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Mental healthcare hit by ‘alarming’ shortage of psychiatrists
Byangie vallejo October 7, 2019

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/oct/07/mental-healthcare-hit-by-alarming-shortage-of-psychiatrists By Denis Campbell Health policy editor Report finds one in 10 UK posts unfilled with young people and mothers worst affected A UK-wide shortage of psychiatrists is forcing children with eating disorders and other troubled young people to wait longer for NHS care, it has been claimed. About one in 10 consultant…

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End NHS maternity charges for vulnerable migrants, say midwives
Byangie vallejo September 9, 2019

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/sep/09/end-nhs-maternity-charges-for-vulnerable-migrants-say-midwives By Patrick Greenfield Destitute women and their babies are ‘put at risk of avoidable harm’ by high fees Midwives have called on the government to scrap NHS charges that can amount to tens of thousands of pounds for pregnant women who are refugees, migrants or visiting from overseas, amid concerns that…

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NHS England loses 6,000 mental health nurses in 10 years
Byangie vallejo May 20, 2019

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/may/19/mental-health-nursing-numbers-6000-fall-nhs-england By Michael Savage Recruitment and training crisis ‘hits the most vulnerable in society’, says Royal College of Nursing The number of mental health nurses in England has slumped by more than a tenth over the past decade, new figures have revealed. This is despite commitments from both Theresa May and her…

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NHS pressures causing avoidable harm to 500 patients a year – report
Byangie vallejo December 20, 2018

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/dec/19/nhs-pressures-causing-avoidable-harm-to-500-patients-a-year-report By Denis Campbell Health policy editor Unmanageable hospital workloads exposing people to increased risks, regulator finds Patients in England are being harmed because doctors and nurses are too busy to enforce directives designed to improve safety, a scathing report by the NHS regulator has found. People in hospital are exposed to increased risk, including…

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UK cancer and children’s wards being hit by closures
Byangie vallejo November 19, 2018

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/nov/18/uk-cancer-and-childrens-wards-being-hit-by-closures-nhs-staffing-crisis By Denis Campbell Health policy editor NHS staffing crisis is forcing patients to travel long distances for treatment as services are centralised Growing numbers of hospital units that provide cancer care and children’s services are among those being forced to shut because the NHS’s deepening staffing crisis means it has too few doctors and…

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Mental healthcare hit by ‘alarming’ shortage of psychiatrists

End NHS maternity charges for vulnerable migrants, say midwives

NHS pressures causing avoidable harm to 500 patients a year – report

UK cancer and children’s wards being hit by closures

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