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Smokers and problems drinkers who are admitted to hospital in England will be given help to quit or cut down to reduce demands on the health service. This is part of the NHS long-term plan to be announced over the next few days by NHS England. It said addiction to alcohol and tobacco were two…
NHS bosses in England say a new long-term plan could tackle major killer conditions. The NHS Long Term plan will save almost half a million lives with practical action on major killer conditions. GPs, mental health and community care will get the biggest funding increases. The aim is to limit the reliance on hospital which…
Data shows more than 15 million consultations are being wasted because patients fail to show up, costing the NHS around £200 Million a year. NHS England said cancelling appointments would free doctors, nurses and other professionals to see people who need care and attention. It would also relieve such medical professionals of any worry or…
Hospitals in England are so overcrowded ahead of Christmas, that care is being put at risk. Some hospitals are having to turn away ambulances as they can not accept any more patients. NHS England’s first report of winter shows nearly 95% of beds are occupied, the unsafe limit is 85%. Experts have warned hospitals were…
The number of children being treated for addiction to tranquilliser has doubled in a year, according to Public Health England. The drug Xanax is responsible for the sharp rise; eight children were receiving treatment in 2016-17 but has increased to 53 children in 2017-18. Ambulance services around the country have also reported the problem and…
David Reid stabbed Mark Johnston more than 120 times at a flat in Broughty Ferry, Dundee; he did this as he said a devil told him to kill the victim. Reid had discharged himself from the Royal Cornhill Hospital in Aberdeen two days before killing Mark Johnston. He was acquitted of murder last week and…
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