by News Feed Editor | Nov 4, 2024 | Health
Getty ImagesSenior doctors are charging the NHS premium rates for overtime, as pressure to cut waiting lists is allowing some to make more than £200,000 a year from additional work, a BBC News investigation has found.That is nearly double the average basic pay for a...
by News Feed Editor | Nov 4, 2024 | Health
ReutersTwo more cases of a new strain of the mpox virus have been detected in London, in household contacts of the first patient, health officials say. The two individuals are now under specialist care at Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust. All...
by News Feed Editor | Nov 4, 2024 | Health
Getty ImagesScientists believe they have found a quirky way to fight mosquito-spread diseases such as dengue, yellow fever and Zika – by turning male insects deaf so they struggle to mate and breed. Mosquitoes have sex while flying in mid-air and the males rely...
by News Feed Editor | Nov 3, 2024 | Health
Getty ImagesA new campaign by the NHS in England is encouraging people who experience the first sign of a stroke not to delay calling 999, after analysis of calls made in the last year showed the average time to do so was nearly an hour and a half. England’s...
by News Feed Editor | Nov 1, 2024 | Health
GPs are calling on the government to protect them from tax rises for employers announced at the Budget, warning it could hit services for patients.The NHS and rest of the public sector are due to be shielded from a hike in National Insurance (NI) contributions from...
by News Feed Editor | Nov 1, 2024 | Health
The government is looking again at whether disabled people in England should be able to claim more than £30,000 to make adaptations to their homes.Ministers have agreed to review the cap on the Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG) after a court challenge.The grant pays for...
