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‘Nurse practitioners’ and ‘physician associates’ were roles created in the US to make up for a shortfall in doctors. Now the NHS is encouraging their use.
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Weighing up the cost of improving people’s diets.
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An extra £2 billion for social care is a drop in the ocean.
Time’s up on the sunshine?
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The worst case scenario could put pressure on the NHS.
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An additional 39,074 people died in 2015, compared with the previous year. And the latest data shows that the trend continues.
Worth doing? Make an informed choice.
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If you’re having a knee or hip replacement this handy tool will be able to tell you about your recovery.
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Our research suggests older people aren’t being admitted inappropriately.
Not easy to report ill health if you’re going to get a knock at the door from officials.
Passing on health information of ‘migrants’ seeking help goes against doctor-patient confidentiality and also poses a public health risk. A doctor spells out her concerns.
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Along with an increase in demand, NHS ambulance services are seeing a growth in patient safety incidents.
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Long waits, job losses and problems with bed-blocking are a systemic problem for the NHS that seemingly won’t go away. But all is not lost.
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The norovirus costs the NHS in excess of £100 million – the equivalent of employing over 3,000 specialist nurses.
The smartphone will see you now.
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A new diagnostic smartphone app is a modern move for the health provider.
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There appears to be a fundamental mismatch between politicians and clinicians views of the crisis, so here are the facts.
A more caring culture will save lives.
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Seventeen years ago, the Department of Health berated the NHS for not learning lessons about patient safety. What’s changed?
Tell me about your outcomes.
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From April 2017, payments to adult mental health services in the UK must be linked to outcomes. But it’s a bad idea.
The NHS does an awful lot with relatively little.
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Unless the government matches spending by other Western governments, the health service will fail.
Theresa May: not in favour of increasing NHS funding.
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Theresa May shouldn’t look to France, Germany or Switzerland for alternative healthcare models. They have problems of their own.
If only we had a few more recruits.
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Trials into the effectiveness of drugs and treatments struggle to recruit enough participants, yet we rely on their results anyway.
Close-up of antibiotic resistant bacteria.
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Poor testing methods and antibiotic use by GPs and urologists has left thousands of women with crippling infections.
Needle match. tension in the court room can push parents away.
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Harsh tales of mothers and fathers thrust into the court system as they seek the best treatment for a sick child are a warning.