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A migraine drug that has been described as “life changing” by some users will not be made available on the NHS outside of Scotland. Erenumab is one of the most bespoke migraine drugs to be released in decades, and many doctors are describing it as a “huge deal”. But the governing body that approves new…
More pharmacies in England will start to offer people free heart check ups on the stop starting next month. People will have their blood pressure and cholesterol tested. The program is aimed to prevent up to 150,000 heart attacks and strokes within a decade. It is part of the government’s plan to do more for…
The NHS has ordered GP surgeries to stop half-day closings in England, this will make more than a quarter of a million more appointments available. As part of the NHS Long Term plan, GP surgeries will have to seek permission from local health authorities to close during working hours or they will lose funding which…
There were almost 2.3 million admissions at Accident and Emergency (A&E) department last month which is the most since the NHS started to keep records. NHS started to keep monthly records in June 2015. The total amount of A&E admissions last month were 2,266,913; this is an increase of 4% when compared with July 2018. …
Twenty hospitals in England will be receiving an extra £850m of funding to go towards upgrades for outdated facilities and new equipment. The £850m will be spread out over five years and will come on top of an extra £20bn a year by 2023. Some of the money will be used to build a new…
Admissions in hospitals for potential deadly sepsis have more than doubled in the last three years. There have been increases in all age groups. Sepsis is a serious conditions which can be triggered by an infection in the body. It can result in malfunctioning of organs, shock or even death. Sepsis symptoms: In adults are:…
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