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NHS staff exposed to 30 times legal gas limit

January 17, 2023

As reported by the BBC, staff at a maternity unit were exposed to almost 30 times the legal workplace exposure limit for nitrous oxide, documents keep reading

NHS told to consider statins for more patients

January 16, 2023

As reported by the BBC, about 15m more people in England could be prescribed daily cholesterol-lowering statin pills to cut their risk of heart attacks keep reading

Funding confirmed for 200 apprentices to train as doctors

January 16, 2023

Funding has been confirmed for the first 200 apprentices to train as doctors over the next two years, the Health Education England has announced, marking keep reading

New NHS record as patients wait 12 hours to get into A&E

January 13, 2023

As reported by The Independent, these figures come amid what health leaders warn is toughest ever winter for NHS Ambulance response times and A&E waits keep reading

Black patients face six months wait for organs

January 13, 2023

As reported by the BBC, black patients wait six months longer on average for organ transplants than the general population, NHS data shows The best keep reading

Health unions to boycott pay review until strikes dispute resolved

January 12, 2023

As reported by The Independent, unions demand direct pay talks with Rishi Sunak’s ministers Health unions announced that they will refuse to submit evidence to keep reading

Help during childbirth has declined, survey finds

January 12, 2023

As reported by the BBC, women’s experiences of care when giving birth have worsened in the last five years, says a report by England’s health and care keep reading

Dementia UK bolsters support for families ahead of anticipated rise in helpline contacts

January 11, 2023

A specialist dementia nursing charity has launched the ‘I live with dementia’ campaign to support people affected by the condition in one of the charity’s keep reading

Excess deaths in 2022 among worst in 50 years

January 11, 2023

As reported by the BBC, more than 650,000 deaths were registered in the UK in 2022 – nine per cent more than 2019 This represents keep reading

RCGP chair comments on GP partnership model

January 10, 2023

As reported by the RCGP, Professor Kamila Hawthorne responded to an interview with shadow secretary of State for Health, Wes Streeting Professor Kamila Hawthorne, chair keep reading