Mental health trusts struggling with staffing ‘on a daily basis’

Mental health trusts struggling with staffing ‘on a daily basis’

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: https://www.nursingtimes.net/news/workforce/mental-health-trusts-struggling-with-staffing-on-a-daily-basis/7022819.article By NICOLA MERRIFIELDDeputy news editor NHS mental health trusts are struggling to staff services on a daily basis, with some regularly resorting to using healthcare assistants in place of registered nurses, a new report by a think-tank has found. The King’s Fund think-tank said the lack of available mental health staff…

Artificial organs developed by biohackers will soon deliver insulin to diabetics

Artificial organs developed by biohackers will soon deliver insulin to diabetics

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: http://www.wired.co.uk/article/artificial-pancreas By STEPHEN JACOBS Hybrid closed-loop systems are set to change the daily lives of diabetics significantly.Hybrid closed-loop systems are set to change the daily lives of diabetics significantly. Many diabetics have been eagerly anticipating 2018 as the year when several hybrid closed-loop systems hit the commercial market – thanks in no…

Medical students being urged to help in NHS hospitals as winter crisis worsens

Medical students being urged to help in NHS hospitals as winter crisis worsens

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/nhs-winter-crisis-medical-students-help-short-staff-hospital-cuts-health-a8159271.html By Caroline Mortimer  Inexperienced undergraduates are being asked to plug labour gaps as NHS trusts struggle to cope with increased pressure Undergraduate medical students are being urged to help relieve the NHS winter crisis because hospitals are so short-staffed. Despite not yet qualifying as doctors, medical students are being asked to volunteer on A&E units as they struggle…

Fears of Brexit drain as more EU27 ambulance staff quit the NHS

Fears of Brexit drain as more EU27 ambulance staff quit the NHS

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/jan/13/nhs-ambulance-staff-quit-brexit-eu27 By Denis Campbell Departures could exacerbate vacancy rates in already understaffed service Increasing numbers of European Union-trained ambulance staff are quitting the NHS, raising fears of a Brexit drain from the 999 service just as concern over slow response times grows. There are fears the departures could exacerbate high vacancy rates in ambulance…

Increased stress at work linked to higher risk of diabetes

Increased stress at work linked to higher risk of diabetes

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-stress-diabetes/increased-stress-at-work-linked-to-higher-risk-of-diabetes-idUSKBN1F02VW By Lisa Rapaport Researchers examined data on 3,730 petroleum industry workers in China. At the start of the study, none of the workers had diabetes. After 12 years of follow-up, workers who experienced increasing stressful tasks on the job were 57 percent more likely to develop diabetes, the study team…