Source: nhsengland
Millions of older people to get vaccine against serious lung infection
Millions of older people can now get protection against a virus which causes serious lung infections like bronchitis and pneumonia – preventing potentially thousands of hospital admissions a year. All adults aged 80 and over, and people living in a care home for older adults, are now eligible for the NHS respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) […]
Source: nursingtimes
NICE backs weight loss jab to help prevent heart attacks and strokes
An injection that has gained fame and popularity for supporting weight loss can now be given to more than a million people to help prevent heart attacks and strokes, according to latest guidance. NICE backs weight loss jab to help prevent heart attacks and strokes appeared first on Nursing Times.
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Source: nursingtimes
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Thousands of children are left in hospital for prolonged periods after they could be discharged because of gaps in children’s services, according to a new report from the Children’s Commissioner. Warning over children stuck in hospital because of system failures appeared first on Nursing Times.
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