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Britons must be provided with better information about weight problems, experts urged, as a survey discovered that four in 10 of Britain’s obese think they are healthy. Over a quarter of people in the UK are clinically obese, but just one in seven acknowledge it, it is claimed. Meanwhile, four in 10 of those who [...]
(Read More)6th Jan 12
UK to conduct urgent risk review on breast implants
by Harry Oldfield
The British government is to conduct an urgent review on the risks posed by faulty breast implants to thousands of UK women, announced the health secretary. The analysis will re-examine disputed data on the possible dangers of implants manufactured by the French company Poly Implant Protheses (PIP), who have been charged with using low-cost industrial [...]
(Read More)29th Dec 11
NHS cuts have hindered patient care say doctors
by Katie Naylor
The coalition’s pledge to look after the NHS has faced new doubts as four in five doctors claimed they felt that patient care has suffered due to cuts in health service this year. A poll of hospital doctors and GPs challenges David Cameron’s pledge to reduce the deficit, while not hindering the NHS. Doctors cite [...]
(Read More)22nd Dec 11
UK homeless have life expectancy of 47
by Katie Naylor
Homeless people in the UK have a life expectancy 30 years shorter that the average citizen, with the likelihood of dying at about 47, a life expectancy similar to people in the Congo, revealed an analysis by the charity Crisis. The study, Homelessness: A Silent Killer, states that homeless people in Britain who suffer the [...]
(Read More)12th Dec 11
Alcohol-related hospital admissions double in past decade
by Natasha Redman
Alcohol-related hospital admissions have hit a record high, triggering fresh concern over the harm binge drinking is causing. Some 1,173,386 patients were admitted to hospitals in England for treatment for problems linked to alcohol in 2010-11, show statistics from the NHS, a rise of nine per cent compared to the 1,056,962 the previous year, the [...]
(Read More)18th Nov 11
Free WiFi would relax A&E patients
by Harry Oldfield
Offering patients in accident and emergency waiting rooms free WiFi would reduce the number of violent and aggressive incidents, designers have said. It would ensure potentially disruptive patients have the tools to occupy themselves, according to experts behind a successful bid to redesign three hospital trusts’ accident and emergency waiting rooms. Other ideas include installing soft [...]
(Read More)4th Nov 11
Lansley scales back plans for unfettered GP choice
by Paul Russell
The health secretary Andrew Lansley has been forced to dilute plans to allow people to select their preferred GP practice and register within a pay agreement with family doctors. Lansley has agreed to a 0.5 per cent increase in GP practice income, which should go towards low-paid workers instead of increasing the average doctor’s yearly salary [...]
(Read More)11th Oct 11
Funeral costs of organ donors ‘should be paid’
by Paul Russell
People who donate organs should have their funeral costs covered by the NHS, suggested a medical ethics think-tank. Doing so could significantly raise the amount of donations made each year without compromising the motivation of the act, concluded the Nuffield Council on Bioethics in its report published on Monday. The director of the centre, Hugh [...]
(Read More)23rd Aug 11
A&E organ donation can save more lives
by Paul Russell
The lives of many more people could be saved each year as hospital employees are told to do more in order to secure organ donations within casualty departments. New guidelines are expected to highlight to accident and emergency workers the potential of taking organs from patients that are not likely to live long, like those [...]
(Read More)10th Jun 11
Sony hackers plan attack on NHS computers
by Paul Russell
The NHS has been told to guard against computer hackers after being targeted by the group which conducted cyber attacks on Sony and Nintendo. Primary care trusts(PCTs) and hospital trusts throughout England have been made aware of the security breach by the Department of Health’s IT branch, Connecting for Health, after one PCT was targeted. [...]
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