NHS doctors who make ‘honest mistakes’ to get more protection
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NHS doctors who make ‘honest mistakes’ to get more protection

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/06/10/nhs-doctors-make-honest-mistakes-get-protection/ By Laura Donnelly, health editor  Doctors who make honest mistakes will be given more protection under NHS plans to prevent blunders being covered up. Under the plans, launched on Monday by Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt, doctors accused of making errors will no longer be forced to disclose personal case notes. The General Medical Council watchdog will also lose…

NHS has one of lowest levels of doctors and nurses in western world

NHS has one of lowest levels of doctors and nurses in western world

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: http://www.nationalhealthexecutive.com/Health-Care-News/nhs-has-one-of-lowest-levels-of-doctors-and-nurses-in-western-world# By National Health Executive The UK has fewer doctors and nurses per head than almost any developed country, new figures have revealed.# The King’s Fund analysed data from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), comparing healthcare spending across 21 countries. According to the figures, the only country with fewer doctors…

Being a patient ‘a full-time job’
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Being a patient ‘a full-time job’

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-43742029 By Nick TriggleHealth correspondent Being a patient is a “full-time job”, say researchers, because more people are likely to have multiple conditions. The Academy of Medical Sciences said doctors were seeing a clustering of different physical and mental health conditions in a single patient never previously seen together before. It means…

Rise in attacks on NHS workers blamed on lack of staff and delays
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Rise in attacks on NHS workers blamed on lack of staff and delays

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/apr/17/rise-in-attacks-on-nhs-workers-blamed-on-lack-of-staff-money-and-delays By Denis Campbell Health policy editor Hospital trusts in England reported 56,500 assaults in 2016-2017, up 10% on year before Growing numbers of NHS personnel in England have been the victim of a violent attack at work, with understaffing and delays in patients accessing services being blamed for the rise. Figures supplied by hospital…

A&E waiting time figures reveal ‘eternal winter’ for NHS
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A&E waiting time figures reveal ‘eternal winter’ for NHS

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/apr/12/a-and-e-waiting-time-eternal-winter-nhs-hospitals By Denis Campbell Health policy editor NHS emergency departments in England in March report worst performance since records began A record low in A&E treatment performance by the NHS has prompted warnings that the health service is in an “eternal winter” as hospitals cannot cope with rising patient need. Just 76.4% of patients needing…