MS patients offered new drug on the NHS in ‘landmark moment’
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MS patients offered new drug on the NHS in ‘landmark moment’

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This article was taken from: https://inews.co.uk/news/health/ms-drug-nhs-ocrelizumab-patients-hope/ By Paul Gallagher at I news Ocrelizumab is the first and only treatment that can slow disability progression in this type of MS, where symptoms gradually worsen. The first ever treatment for early primary progressive multiple sclerosis (MS) will be made available on the NHS, a decision branded a “landmark moment” by…

GP pressure: Numbers show first sustained drop for 50 years
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GP pressure: Numbers show first sustained drop for 50 years

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This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.com/news/health-48191438 By Nick Triggle Health correspondent The NHS is seeing the first sustained fall in GP numbers in the UK for 50 years, the BBC can reveal. An analysis by the Nuffield Trust for the BBC shows the number of GPs per 100,000 people has fallen from nearly 65 in…

NHS patients to get faster access to pioneering treatments
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NHS patients to get faster access to pioneering treatments

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This article was taken from: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/nhs-patients-to-get-faster-access-to-pioneering-treatments By Published 2 May 2019 From: Department of Health and Social Care Accelerating access to treatments and services is being improved so that more patients can benefit. New improvements to the Accelerated Access Collaborative (AAC) will put the most promising medicines, diagnostic tools and digital services through the clinical…

Expectant mothers to be given same midwife throughout pregnancy in £40million NHS promise
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Expectant mothers to be given same midwife throughout pregnancy in £40million NHS promise

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This article was taken from: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/05/05/expectant-mothers-given-midwife-throughout-pregnancy-40million/ By  Dominic Nicholls All expectant mothers are to be given the same midwife throughout their pregnancy in a £40 million NHS promise. Maternity deaths are expected to fall by 50 per cent after thousands more expectant mothers will be offered a named midwife to guide them through pregnancy. To…

Mental health patients detained in hospital wards for up to 21 years
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Mental health patients detained in hospital wards for up to 21 years

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This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/apr/23/nhs-mental-health-patients-locked-in-secure-ward-rehabilitation-years By Sarah Marsh at The Guardian Guardian finds many people confined far from families, sometimes for decades A patient locked in a secure ward for more than 21 years is among hundreds of people with mental health problems being kept in what one MP has called “old-style asylums” in NHS hospitals, an investigation can…