This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-50587291 By Nick Triggle Health correspondent When Georgina Day became a nurse five years ago, she had dreams of becoming the next Florence Nightingale. But the reality has been very different. Georgina works as an A&E nurse in a London hospital. Every shift, her team of just over 20 starts…
This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-50577728 By BBC Health News A major trial of an immunotherapy drug has shown it can be effective in some men with advanced prostate cancer. The men had stopped responding to the main treatment options. Researchers found that a small proportion of men, described as “super responders”, remained well even…
This article was taken from: https://www.westerntelegraph.co.uk/news/18043542.national-honour-care-home-manager/ By Bruce Sinclair A CARE home manager from Pembrokeshire has been selected from more than 4,000 staff across the UK to receive an award for his work. Andy Davis, who works at Pembroke Dock’s Shaw healthcare care home, was presented with the ‘Outstanding Management Contribution Award’ – sponsored by…
This article was taken from: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/11/26/new-nhs-plans-could-mean-average-wait-eight-half-weeks/ By Laura Donnelly, health editor Patients waiting for NHS surgery should receive treatment in eight and a half weeks, on average, under NHS proposals, documents suggest. Experts said that if the changes go ahead, it would mean slightly longer waiting times than under today’s targets. Under the current measures, 92…
This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-50543489 By BBC Health News Three British nationals have been brought back to the UK from Sierra Leone for medical assessment after coming into close contact with two people diagnosed with Lassa fever. One of the two infected Dutch nationals – both doctors working in Sierra Leone – has died from…