Workforce crisis leaves the NHS teetering on the brink – but there is a way forward
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Workforce crisis leaves the NHS teetering on the brink – but there is a way forward

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2020/jan/21/workforce-crisis-nhs-teetering-brink By Kailash Chand Ministers must act where others have failed and put prevention rather than treatment at the heart of the healthcare system The NHS workforce shortage is forcing staff to work long hours with no breaks, and go lengthy spells without eating, drinking, sitting down or using the…

From depression to dementia, inflammation is medicine’s new frontier
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From depression to dementia, inflammation is medicine’s new frontier

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/jan/19/inflammation-depression-mind-body By Edward Bullmore The barrier between mind and body appears to be crumbling. Clinical practice and public perception need to catch up Unlikely as it may seem, #inflammation has become a hashtag. It seems to be everywhere suddenly, up to all sorts of tricks. Rather than simply being on…

The GP practice where patients can share appointments
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The GP practice where patients can share appointments

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.com/news/health-51063419 By Dr Zoe Williams Faced with a wait for a GP appointment, would you choose a group session with the doctor instead? It is an idea some surgeries are investigating. Demand for appointments increasingly outweighs availability. In recent years, the number of GP appointments has risen by 13%, but GP…

Air pollution could kill 160,000 in next decade – report
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Air pollution could kill 160,000 in next decade – report

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jan/13/air-pollution-kill-160000-next-decade-report?utm_term=Autofeed&CMP=twt_b-gdnnews&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1578876459 By PA Media British Heart Foundation predicts current total of 11,000 particulate-related deaths per year will continue to rise More than 160,000 people could die over the next decade from strokes and heart attacks caused by air pollution, a charity has warned. That is the equivalent of more than…

‘Breaking point’: fears over lack of intensive care beds for children
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‘Breaking point’: fears over lack of intensive care beds for children

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/dec/29/nhs-picu-shortage-intensive-care-beds-critically-ill-children By Denis Campbell Health policy editor Exclusive: critically ill children rushed to units across England as NHS struggles to find beds Critically ill children are being rushed from one part of England to another because NHS hospitals are running short of intensive care beds in which to treat them, the Guardian can…