Seven in 10 GPs suffer from compassion fatigue and struggle to empathise with patients because they are worn out from caring for them, a survey has found. Family doctors say they are so emotionally and physically exhausted from hearing about […]
Seven in 10 GPs in UK suffer from compassion fatigue, survey finds | GPs Read More »
Private dentists are cashing in on the scarcity of NHS treatment by hiking their charges for fillings, checkups and extractions to “eye-watering” levels, research has found. Patients are paying as much as £775 for root canal work, £435 to have
Mental health patients are being pinned face down by staff thousands of times a year, despite ministers and health experts repeatedly warning that it is dangerous. Prone restraint, in which someone is held chest down to defuse an incident, has
The “barrage” of betting advertisements around Boxing Day sporting fixtures will exacerbate Britain’s growing gambling problem, NHS bosses are warning. Promotional techniques by unscrupulous betting firms, including free Christmas bets, will increase gambling-related harm by encouraging punters to wager sums
The NHS should slow or scrap altogether the recruitment of physician associates (PAs) and ban them from seeing patients one-to-one, medical groups are urging ministers. The Royal College of Physicians (RCP), which represents hospital doctors, has called for a rethink
Ban physician associates from seeing NHS patients one-to-one, says RCP | NHS Read More »
Patients have been moved to intensive care or received potentially life-saving treatment such as oxygen as a direct result of hospitals adopting Martha’s rule, NHS data shows. Doctors and nurses have changed how they care for dozens of very sick
Martha’s rule having ‘transformative effect’, NHS England data shows | NHS Read More »
Most people are familiar with the buzz that attending a memorable play, film, concert or art exhibition can trigger. But now it is official: consuming culture is good for your health and wellbeing – and generates £8bn a year worth
Consuming arts and culture is good for health and wellbeing, research finds | Health Read More »
The NHS is forced to spend a “staggering” £14.7bn a year treating people who have been harmed by mistakes made during their care, a report reveals. And a stark north/south divide on patient safety has opened up across England, with
Amid renewed concern over the millions of people in England who can not get NHS dental care, and a warning that the current “dental recovery plan” will not work, ministers are drawing up their own proposals to tackle what is
Experts on four ways to fix England’s NHS dental care crisis | Dentists Read More »
More than a third of pregnant women in England do not always get help from maternity staff during labour or childbirth, the NHS care regulator has found. Even more – almost half – do not always get help when they
