Ebola heroes to protest over migrants being denied NHS healthcare
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Ebola heroes to protest over migrants being denied NHS healthcare

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jul/23/ebola-heroes-to-protest-over-migrants-being-denied-nhs-healthcare By Denis Campbell Health policy editor Around 20 medical staff plan to hand back their decorations and deliver a letter to Downing Street British doctors, nurses and midwives hailed as heroes for tackling Ebola are handing back the medals they received from the government in protest at undocumented migrants being denied free NHS care….

Number of NHS beds for mental health patients slumps by 30%
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Number of NHS beds for mental health patients slumps by 30%

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/jul/21/nhs-beds-number-mental-health-patients-falls By Toby Helm and Denis Campbell Bed shortages in parts of England are so severe that patients are sometimes sent hundreds of miles from home The number of hospital beds for people with acute mental health conditions, where a consultant psychiatrist is on hand to oversee treatment, has fallen by almost 30% since…

Record numbers sign up for NHS trials including thousands of Londoners
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Record numbers sign up for NHS trials including thousands of Londoners

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/record-numbers-sign-up-for-nhs-trials-including-thousands-of-londoners-a3891596.html By Ross Lydall Record numbers of NHS patients are being enrolled on clinical trials — with four London trusts among the top 10 for providing access to pioneering treatments. A total of 725,333 people took part in medical research in 2017/18, up nine per cent on the previous year and the highest figure since…

NHS decision to fund new asthma drug a ‘beacon of hope’ to thousands
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NHS decision to fund new asthma drug a ‘beacon of hope’ to thousands

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/07/16/nhs-decision-fund-new-asthma-drug-beacon-hope-thousands/ By Henry Bodkin Around 100,000 people suffering from the worst form of asthma will be given access to a £12,000 treatment that promises the chance of a more normal life. Health chiefs have said the NHS will pay for injections of Benralizumab for those who cannot be helped by traditional inhalers or steroids. Patients groups…

NHS opt-in transplant policy at risk due to cuts and staff stress
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NHS opt-in transplant policy at risk due to cuts and staff stress

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/jul/15/nhs-opt-in-organ-transplant-policy-at-risk-cuts-staff-stress By Denis Campbell Health policy editor Report shows transplant service short of necessary skilled staff and equipment Plans to save hundreds of lives by making everyone in England a potential organ donor could fail because hospitals are so short of transplant surgeons and specialist nurses, the NHS’s own analysis of the policy…