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Greater Manchester's NHS suffering huge pressure, health chiefs warn

Greater Manchester's NHS suffering huge pressure, health chiefs warn

Greater Manchester's NHS suffering huge pressure, health chiefs warn Last year, the North West Ambulance Service received over 86,000 calls due to falls, with 40% of emergency call-outs for falls occurring during the colder winter months Continue reading this article about Greater Manchester's NHS suffering huge pressure, health chiefs warn by Helena Vesty NHS Forums - For daily discussion by NHS Staff.
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Don't go outside! NHS warns Brits to stock up and brace for snow

Don't go outside! NHS warns Brits to stock up and brace for snow

Don't go outside! NHS warns Brits to stock up and brace for snow The NHS has issued an urgent warning for people not to venture outside as the UK braces for three days of snowfall and a -10C ice blast this weekend. Continue reading this article about Don't go outside! NHS warns Brits to stock up and brace for snow by Elizabeth Haigh NHS Forums - For daily discussion by NHS Staff.
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Putting the focus on male violence | Brief letters

Putting the focus on male violence | Brief letters Killed women count | Demon Copperhead | From GP to 111 to A&E | Country diary philosophy | Baited breath I fully support the motives behind your highlighting of the 80 women allegedly killed by men last year (Killed women count, 31 December). But it worries me that talking about women as victims simply reinforces the idea that women are weak and vulnerable, something which is done all the time in news reporting, films, television and so on. It would be interesting to know how many men were killed by men last year: I suspect a great deal more. Surely what we need to talk about, as a society, is male violence. The problem is not about vulnerable women, it is about violent men. Anita...
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Beware the NHS’s new zero-tolerance drive | Letter

Beware the NHS’s new zero-tolerance drive | Letter Wes Streeting’s 10-year plan has been overtaken by a different package of reforms, writes Prof Gwyn Bevan Victor Adebowale, the cross-bench peer, raised two concerns about the NHS (Report, 26 December). First, that it risks paralysis while it waits for Wes Streeting’s 10-year plan for reform. Second, long waiting times this year, compared with a similar period in 2009, for diagnostic scans and elective care, and in A&E. My concern is not that the NHS is paralysed while waiting for the 10-year plan, but that its intentions have been overtaken by the package of NHS reforms of zero tolerance for failure announced on 13 November by the Department of Health and Social Care. That package...
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More spent on meals for Inverness prisoners than NHS Highland patients

More spent on meals for Inverness prisoners than NHS Highland patients

More spent on meals for Inverness prisoners than NHS Highland patients Meals for prisoners at HMP Inverness cost more than £4 a day while around £3 is spent on patients recuperating in NHS Highland hospitals. Continue reading this article about More spent on meals for Inverness prisoners than NHS Highland patients by By Alasdair Clark January 2 2025, 12:01 am NHS Forums - For daily discussion by NHS Staff.
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Health chief warns of common mistake people make as hospitals brace for cold weather spike - St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Health chief warns of common mistake people make as hospitals brace for cold weather spike - St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Health chief warns of common mistake people make as hospitals brace for cold weather spike - St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Hospitals across London and Surrey are bracing for the impact of this weekend’s cold snap on emergency services. With the Met Office predicting sub-zero temperatures and snow, St George’s, Epsom and St Helier’s emergency departments (EDs) are expecting demand to soar as the temperature drops. While icy conditions can cause … Continue reading → Continue reading this article about Health chief warns of common mistake people make as hospitals brace for cold weather spike - St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust by St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust NHS...
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Digital letters save NHS money and reduce missed appointments

Digital letters save NHS money and reduce missed appointments

Digital letters save NHS money and reduce missed appointments The QEH is using digital appointment letters, which not only saves money, but help make sure that patients do not miss their vital healthcare appointments. Continue reading this article about Digital letters save NHS money and reduce missed appointments by @teamqeh NHS Forums - For daily discussion by NHS Staff.
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Early cancer diagnosis in England reaches highest ever level

Early cancer diagnosis in England reaches highest ever level

Early cancer diagnosis in England reaches highest ever level The proportion of patients being diagnosed with cancer at an early stage in England has risen to its highest ever level, according to new NHS analysis. Continue reading this article about Early cancer diagnosis in England reaches highest ever level by @wiredgov NHS Forums - For daily discussion by NHS Staff.
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A real tonic for nervous youngsters

