Corresponden Hospital trust says it is an alternative to the ‘traditional medical model which is hard to recruit to’, particularly in remote areas Nurses are being trained for roles that would usually be performed by doctors, as part of a pioneering pilot to tackle medical workforce shortages in more remote…

When it comes to the facts about the NHS crisis, who do you believe – your doctor or your Government?

When it comes to the facts about the NHS crisis, who do you believe – your doctor or your Government?

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: http://www.independent.co.uk/voices/nhs-winter-crisis-flu-doctors-job-shortages-stress-jeremy-hunt-funding-a8120431.html By: David Wrigley  The spin and misinformation from the Government is spewed forth on a daily basis and I don’t know any NHS worker who believes the likes of Jeremy Hunt or Theresa May Not a day goes by when the NHS is not in the news in one way or…

NHS faces acute and growing staffing shortage, warns agency

NHS faces acute and growing staffing shortage, warns agency

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/dec/13/nhs-faces-acute-and-growing-staffing-shortage-warns-agency By: Denis CampbellHealth policy editor Health Education England says service must recruit 190,000 more staff by 2027 but instead low pay and work pressure are driving skills drain The NHS is beset by acute shortages of nurses and paramedics and is facing a skills drain, with staff quitting because of pressurised jobs and…