Extra 5,000 GPs – A Tory pipedream?
Tory health chief Jeremy Hunt has been accused of backtracking on his pre-election pledge to recruit 5,000 GPs by 2020. He made the vow in the run-up to May 7 but last week stated the...
Monthly Archive: June 2015
Guidance on assisted suicide – challenge in High Court
John Aston writes in The Independent – Guidelines on assisted suicide for doctors who may become involved in “right to die” cases will come under attack in the High court. Human rights lawyers say the...
Doctors scorn reality TV – ‘The Undateables’
Jenny Cockerel – writes in The Star – Doctors have accused reality TV programme The Undateables of exploiting people with disabilities for entertainment. Dr Rachel Pickering claimed the Channel 4 show, which follows people who...
Immobilised man told to attend job centre – DWPs ‘True Colours’
The despicable, uncaring nature of the DWP, and they show their ‘true colours’ with another disgraceful incidence. Ian Johnston writes in The Independent – A man with multiple sclerosis who cannot walk or feed himself...
New curbs on migrants will fuel nursing shortage
Emily Dugan reports in The Independent today – Stringent new immigration rules will fuel a critical shortage of nurses in Britain, “cause chaos” in hospitals and cost the NHS millions, according to the Royal College...
Golden hellos and bonuses to lure GPs
Charlie Cooper in The Independent highlights the disgraceful state of affairs where medics will have money thrown at them to try to rectify a problem that should never have arisen – medics may be quids...
Medical misdiagnosis – a continuing problem in the NHS
Medical misdiagnosis is a continuing problem in the NHS; although medical technology and our understanding of the human anatomy are improving all the time, the vast number of different illnesses and injuries that doctors have...
Left on A&E Trolley for 33HRS – Just another shocker?
Nick McDermott reports in The Sun – A great-grandad with dementia and Parkinson’s was left on a hospital trolley for 33 hours before he eventually died. The bungled treatment of ex-factory worker Graham Philips, 66,...
Tinnitus, Hearing Loss and What You Can Do
Tinnitus is the term given to a condition where a person can hear a sound inside their head or ears which does not originate from an external source. Sometimes the sound can be constant, for...
Potential new treatment for depression
Utilising a pain relief drug and a drug used in addiction therapy, there’s a potential new treatment for depression Scientists hope it will get through clinical trials and regulatory bodies quickly, as both drugs are...