Mental health and learning disability student nurses to receive extra £1,000 grant
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Mental health and learning disability student nurses to receive extra £1,000 grant

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This article was taken from: https://www.nursinginpractice.com/community-nursing/mental-health-learning-disability-grant By  Mimi Launder Students in ‘shortage specialisms’ such as mental health and learning disability nursing will receive an extra £1,000 each year they are at university, the Government confirmed yesterday (20 January). It also released details of further payments to cover childcare costs and for students in regions ‘struggling…

Immune discovery ‘may treat all cancer’
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Immune discovery ‘may treat all cancer’

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This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-51182451 By James GallagherHealth and science correspondent A newly-discovered part of our immune system could be harnessed to treat all cancers, say scientists. The Cardiff University team discovered a method of killing prostate, breast, lung and other cancers in lab tests. The findings, published in Nature Immunology, have not been…

Is Downing Street turning up the heat on the NHS?
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Is Downing Street turning up the heat on the NHS?

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This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.com/news/health-51107774 By Hugh Pym Health editor  With the election and the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement Bill out of the way, Boris Johnson’s attention has turned to the NHS. Sources talk of a “laser-like focus” on health as the government starts charting a path to delivering the promised new nurses, doctors and hospitals…

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

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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…

Winter pressures at hospitals ‘exceptional’ – Vaughan Gething
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Winter pressures at hospitals ‘exceptional’ – Vaughan Gething

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This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-51048246 By Owain Clarke BBC Wales health correspondent Pressures on hospitals in Wales are “exceptional” and “really, really tough,” the health minister has said. Vaughan Gething visited three hospitals in west Wales to see problems. He said it was “undeniably significantly different” to previous winters, with high numbers of sick…