Medical students being urged to help in NHS hospitals as winter crisis worsens

Medical students being urged to help in NHS hospitals as winter crisis worsens

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/health/nhs-winter-crisis-medical-students-help-short-staff-hospital-cuts-health-a8159271.html By Caroline Mortimer  Inexperienced undergraduates are being asked to plug labour gaps as NHS trusts struggle to cope with increased pressure Undergraduate medical students are being urged to help relieve the NHS winter crisis because hospitals are so short-staffed. Despite not yet qualifying as doctors, medical students are being asked to volunteer on A&E units as they struggle…

Fears of Brexit drain as more EU27 ambulance staff quit the NHS

Fears of Brexit drain as more EU27 ambulance staff quit the NHS

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/jan/13/nhs-ambulance-staff-quit-brexit-eu27 By Denis Campbell Departures could exacerbate vacancy rates in already understaffed service Increasing numbers of European Union-trained ambulance staff are quitting the NHS, raising fears of a Brexit drain from the 999 service just as concern over slow response times grows. There are fears the departures could exacerbate high vacancy rates in ambulance…

How the NHS winter beds crisis is hitting patient care

How the NHS winter beds crisis is hitting patient care

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/ng-interactive/2018/jan/11/how-the-nhs-winter-beds-crisis-is-hitting-patient-care By Josh Holder NHS hospitals were forced to add over 5,000 extra beds in one day this winter — that affects the care patients receive The winter crisis reached a new peak last week as NHS trusts had to provide 5,075 extra beds on 2 January to cope with demand, the…

NHS hospital bans sugar from its meals to tackle staff obesity

NHS hospital bans sugar from its meals to tackle staff obesity

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/jan/09/nhs-hospital-bans-sugar-from-its-meals-to-tackle-staff-obesity By Sarah Marsh Tameside hospital has stopped selling sugary snacks and fizzy drinks in its restaurant, has removed added sugar from meals and provides low-carb options A hospital in Manchester has become the first in Britain to ban sugar from its restaurant in an attempt to tackle growing concerns about…

Nurses priced out of housing developments on former NHS sites

Nurses priced out of housing developments on former NHS sites

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/jan/09/nurses-priced-out-of-housing-developments-on-former-nhs-sites By Robert Booth Four out of five homes on NHS land sold by government too expensive for nursing staff and only one in 10 offered at social rent Four out of five homes built on former NHS sites that have been sold off to private developers will cost more than nurses can…