NHS at 70: giving blood – one of the triumphs of modern medicine
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NHS at 70: giving blood – one of the triumphs of modern medicine

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://inews.co.uk/news/health/nhs-70-giving-blood/ By Paul Gallagher Pill that coats the small intestine reduces its ability to absorb sugars and other nutrients It may not have the best reputation today, as the world seeks to drastically reduce their dependency on them, but in 1948 the development of the plastic bag revolutionised blood collection. Until…

NHS doctors who make ‘honest mistakes’ to get more protection
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NHS doctors who make ‘honest mistakes’ to get more protection

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/06/10/nhs-doctors-make-honest-mistakes-get-protection/ By Laura Donnelly, health editor  Doctors who make honest mistakes will be given more protection under NHS plans to prevent blunders being covered up. Under the plans, launched on Monday by Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt, doctors accused of making errors will no longer be forced to disclose personal case notes. The General Medical Council watchdog will also lose…

Future-proofing the NHS: how the UK’s largest workforce is gearing up
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Future-proofing the NHS: how the UK’s largest workforce is gearing up

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/healthcare-network/2018/may/23/future-proofing-how-nhs-future-uk-largest-workforce By Debbie Andalo , The Guardian As the service responds to changing developed Seventy years ago the NHS launched with a workforce of around 144,000. Since then, the health service has grown to become the single biggest employer in the UK, with 1.7 million workers across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, making it the…

Hospitals struggling to afford new equipment after NHS budget cuts
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Hospitals struggling to afford new equipment after NHS budget cuts

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/may/22/hospitals-struggling-to-afford-new-equipment-after-nhs-budget-cuts By Denis Campbell Health policy editor Hospitals struggling to afford new equipment after NHS budget cut Hospitals can no longer afford the most modern scanners and surgical equipment to treat patients who have cancer and other diseases because of multibillion-pound cuts to the NHS’s capital budget, research reveals. Staff are having to continue…

Community services are key to the NHS. Why are they still marginalised? Chris Hopson
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Community services are key to the NHS. Why are they still marginalised? Chris Hopson

Byangie vallejo

This article was taken from:  https://www.theguardian.com/healthcare-network/2018/may/21/community-services-nhs-marginalised By Chris Hopson Providing more care closer to home would improve the lives of patients – and ease the pressure on our beleaguered hospitals The NHS is overstretched, underfunded, and short-staffed. Pressures are growing. The results were there for all to see last winter. Staff run ragged, patient discharges delayed, standards of…