This article was taken from: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-41467097 By: Michelle Roberts Patients aged 65 or older and living in Berkshire and Oxfordshire will be invited to take part in the trial. Half of the 500 volunteers will receive the usual seasonal flu jab and a placebo or dummy jab, while the other half with get the regular vaccine…
This article was taken from: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/10/01/mental-health-patients-taught-magic-tricks-boost-self-esteem/ By:Laura Donnelly Magic tricks are being used to help patients suffering from mental health issues Mental health patients are being taught wizardry after nurses said learning magic tricks can boost the self-esteem. The NHS is advertising for “volunteer magicians” to expand the Magic Therapy Project scheme across wards in the…
This article was taken from: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/nhs-privatisation-health-service-exposed-private-cancer-patients-hospitals-treatment-work-government-a7974096.html By:Ian Johnston Exclusive: Think tank Public Matters says the lives of people who cannot afford to pay ‘may be at risk’ as NHS facilities are used to treat private patients An investigation by The Independent has exposed the extent of creeping NHS privatisation, leaving experts warning that state patients risk being sidelined as beds…
This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/sep/29/nhs-nurses-are-too-busy-to-care-for-patients-properly-research-shows By: Denis Campbell Health policy editor Survey of 30,000 nurses finds 53% fear quality of care is suffering, and some patients are being left to die alone One in three hospital nurses are too busy to relieve patients’ pain, give them their medication on time or talk to them and their families,…
This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/sep/27/gps-surgeries-shutting-brighton-family-doctors By: Tim Friend Brighton and Hove has lost a quarter of its surgeries in two years, as pressure on the primary care sector takes its toll on family doctors across the country A chilly autumn wind is blowing across the Brighton suburb of Woodingdean, tucked into the South Downs on the eastern edge of…