Asked about this, Stevens said: “Obviously, the workforce is a crucial part of being able to deliver this strategy. We need to ensure that recruitment into mental health positions continues to be attractive. There is a lot of work to be done with the Academy of Royal Medical Colleges, the Royal College of Psychiatrists and by mental health trusts.” … [Read more...] about NHS vows to transform mental health services with extra £1bn a year
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‘We were told to ring NHS 111 if we feel ill… that’s it!’ Passengers arriving at Heathrow say they were just given a leaflet and waved through despite fears over spread of deadly coronavirus
Eileen, 21, said: 'We came off the plane like any other time. I was in my home of Wuhan just for a month before coming back to study media. Over that month I did not l leave the house, we stayed inside because of the virus. I think more should have been done because the fear of the virus in China is much worse than it is here' … [Read more...] about ‘We were told to ring NHS 111 if we feel ill… that’s it!’ Passengers arriving at Heathrow say they were just given a leaflet and waved through despite fears over spread of deadly coronavirus
Public health bosses urge 2,000 recent arrivals from China to call NHS if they feel ill and tells doctors to ask patients with flu symptoms if they’ve travelled to Wuhan as 14 people are tested for coronavirus in UK
Dr Martin Cetron, director for the Division of Global Migration and Quarantine at the US's Centers for Disease Control, said the CDC has instructed the Department of Homeland Security and the Transportation Department to redirect anyone who tries to get from Wuhan to the US without going through any of the five airports set-up for screening. … [Read more...] about Public health bosses urge 2,000 recent arrivals from China to call NHS if they feel ill and tells doctors to ask patients with flu symptoms if they’ve travelled to Wuhan as 14 people are tested for coronavirus in UK
Cervical cancer rates jump by 54% among women in their late 20s as charity warns of ‘stalling progress’ and urges women to go to NHS screening appointments
Professor Peter Johnson, NHS clinical director for cancer, said: 'More and more young women and men are being vaccinated against HPV, the most recent figures show an increase in people getting screened and most importantly, the number of people infected with the cancer-causing viruses has fallen dramatically. … [Read more...] about Cervical cancer rates jump by 54% among women in their late 20s as charity warns of ‘stalling progress’ and urges women to go to NHS screening appointments
The scale of the UK’s mental health challenge has been underestimated
Helping more than an extra million people with mental health problems is laudable (NHS vows to transform mental health services with extra £1bn a year, 15 February). But only if treatment is effective. Illness of the mind is inherently more difficult to diagnose than illness of the body. And treatment outcomes are more uncertain. For example, the much vaunted talking therapies can only work if counsellor and patient hit it off (over the years I have had one positive score from six attempts). Drug therapy is certainly effective, but it normally takes weeks to work and often makes people a lot worse before they start to get better, leading some to stop taking the pills too soon. It is not clear that GPs’ training yet gives them an adequate grounding in mental health. Psychiatric inpatient treatment is obviously worthwhile, but in my experience if you get 20 minutes a week of your consultant’s time and then only on weekdays you are doing well; and acute pressure on … [Read more...] about The scale of the UK’s mental health challenge has been underestimated
