Hospitals under ramsay health care

There are currently 350 approvals for the drugs issued every day on the NHS in England (Image: GETTY) Sign up for FREE health tips to live a long and happy life SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info The numbers have soared by almost two thirds (57 per cent) over the past four years and increased sharply since the beginning of the pandemic. There are currently 350 approvals for the drugs issued every day on the NHS in England. Related articles How to live longer? Expert shares Sardinia's diet secrets The best weekly training programme to reduce bad cholesterol The figures, released in a House of Lords written question, come at a time when GPs are warning that they are increasingly being asked to care for the mental … [Read more...] about More children than ever being prescribed Valium as mental health woes soar

Hospitals are set to bring back the wearing of face coverings and reinstate social distancing measures in a bid to curb a recent surge in Covid cases. Trusts from Cambridgeshire, Hampshire, Nottinghamshire, Devon and Wales have all reinstated guidance that urges people to mask-up because of a spike in infections. Figures from NHS England show there were around 10,658 patients hospitalised with the virus on Monday. Infections have doubled in a fortnight across England — with around 1,000 patients now being admitted with the virus each day. There are fears that a new sweep of the latest Covid variant could decimate NHS staff levels once more, causing knock-on effects for ambulance wait times and the availability of specialists and operations. Data from the Office for National Statistics showed 2.3million people had coronavirus in the week ending June 24, a 32 per cent rise from the previous week. Experts believe the latest flare-up in cases are likely linked to the BA.4 and … [Read more...] about Hospitals bring back mandatory face masks as number of Covid patients soars to highest figure since April

Warwick Davis discusses his dwarfism on Loose Women Sign up for FREE for the latest news from the world of showbiz SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Warwick Davis has revealed he and his children said goodbye to his wife Samantha Davies in case she lost her battle against sepsis. Sam was in intensive care as she fought the potentially deadly illness, with her Harry Potter star husband “breaking down in tears every night”. Related articles Rafael Nadal's sweary rant after question about his wife Xisca Perello Christian Horner admits 'problem' at home with Geri Halliwell Sam, 51, was rushed to hospital in 2019 due to feeling drowsy, and doctors were concerned about a scar left on her back from … [Read more...] about Warwick Davis ‘broke down every night’ as his wife fought for her life in intensive care

TRAVIS Barker has been released from hospital six days after being struck down by life-threatening pancreatitis, a source has exclusively told The Sun. The 46-year-old musician previously confirmed in an Instagram Story a recent colonoscopy may have triggered the illness and he was admitted last Tuesday, June 28. He was taken to West Hills Hospital before being transferred to Cedars Sinai Hospital taken to West Hills Hospital in Los Angeles, closely followed by his new wife, Kourtney Kardashian. An insider told The Sun on Monday: "Travis has now been discharged and is at home as he continues to recover with the support of his family on July 4th." A second source also confirmed that the rocker is no longer in the hospital. The Sun has reached out to Travis and Kourtney's reps for comment, but have not yet heard back. MORE ON Travis Barker 'GOD SAVE ME' What you need to know about Travis Barker being hospitalized SHOCK … [Read more...] about Travis Barker is released from hospital after life-threatening pancreatitis battle as he recovers with Kourtney

Chris Fleming says it was stories about patient harm that kept him up at night during his time as Southern District Health Board chief executive. He stands by his decision to downgrade the Lumsden Maternity Centre. Fleming says there will always be a need for charity hospitals in New Zealand because the healthcare system is rationed. Southern District Health Board chief executive Chris Fleming’s resignation coincided with the disestablishment of district health boards, and he says Southlanders must speak up to make sure their needs are met in the future. Louisa Steyl reports. Southland’s former health boss wishes he could have solved the region’s GP crisis and nursing shortage before leaving his post. He also would have liked to see more progress on the new Dunedin Hospital build and less bureaucracy to get infrastructure projects like the ED expansion at Southland Hospital approved. Former Southern District Health chief executive Chris Fleming stepped down … [Read more...] about ‘The health system is always going to be constrained,’ DHB boss says

