11
Dec 2018
The General Medical Council have warned that doctors are ‘at the brink of breaking point’ to ensure patient care and the resulting pressures have raised concerns about poor mental health amongst the profession. A new report by the regulator has said that doctors are planning to leave in ‘unprecedented numbers’ and their survey of 2,600…
07
Dec 2018
In an effort to reverse the condition of type 2 diabetes patients in England, the NHS is to offer thousands of people with the condition a low calorie diet, restricting them to 800 calories a day for three months. Currently, around 10 per cent of the health service’s budget is spent on treating diabetes in…
07
Dec 2018
In the winter of 2017 to 2018, figures from the ONS show that there were over 50,000 excess winter deaths in England in Wales, which is the highest figure since the same period of 1975-76. Most of the deaths occurred in females and the over 85s, and the surge is thought to be a combination…
30
Nov 2018
According to the Royal College of Surgeons, drastic and urgent changes need to be made to rules surrounding medical devices, such as pacemakers, to protect patients, including a register of every device in every patient so doctors know whether new innovations may be causing harm. A recent investigation has revealed that patients are being given…
30
Nov 2018
A review by the Health Foundation of the government’s record between 1995 and 2015 has suggested that England is still lagging behind the best-performing nations when it comes to cancer care, despite 20 years of trying to improve, and said that if services improved, 10,000 lives each year could be saved. Professor Sir Mike Richards…
30
Nov 2018
The Care Quality Commission have rated Shrewsbury & Telford Hospital Trust inadequate following a recent inspection and it has been revealed that staff at the trust say there is a “culture of bullying and harassment”, and maternity and emergency services deemed unsafe. The trust is undergoing investigations into alleged failings in maternity care, with over…
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