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May 2015
A report by Save the Children has found that the UK is ranked 24th in the charity’s annual State of the World’s Mothers Index, meaning that Britain’s expectant mothers have lower chances of survival than mothers in the Czech Republic, Bulgaria and many former Soviet nations. Contributory factors for the poor ranking are obesity, high…
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Apr 2015
According to new information released by Diabetes UK, over 400,000 diabetes patients are not getting their annual foot check, despite the checks being crucial in the prevention of diabetes-linked amputation. Despite the National Institute for Health Care and Excellence advising that everyone with diabetes should have the check each year, the figures reveal that an…
28
Apr 2015
It has emerged that in the last four years, the spend on agency nurses in the South West of England has risen from around £12m to over £59m. The Royal College of Nursing has said that a shortage of nursing staff is “crippling” the NHS. There are fewer nurses now than in 2010, and the…
22
Apr 2015
A charity has warned that too many people in England are dying from bowel cancer because the disease is being spotted too late. The charity, Beating Bowel Cancer, found that there was a substantial variation between NHS regions in diagnosing the disease, and said that 3,200 lives could be saved every year if all regions…
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Apr 2015
A study has shown that risks of people with stomach problems going on to develop stomach cancer could be identified through a simple breath test, by detecting chemical compounds. Although further work will be required to validate the test before it is ready to use in clinics, experts say that if the benefits are proven…
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Apr 2015
In an attempt to discourage “health tourism”, visitors to England from outside the EU who receive NHS treatment will now be charged 150% of the cost of the treatment. Furthermore, citizens from outside the EU who stay in the UK for longer than six months will be required to pay a “health surcharge” as part…
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