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Warning to patients ahead of next doctors strike
Posted onSam Peate, from the NHS Humber Health Partnership, which has hospitals in Goole and Hull that will be affected by the strike, said: “Unfortunately, it is unavoidable that some patients will have their appointments and procedures postponed as a result of the action.”
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Posted onWorcester woman living with endometriosis plans concert to give back
Posted onJoanna Street, lead endometriosis and pelvic pain specialist nurse at Worcestershire Acute Hospitals, said the team were grateful for Amos’s fundraising efforts, with money previously raised used to buy reclining chairs “so that patients who are in pain can sit more comfortably”.
Samaritans facing volunteer exodus over proposed branch closures
Posted onMichael BuchananSocial affairs correspondent Samaritans Samaritans volunteer James Watkins says concerns over proposed branch closures are “falling on deaf ears” Hundreds of Samaritans volunteers say they will leave the suicide prevention charity if plans to close more than 100 branches are supported at a meeting this weekend. Some opponents of the changes fear an exodus…
Kiwis and mineral water can cut constipation, says new guidance
Posted onEating several kiwi fruit a day can help relieve constipation and is a better starting point than worrying about a high-fibre diet, according to new guidance on the condition. The advice says drinking water high in minerals is better for constipation than tap water, and magnesium oxide supplements are good for improving symptoms. Researchers from…
Doctors’ union acting like cartel and opposing taxes – Streeting
Posted onNick TriggleHealth correspondent Getty Images The doctors’ union, the British Medical Association (BMA), is acting “like a cartel” and threatening the future of the NHS, the health secretary says. Wes Streeting attacked the doctors’ union ahead of the 13th strike by resident doctors in their long-running dispute in England, which is due to begin on…
