2015年1月20日 星期二

2015-01-21 U.K. Health


The Independent
   
Care for elderly in state of 'calamitous decline' amid £1bn of austerity cuts   
The Independent
Care of the elderly in England is in a state of “calamitous, quite rapid decline” a leading charity boss has warned, with hundreds of thousands fewer people receiving care than five years ago. More than £1 billion has been slashed from council's social care ...

Elderly social care numbers falling   Yeovil Express

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The Independent
   
Fancy a lie-in on weekends? New study finds it could lead obesity and diabetes   
The Independent
People who find it difficult to get out of bed at the weekends are more likely to suffer from chronic health problems such as obesity and diabetes compared to individuals who are up with the lark even when they do not have to go to work, a study has found.
Social jet lag is driving obesity and illness, say scientists   Telegraph.co.uk
Social jet lag is a thing, says science   Australian Women's Weekly
How Your Sleep Schedule Affects Your Weight Gain and Disease Risk   Shape Magazine

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BBC News
   
Treatment of whistleblowers a stain on NHS, say MPs   
BBC News
The failure to protect whistleblowers remains a "stain" on the reputation of the NHS in England, MPs have said. The Health Select Committee says the treatment of staff who raise concerns has undermined trust in the system. And whistleblowers who are ...

Probe into NHS whistleblowers is swamped by 18000 replies   Daily Mail
MPs propose changes to protect NHS whistle blowers and make it easier to raise ...   The Independent
Whistleblower action 'stain on NHS'   Daily Echo

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Daily Mail
   
IVF babies are less likely to die in infancy than 20 years ago   
Daily Mail
Babies conceived through IVF are now less likely to die in infancy, thanks to a policy of implanting just one fertilised egg back into a mother's womb. They are also less likely to be born prematurely, underweight or stillborn compared with babies born 20 years ...

IVF babies see health improvement with fewer underweight or stillborn   The Guardian
Health quality for IVF babies steadily rising   Yorkshire Post
IVF babies healthier than before: study   Free Malaysia Today

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Telegraph.co.uk
   
GP 'carried out exorcism on patient'   
The Times (subscription)
A Christian GP performed an exorcism on a seriously ill patient and told her “God is your surgeon” as he persuaded her to stop taking medication, a medical tribunal has heard. Thomas O'Brien, 56, told the severely depressed mother that he could heal her ...

Christian Family Doctor Under Trial for Allegedly Committing Exorcism On Patient   Headlines & Global News
Christian GP 'performed exorcism on seriously ill mother-of-one after telling her ...   Daily Mail
Stoke-on-Trent GP 'performed exorcism' on seriously ill woman, hearing told   Stoke Sentinel
Irish Mirror   
Daily Star   
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Times of India
   
UK doctors transplant organs from newborn   
Times of India
LONDON: Doctors in Britain have transplanted organs from a newborn for the first time. A six-day-old baby girl's kidneys and liver cells were given to two separate recipients after her heart stopped beating. The baby girl suffered severe oxygen starvation and ...

First newborn organ transplant   Irish Examiner
UK doctors transplant six-day-old baby's organs in milestone procedure   9news.com.au
Doctors perform first ever infant organ transplant   UPI.com
Daily Mail   
BBC News   
The Independent   
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The Guardian
   
Study confirms cancer cluster among CFA Fiskville firefighters in Victoria   
The Guardian
Country Fire Authority firefighters training at Fiskville in 1979. A Monash University study has found a cancer cluster among those who worked at the facility full-time and were exposed to flammable chemicals, combustion, foams and recycled firewater.
Monash University study links 16 deaths to CFA Fiskville site   Herald Sun
Cancer cluster at Vic fire training centre   NEWS.com.au
Cancer cluster led to 16 deaths at Fiskville CFA training centre, study finds   Brisbane Times

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The Guardian
   
Labour blames coalition cuts for huge increase in A&E patient numbers   
The Guardian
Labour says A&E attendances in England rose by 595,000 during the last four years. Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images. Denis Campbell, health correspondent. Tuesday 20 January 2015 19.00 EST. Share on Facebook · Share on Twitter · Share via ...

Rise in A&E attendances is ten times that under last Government   Telegraph.co.uk
NHS needs complete overhaul to meet future demands, warns medical director   International Business Times UK
NHS 'is not fit for the future'   Braintree and Witham Times

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Mirror.co.uk
   
'The NHS saved my life and now we must fight to save the NHS'   
Mirror.co.uk
For the last three weeks I have been watching the NHS fight for its life at close quarters – from inside Accident and Emergency, on a ward and then recovering at home. My own experience of A&E was life-saving. Doctors at King's College Hospital quickly ...

Scarborough Hospital's A&E 'in day-to-day mayhem'   BBC News
Hospital bosses seek volunteers on Facebook to relieve pressure on A&E ...   Scottish Daily Record
Claims patients calling NHS 111 are not advised to got to minor injury units refuted   Evesham Journal
Droitwich Standard   
Evesham Observer   
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Daily Mail
   
Living in the North 'raises dementia risk'   
Daily Mail
Researchers said this could be because of lower levels of vitamin D among those who live in more northerly climes, as they enjoy less sunshine than in the South. Vitamin D is produced when the skin is exposed to sunlight and low levels have previously ...

Higher dementia rates found in northern countries   BBC News
North-south dementia risk variation   Belfast Telegraph
Researchers develop online test to detect warning markers for Alzheimer's   Daily News & Analysis
Yahoo Lifestyle UK   
ITV News   
Gloucester Citizen   
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