A real tonic for nervous youngsters

A real tonic for nervous youngsters Parents and carers of children who need to come into Walsall Manor Hospital for an MRI scan or surgery are being reminded they can make use of a new app to calm young patients’ nervousness.The Little Journey app, funded through Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust’s charity Well Wishers, has now been rolled out across all Continue reading this article about A real tonic for nervous youngsters by Tina Faulkner NHS Forums - For daily discussion by NHS Staff.
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Care workers to carry out NHS health checks

Care workers to carry out NHS health checks

Care workers to carry out NHS health checks Workers in care homes will be trained to carry out additional health checks as part of a range of measures designed to enhance the treatment of elder and vulnerable people and relieve pressure on the NHS The checks will include blood pressure tests, redressing wounds, managing diabetes through insulin administration and monitoring, adjusting catheters, and […] Continue reading this article about Care workers to carry out NHS health checks by Stephen Hall NHS Forums - For daily discussion by NHS Staff.
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Glasgow norovirus warning issued by NHS during winter cases 'spike'

Glasgow norovirus warning issued by NHS during winter cases 'spike'

Glasgow norovirus warning issued by NHS during winter cases 'spike' NHS Greater Glasgow is urging locals to practice good hygiene and protect themselves against norovirus, also known as the winter vomiting bug, over the next few months. Continue reading this article about Glasgow norovirus warning issued by NHS during winter cases 'spike' by Kieran Webster NHS Forums - For daily discussion by NHS Staff.
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Thousands of NHS staff are supercharging their pensions - and the number is growing

Thousands of NHS staff are supercharging their pensions - and the number is growing

Thousands of NHS staff are supercharging their pensions - and the number is growing NHS staff already have a generous pension scheme - and can grow their pension further with additional payments Continue reading this article about Thousands of NHS staff are supercharging their pensions - and the number is growing by Callum Mason NHS Forums - For daily discussion by NHS Staff.
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Here's the alarming truth about NHS cancer care - Delays and deadly consequences

Here's the alarming truth about NHS cancer care - Delays and deadly consequences

Here's the alarming truth about NHS cancer care - Delays and deadly consequences When it comes to cancer treatment, every second counts. Yet, shameful NHS delays tell a different story. Read the acerbic assessment of one of the most respected oncologists in the world on a healthcare scandal that shames Britain. Continue reading this article about Here's the alarming truth about NHS cancer care - Delays and deadly consequences by Professor Karol Sikora NHS Forums - For daily discussion by NHS Staff.
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Health innovation centre looks to future of NHS while celebrating its past

Health innovation centre looks to future of NHS while celebrating its past First building to open at Huddersfield’s National Health Innovation Centre is named after NHS’s first black matron In a full-scale model of a house, a £50,000 mannequin that can breathe, blink and cough waits for the replica of an ambulance. Eerily lifelike technology, some created by model makers who have made “bodies” for the BBC’s Silent Witness, is being used to tackle the scarcity of placement hours for healthcare students by combining real-world training with simulated settings, including virtual reality. Continue reading... By Chris Osuh Health innovation centre looks to future of NHS while celebrating its past to Continue reading... NHS Forums -...
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NHS restricting access to obesity services across England, BMJ finds

NHS restricting access to obesity services across England, BMJ finds

<p>Budget cuts to local services fell disproportionately on care for obese patients, leading to ‘postcode lottery’</p><p>The NHS is restricting access to obesity services across England, leading to patients in nearly half the country being unable to book appointments with specialist teams for support and treatments such as weight-loss jabs.</p><p>An investigation by the British Medical Journal found budget cuts to local services fell disproportionately on obesity care, with patients living with the condition often deemed less worthy of care than others.</p> <a href="NHS restricting access to obesity services across England, BMJ finds">Continue reading...</a>

Budget cuts to local services fell disproportionately on care for obese patients, leading to ‘postcode lottery’

The NHS is restricting access to obesity services across England, leading to patients in nearly half the country being unable to book appointments with specialist teams for support and treatments such as weight-loss jabs.

An investigation by the British Medical Journal found budget cuts to local services fell disproportionately on obesity care, with patients living with the condition often deemed less worthy of care than others.

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