‘Frightening’ rise in diabetes cases: More than 750 people are being diagnosed with condition every day
Diabetes UK said that more than 280,000 people a year are diagnosed with diabetes the equivalent of the population of Newcastle upon Tyne.
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NHS crisis: Tory health expert warns we have ‘the wrong workforce’ for the future due to ‘huge bias’ towards training specialists – and leaving surgeries crying out for GPs
Dr Wollaston also warned that the health service faces a crisis in the GP sector and that more should be done to encourage those who have left the profession, particularly women, to return to help relieve the pressure.
How to fix a broken market in antibiotics
When sophisticated bugs that medicines used to kill within days start to fight back and win, all of healthcare, and the people it keeps alive, is in trouble.
NHS spends millions on cosmetic surgery operations
The NHS is spending tens of millions of pounds of taxpayers money on cosmetic surgery, new figures reveal.
David Cameron’s Accident and Emergency ‘spin’ to be scrutinised by non-partisan UK stats watchdog
The Prime Minister told MPs this week that Accident and Emergency waiting times had gone down under the Coalition Government.
Dying need ‘free social care’, cancer campaigners say
Free end-of-life social care is needed to save the NHS in England money and improve patient care, campaigners say.
Correct staffing key to good NHS ‘customer care’, says business leader
Getting staffing levels right is part and parcel of ensuring patients get the best customer care, according to an independent review of the way the Welsh NHS handles complaints.
Staffordshire cancer care ‘could be privatised’
In what is believed to be the biggest outsourcing deal in NHS history, four clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) are jointly tendering for a body to integrate care across the county.
NHS surgery ‘age discrimination’
Age discrimination may be preventing older people from having access to vital surgery, a report suggests.
Cost of treating long-term conditions set ‘to soar’ for NHS
The cash-strapped NHS may need to find an additional £4bn every year to care for people with long-term conditions, MPs have warned.