Plan to hire thousands of foreign nurses for NHS is axed
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Plan to hire thousands of foreign nurses for NHS is axed

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/jun/02/foreign-nurses-target-cut-from-nhs-staffing-plan By Michael Savage, Observer policy editor Target was politically difficult for a government committed to reducing net migration A controversial target of hiring 5,000 foreign nurses a year for at least 15 years has been cut from a flagship plan to deal with the NHS’s staffing crisis, the Observer understands. The…

Night shift workers not at greater breast cancer risk, study suggests
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Night shift workers not at greater breast cancer risk, study suggests

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.itv.com/news/2019-05-28/night-shift-workers-not-at-greater-breast-cancer-risk-study-suggests/ By ITV News Night shifts do not increase the risk of breast cancer, a ten-year study of more than 100,000 UK women suggests. The research, published in the British Journal of Cancer, found women who work overnight are no more likely to develop the disease than those who work…

Video calls for the elderly are helping reduce strain on stretched NHS
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Video calls for the elderly are helping reduce strain on stretched NHS

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://news.sky.com/story/video-calls-for-the-elderly-are-helping-reduce-strain-on-stretched-nhs-11728415 By Sky News The service has already prevented 1,000 unnecessary visits to A&E in the last year – and has freed up 2,000 GP appointments. New technologies including video calls are being used in a trial in Manchester to help reduce the strain on stretched NHS services. Sky News…

NHS to sign up patients for ‘virtual’ A&E in tech revolution
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NHS to sign up patients for ‘virtual’ A&E in tech revolution

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/may/23/birmingham-to-begin-accident-and-emergency-online-chat-service-in-tech-revolution-for-nhs-care By Denis Campbell Health policy editor Exclusive: Patients checking systems will be told by chatbot if they need to go to hospital Millions of patients will be encouraged to use digital technology to assess how ill they are under a groundbreaking initiative by a leading NHS hospital, as part of a drive…

Three-quarters of food bought in UK hospitals is unhealthy, audit shows
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Three-quarters of food bought in UK hospitals is unhealthy, audit shows

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/may/22/food-bought-nhs-hospitals-unhealthy-audit-shows-crisps-sweets-cakes By Ian Samples Science Editor NHS staff, patients and visitors shun nutritious snacks in favour of crisps, sweets and cakes Researchers have called for radical restrictions on junk food in UK hospitals after an audit of NHS health centres found that people overwhelmingly bought unhealthy snacks and drinks on the premises….