Cancer doctor shortage ‘puts care at risk’
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Cancer doctor shortage ‘puts care at risk’

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-47616486 By Nick TriggleHealth correspondent A shortage of cancer doctors will hamper the ability of the NHS to provide cutting-edge care, experts are warning. A Royal College of Radiologists census of 62 major UK cancer centres found more than 7.5% of consultant posts were vacant, with services maintained only by large amounts…

Doctors need training in how to ask grieving parents for their children’s organs says NHS, as number of donations plateau
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Doctors need training in how to ask grieving parents for their children’s organs says NHS, as number of donations plateau

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/03/04/doctors-need-training-ask-grieving-parents-childrens-organs/ By Sophie Barnes Doctors need training in how to ask grieving parents for their children’s organs NHS Blood and Transplant has said, as the number of organ donations has plateaued. Parents are being urged by the blood and transplant service to consider organ donation when their child dies as new figures show the…

Record numbers of NHS staff quitting due to long hours
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Record numbers of NHS staff quitting due to long hours

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This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/feb/17/nhs-staff-quit-record-numbers-work-life-balance By Denis Campbell Health Policy Editor at the Guardian News Number of nurses leaving the service almost triples – at a time of more than 40,000 nursing vacancies Record numbers of burned-out NHS staff are quitting because they are fed up with spending too much time at work and not enough with…

How retraining refugees could help tackle NHS staffing crisis
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How retraining refugees could help tackle NHS staffing crisis

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/feb/13/refugee-scheme-nhs-staffing-crisis-work-placements?CMP=share_btn_tw By Jon Bloomfield Work placements aim to give medically qualified migrants access to UK jobs alongside English classes When Horani Othman fled Syria with his Kurdish family in 2012, he arrived in the UK not knowing how he would make ends meet. Sent to live in Birmingham by the Home Office…

Breast cancer risk test ‘game changer’
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Breast cancer risk test ‘game changer’

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This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.com/news/health-46875367 By BBC Health News Experts have developed a potentially “game-changing” test to predict a woman’s risk of breast cancer. It combines information on family history and hundreds of genetic markers with other factors, such as weight, to give the most comprehensive assessment possible, says Cancer Research UK. The test is…