This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-47292157 By BBC Health News Young people in the UK are more likely to die from asthma than those in other wealthy countries, a report has found. Death rates for asthma in 10 to 24-year-olds was highest in the UK among all 14 European nations included in an analysis of…
This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-somerset-46377953 By Paul Kelso, health correspondent Statistics show performance against key targets in the summer months of 2018 were worse than every winter between 2011 and 2015. NHS England fell further behind its performance targets this summer despite hospitals seeing, treating, admitting and discharging more patients than ever. Statistics show performance against…
This article was taken from: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/11/06/doctors-dont-know-whether-should-encourage-smokers-switch-e/ By Laura Donnelly, health editor One in three medics would not recommend e-cigarettes to smokers, with quarter unsure if they are any safer than smoking, polling suggests. The survey of more than 500 cancer specialists, GPs and nurses found more than half said they did not know enough about vaping to make…
This article was taken from: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/10/23/bullying-nhs-costing-service-2-billion-per-year-england-research/ By Telegraph Reporter at the Telegraph newspaper Bullying and harassment in the NHS could be costing more than £2 billion per year in England alone, warns new research. The figures come from the first comprehensive estimate of the financial costs of bullying and harassment in the NHS. The study, published in…
This article was taken from: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-45667480 By Alex TherrienHealth reporter, BBC News People with severe allergies have been told they can use their EpiPens past their normal expiry date, amid a continuing shortage of the devices. The medicines regulator said it had agreed to extend the use-by date of some 0.3mg EpiPens by four months. It comes…