Reflections on Robin Williams’ recent death have been widely broadcast and varied in their sympathy. This is often the case for opinions on mental health in general.If one positive can even be suggested to come […]
Comment | Tony Benn dies – now our generation must carry the gauntlet
Tony Benn’s personal impact has been enormous. My parents first met at a talk he gave at the University of London Union. As children, my sisters and I were taken to see him speak on […]
Comment | Nurses not 'failing the vulnerable'
As a second year student nurse I was disappointed at the article ‘Cruel nurses are failing the vulnerable.’ 18 months into my degree I have had the privilege of caring for many patients both in hospital […]
Comment | Nurses failing the vulnerable
The topic of a ‘failing’ NHS is never out of the news. This week an article caught my eye on that completely reliable news site, The Daily Mail, and this one really was appalling. The article […]
Science | EU approves plans for artificial heart
The World Health Organization estimates that 23.3 million people will die each year from cardiovascular disease by 2030, up from approximately 17.3 million in 2008. Organ transplantation is often the only treatment for end-state organ failure […]
Science | New test for Down’s syndrome unveiled
A breakthrough test for individuals with a high risk of having a child with Down’s syndrome is due to go on trial in the NHS. Down’s syndrome is the most common chromosomal genetic disorder and […]
Science | Comment – Should the NHS fund alternative medicine?
Firstly, I want to point out what I mean by alternative medicine. The definition of it is: any practice that is put forward as having the healing effects of medicine but is not based on […]
News | New NHS app for Leeds students
A free mobile phone app has been launched designed to provide healthcare information for students living in Leeds. Created by NHS Leeds West Clinical Commissioning Group, the app contains information on: the NHS ‘111’ telephone […]
COMMENT: Can the NHS survive the cuts?
As the biggest changes in NHS history officially come into effect, what can we expect? In 1948, the NHS was founded on the fundamental principles that care should be free and available to all on […]