This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.com/news/health-46777387 By Nick Triggle Health correspondent NHS bosses in England say a new 10-year plan could save up to 500,000 lives by focusing on prevention. GPs, mental health and community care will get the biggest funding increases. The aim is to curb the reliance on hospitals, which will get a smaller cut of…
This article was taken from: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/12/27/childrens-hospices-receive-funding-boost-nhs-plans/ By Laura Donnelly, health editor Health officials will increase funding for children’s hospices to up to £25 million a year, the head of the NHS has announced. Simon Stevens said care of terminally ill children was a top priority for the NHS, as he promised an expansion of services which mean help…
This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-46591187 By BBC Health News NHS England is making up to £300,000 available over the festive period to fund dozens of “drunk tanks”. These supervised units are places where revellers who have over-indulged can be checked and allowed to sleep it off. They should help take the pressure off hospital and…
This article was taken from: https://www.itv.com/news/2018-12-19/exercise-as-effective-as-drugs-in-lowering-high-blood-pressure-study/ By ITV News Exercise could be just as effective in lowering high blood pressure as prescribed medication, a study has said. Researchers pooled data from nearly 400 trials and found that for those suffering from high blood pressure, activity such as walking, swimming and simple weight training seemed to be…
This article was taken from: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/12/17/evening-weekend-gp-appointments-rolled-across-england-nhs-announces/ By Sophie Barnes Evening and weekend GP appointments have now been rolled out across England, health bosses have announced. NHS England said that an estimated nine million extra appointments per year are now available to patients outside of normal working hours. The extended access available from today means people will be…