2014年12月24日 星期三

2014-12-25 U.K. Health


Daily Mail
   
Sierra Leone declares five-day Ebola lockdown in north   
Daily Mail
Sierra Leone's government has declared a five-day lockdown in the country's north to step up efforts to contain the Ebola epidemic, while making an exception for Christmas. "Muslims and Christians are not allowed to hold services in mosques and churches ...

Sierra Leone district declares three-day Ebola lockdown   Reuters
Ebola survival improving in Sierra Leone: report   Toronto Star
Sierra Leone Trains New Ebola Burial Team   Voice of America
The Verge   
Awoko   
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Telegraph.co.uk
   
Elderly stuck in hospital beds for eight months waiting for a nursing home   
Telegraph.co.uk
Elderly people are being trapped in hospital beds for up to eight months after they have recovered because nursing homes places are unavailable. One patient waited a full year to be discharged despite being well enough to leave hospital. A further three ...

Patients in west London among worst for missing hospital appointments   getwestlondon
'Vulnerable' NHS blamed for rise in winter waiting times   The Guardian
Missed appointment figures soar in Buckinghamshire Hospitals   Get Bucks
Liverpool Echo   
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Design & Trend
   
Using Electronic Readers Late At Night Impacts Quality Sleep   
Design & Trend
A survey of over 1,500 American adults revealed that 90 percent use an electronic device several nights each week for an hour before they went to bed. Electronic devices such as eReaders, laptops, cell phones and LED monitors emit blue light. Scientists ...

The Light From An iPad May Be Interrupting Your Sleep   Science World Report
Ebook readers 'can damage sleep and health'   Telegraph.co.uk
Bedtime e-books 'may damage health'   Belfast Telegraph
Irish Independent   
Mirror.co.uk   
Times of India   
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Queen praises Ebola health workers   
The Australian (blog)
THE QUEEN will pay tribute in her annual Christmas Day broadcast to the “selflessness” of medical staff and aid workers fighting the Ebola epidemic. She will say how “deeply touched” she was by the volunteers who have gone to work in areas affected by the ...


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The Independent
   
Arthritis sufferers offered hope after electrical implants leave patients 'pain free'   
The Independent
People suffering from rheumatoid arthritis have been given new hope after some patients fitted with electrical implants reported they had become “pain free”. The implants, which are embedded in the necks of patients and can be turned on and off at will, work ...

New arthritis implant hailed as 'magic'   The Guardian
Can this 'magic' electrical implant cure arthritis?   Metro
'Nerve Hack' Offers Arthritis Sufferers Hope   Orange UK News
ITV News   
Digital Journal   
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Daily Mail
   
Sharp decline in middle-aged drinking over health fears   
Daily Mail
Middle-aged drinkers are lowering their alcohol consumption as a result of health fears, according to a new survey. Researchers found a 'marked decline' in drinking with age, suggesting health warnings might finally be getting through. They found that twice ...

Middle aged 'drinking less often'   Witney Gazette

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Financial Times
   
NHS funding changes risk lives, consultants say   
Financial Times
Almost 350 senior consultants have warned that proposals to change NHS funding will put patients' lives at risk. In an open letter to Simon Stevens, chief executive of NHS England, the experts in cancer, heart disease and other rare conditions say proposed ...

Senior hospital doctors slam funding changes   OnMedica
Hundreds of doctors warn new NHS funding plans mean they could suffer ...   Daily Mail
MS Trust inputs to consultation process over new NHS funding proposals that ...   MS Trust
BBC News   
Diabetes.co.uk   
Belfast Telegraph   
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Independent Online
   
Festive stress peak? 2:30pm today   
Independent Online
London - If you have woken up this morning feeling drastically unprepared for tomorrow's big day, you are by no means alone. Last-minute shopping and worries over the Christmas lunch mean festive stress peaks at 2.33pm today, according to a study.
Christmas Eve is mums' nightmare: Stress levels at peak   Express.co.uk
Festive 'stress' to peak at 2.33pm tomorrow   Western Morning News

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Staffordshire Newsletter
   
Staffordshire residents urged to dial NHS 111 rather than heading to A&E this ...   
Staffordshire Newsletter
RESIDENTS in Stafford, Stone and Rugeley are being urged to avoid going to hospital A&E departments over Christmas and new year unless it is absolutely necessary. Winter is always a time of pressure for NHS services and this festive season is expected ...

Call to end 'blackout' on A&E data   Warrington Guardian
Christmas closures - plan ahead   BBC News
Cameron fixers oversee NHS winter performance   Financial Times
Daily Mail   
Nursing Times   
Yorkshire Post   
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Epsom and St Helier A&E departments cope with "unprecedented surge" patients   
Sutton Guardian
As A&E departments cope with an "unprecedented surge" in patients, a senior doctor is asking people to think twice before going to hospital. In the first two weeks of December 5,958 patients visited the A&E departments at Epsom and St Helier Hospitals - an ...


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