JASON DORDAY/STUFF Health Minister Andrew Little and Associate Health Minister (Māori Health) Peeni Henare have formally launched two new health entities at AUT in Manukau, south Auckland. Ian Powell is a former executive director of the Association of Salaried Medical Specialists (ASMS). OPINION: When he was elected leader of the Labour Party following the 2014 election defeat, the National Party in government detected something in Andrew Little’s personality, leading him to be nicknamed “ Angry Andy ”. At the time I thought this was a bit off and, at best, of limited alliterative appeal. But if “Angry Andy” was a bit off then, it is certainly applicable today as Little, now Health Minister, continues to deny the obvious: that there is a crisis in the health system. READ MORE: 'New era' for health as Health New Zealand formally launches Billions more for health, but what about the ragged frontline? Doctors and nurses fear Health New Zealand will … [Read more...] about The return of ‘Angry Andy’, the Health Minister who is denying the obvious

Published 4 days ago Share close Share page Copy link About sharing Related Topics Coronavirus pandemic Health experts have taken steps to tackle Covid outbreaks at two hospitals in the Borders. The Hay Lodge site in Peebles and Ward 9 at the Borders General near Melrose have been shut to admissions. NHS Borders said that all but essential visiting had also been suspended at both sites. It said the situation was being kept under regular review and the restrictions would be eased as soon as it was safe to do so. Essential visiting includes seeing a person receiving end-of-life care or to support someone with a mental health issue. Earlier this week, the health board was forced to drop its plans for its first in-person meeting in more than two years due to rising Covid case numbers in the region. I Related Internet Links Patients & visitors … [Read more...] about Covid outbreaks halt Borders hospital admissions

By Michael Sheen Published 3 hours ago Share close Share page Copy link About sharing How would you feel if your child, or one you knew, was taken into care and ended up living in a B&B, a hostel, or even slept rough? What I'm talking about here is "the care system", the safety net we'd rely on if we couldn't look after our kids. I've been working on a BBC documentary which has found teenagers are still being placed in B&Bs and hostels - six years after the Welsh government said it wanted to "eliminate" it . Some of the stories have shocked me. With record numbers of children being taken into care in Wales and England, I've spoken to some young people who have been through the care system in an hour-long documentary, filmed over nearly three years, I've helped make for the BBC. ‘Abuse, assault, profit’ - childcare staff speak out Huge profits made from … [Read more...] about Michael Sheen: I broke down hearing kids’ care stories

WHEN Madison Collier found she was pregnant she was excited to be expanding her family. She and husband Justin had been desperate to give their daughter Isla, four, a sibling. They had started trying for one more baby, to give them a family of four, and were thrilled when they discovered Madison was pregnant. But at her nine week scan she got the shock of her life when doctors discovered she was in fact expecting FOUR. Madison, 33, from Georgia, says: “I'd gone on my own to the scan, so Justin wasn’t even there with me. I was told I was pregnant with not one baby, but four, and I was so shocked I thought I was going to faint. “The nurse kept fanning me with cool air, but the room was spinning, I couldn’t take it in.” Read more on parenting LOO KNEW? Three top tips to help take the stress out of potty training NO KIDDING Tips to get babies to sleep through the night & you can be as loud as you want … [Read more...] about I wanted to try for one more baby and gave birth to four -caring for them is like being in the SAS

Published 47 minutes ago Share close Share page Copy link About sharing NHS Borders has cancelled routine operations for the week due to "extreme pressures" at its main hospital. Chief executive Ralph Roberts said the Borders General, near Melrose, was at capacity and its emergency department was also "exceptionally busy". There is also a Covid outbreak in one of its wards as well as at the Hay Lodge Hospital in Peebles. Mr Roberts said everything possible would be done to ensure cancer and emergency surgery continued. "This is a very challenging situation and our staff are working round the clock to care for their patients," he said. "Our surge capacity plans are in place and we can assure you that we are doing everything we can to make beds available and continue with planned operations as soon as we can." He asked the public to do everything they could to help by … [Read more...] about Borders General Hospital surgery cancelled due to extreme pressures