Trials on Viagra-like drugs halted after babies die A Dutch study that saw pregnant women given anti-impotence drugs to improve the growth in their unborn children has been halted following the deaths of 11 newborn babies. It is feared that the drug- which was used to increase blood flow during pregnancy- may have caused lethal…
NHS Chief Executive promises ‘shift’ in funding rule Simon Stevens, the NHS Chief Executive, announced that a new plan is being written by NHS Improvement in conjunction with NHS England that will cover the years from 2019/20 to 2021/22. It will see the end of ‘sustainability funds’, as Stevens declared that we ‘have got to…
NHS unable to sponsor the visas of over 400 GPs who now face deportation Pulse reports that NHS England is urgently reaching out to GP practices in order to find sponsors for more than 400 international GPs who are due to complete their training this month. NHS England had originally planned to act as the…
After seven years as Britain’s longest-serving Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, yesterday, Jeremy Hunt was given a new job as Foreign Secretary. And by 9 pm, the Prime Minister’s office announced that Matt Hancock is filling his shoes as the next Health Secretary. Hancock moves from his role as Secretary of State…
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