How exercise prescriptions could change the NHS
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How exercise prescriptions could change the NHS

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/education/2018/mar/19/how-exercise-prescriptions-could-change-the-nhs By Helena Pozniak Sports medicine graduates will be in high demand to combat inactivity epidemic We know exercise is good for us, yet human beings may now be on the verge of dangerous levels of inactivity. Historically we’ve always been active, from our hunter gatherer past to manual labour in the…

Why British Summer Time has an unexpected impact on the NHS
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Why British Summer Time has an unexpected impact on the NHS

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/2018/03/18/british-summer-time-has-unexpected-impact-nhs/ By  Sarah Knapton, science editor When the clocks go forward next weekend, it will bring not only lighter evenings, but a general sense of wellbeing and fewer accidents on the roads. Yet researchers have discovered British Summer Time is having an unexpectedly negative and costly impact for the NHS. Psychologists at Lancaster and York…

The NHS needs a reliable source of income. Here’s where to find it

The NHS needs a reliable source of income. Here’s where to find it

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/mar/15/nhs-needs-reliable-source-income By Norman Warner and John Oldham From properly taxing tech giants to levies on property owned by overseas firms – there are ways to fund our health service  Our NHS is nearly 70 years old. Like many older people it has developed some chronic conditions. It hasn’t changed its model for delivering services sufficiently…

Pharmacists funded to work in care homes in England
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Pharmacists funded to work in care homes in England

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-43404016 By http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-43404016 NHS England is planning to fund the recruitment of 240 pharmacists and pharmacy technicians to work in care homes to try to cut down on unnecessary medicines taken by the residents. Care home residents often have one or more long-term health conditions, with some prescribed 10 or more medicines….

NHS adopts mpMRI scanning tech to slash prostate cancer diagnosis times

NHS adopts mpMRI scanning tech to slash prostate cancer diagnosis times

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: https://www.digitalhealth.net/2018/03/nhs-adopts-mpmri-scanning-tech/ By Owen Hughes The NHS has adopted new scanning technology which it claims can slash diagnosis times for prostate cancer, while also reducing the risk of  sepsis. Using multi-parametric MRI (mpMRI) scanning technology – which offer a superior-quality image to current scanners – men can have a scan, receive their results…