UK boosts dentists with cash to ease shortage
Dentists in England will receive cash to accept new patients amid a critical shortage of state-funded dental care, the UK's public health authority said on Wednesday.
Feb 7, 2024
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Health Care Economics and Organizations: News and Research on National Health Programs
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Concerns over new laws that could end use of WhatsApp in the NHS
UK law changes pose a threat to the security of messaging apps—and therefore their use in the NHS. In The BMJ today, doctors warn that patient care will suffer if they can no longer use apps such as WhatsApp and Signal to ...
Jan 17, 2024
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One million people in England living shorter lives than they should, says report
A new report from the UCL Institute of Health Equity (IHE) has confirmed that a million people in 90% of areas in England lived shorter lives than they should have between 2011 and the start of the pandemic.
Jan 8, 2024
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Study identifies barriers that limit young men at HIV risk from taking preventative drug
Results of a qualitative research study into the uptake of PrEP—a drug which stops HIV infecting the body—suggests that more needs to be done to breakdown barriers to access for the potentially lifesaving medication.
Dec 1, 2023
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Retired nurses return to boost flagging UK health sector
Briton Debs Helps retired earlier this year and could have been enjoying a well-deserved rest after a busy nursing career.
Nov 23, 2023
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Around one in three UK medical students plans to leave NHS within two years of graduation
Around one in three UK medical students plans to leave the NHS within two years of graduating—either to practice abroad or to abandon medicine altogether—suggest the results of the largest survey of its kind, published in ...
Sep 12, 2023
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UK accuses striking doctors of harming patients
Hospital doctors in England on Friday launched their latest walkout as the government said their strike to demand a 35-percent pay increase served "only to harm patients".
Aug 11, 2023
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Study supports government initiative to give free vapes to disadvantaged people who want to quit smoking
A government scheme to give out free vapes to smokers appeals to most but not all, according to new research from the University of East Anglia (UEA).
Aug 6, 2023
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How austerity made the UK more vulnerable to COVID
The concept of austerity featured prominently in the first round of hearings of the UK's COVID inquiry, which has recently come to a close. Notably, former chancellor George Osborne claimed that austerity had a "positive" ...
Jul 29, 2023
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Condition critical? Britain's beloved but battered National Health Service turns 75
It's unusual to throw a birthday party for a health care system, but that's exactly what the U.K. did for the National Health Service, a beloved but increasingly creaky institution that turned 75 on Wednesday.
Jul 5, 2023
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