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‘It’s Unimaginably Bad.’ How Government Failures and the New COVID-19 Variant Are Pushing the U.K.’s Health System Into Crisis
Dr Rachel Clarke never dreamed that in her medical career, she would say out loud that hospitals in Britain are running out of oxygen. Yet some hospitals in the U.K. are now in that critical situation, as doctors say the U.K.’s third wave of the coronavirus pandemic is pushing the country’s National Health Service to its limits. “We’re seeing younger patients, we’re seeing sicker patients, and we’ve never really recovered from the first wave,” says Clarke, who works on an acute medical ward in a hospital in Oxfordshire, England, and also in an in-patient hospice setting. “You...
Source: TIME: Health - January 13, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Ciara Nugent and Suyin Haynes Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 Explainer Londontime Second click United Kingdom Source Type: news

Can the World ’s Doctors Survive Another Wave of COVID-19?
The weight of the pandemic first caught up with New York City ER physician Jane Kim in April. After spending weeks caring for seriously ill patients, she learned of four deaths among her “work family.” Three died of the virus, another from suicide. Her grief “halted” her, she says: “You can’t think. You can’t move. You can’t breathe.” Since then, Kim, 39, has leaned on friends, family and therapy to cope. She’s also heartened that doctors now better understand how to treat COVID-19 compared with those early, uncertain days. But as cases rise nationwide, she worrie...
Source: TIME: Health - November 19, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Tara Law Tags: Uncategorized COVID-19 feature Magazine Source Type: news

Coronavirus: Doctors spell out how to exit England's lockdown
The British Medical Association fears a surge in infections that will cripple the NHS if unlocking goes wrong. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)
Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - November 18, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Ban household-mixing and travel between tiers after lockdown, BMA urges
Doctor ’s organisation says without tough action NHS will be overwhelmed by Covid patientsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageMixing between more than two households and travel between tiers should be banned in England until a vaccine is rolled out to prevent the NHS being swamped after lockdown, the main doctor ’s organisation has warned.With ministers due to announce next week a return to regional tiers of coronavirus restrictions from 2 December, the British Medical Association (BMA) said that without tough action, hospitals and GPs will become overwhelmed.Continue reading... (Source: Guard...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - November 18, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Nicola Davis, Peter Walker and Pamela Duncan Tags: Health policy Coronavirus Christmas Politics Science Society UK news Source Type: news

Doctors and nurses were not prepared to see 'so much illness and death' during Covid pandemic
Dr Chaand Nagpaul, head of the British Medical Association (BMA), told MPs today NHS staff have reported higher than normal levels of severe stress, anxiety and fatigue this year. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - November 17, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

How pharmacist prescribers can help meet the mental health consequences of COVID-19, Evidence-Based Mental Health
The British Medical Association recently published their report on the impact of COVID-19 on mental health in England, highlighting the urgent need for investment in mental health services and further recruitment of mental health staff. Like many others, they have predicted a substantial increase in demand on mental health services in the coming months. Their recommendations include a call for detailed workforce planning at local, national and system levels. This coincides with the publication of the ' NHS People Plan ' which also emphasised the need to maximise staff potential. The message from both is clear, it is time f...
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - November 12, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Climate change and sustainability: the health service and net zero
This report states that with the NHS contributing up to five per cent of the UK ’s total carbon emissions, increased sustainability and changes to working practices are vital if the health of future generations is to be protected. The health service has a responsibility to its patients to reduce its own carbon footprint and to strive for net zero emissions, if it is to take a leading role in combatting the harmful effects of climate change.ReportPress release (Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection)
Source: The Kings Fund - Health Management Specialist Collection - November 10, 2020 Category: Health Management Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Environment and sustainability Source Type: news

Make masks compulsory in UK workplaces, urges BMA
British Medical Association seeks to build trust amid ‘inconsistent’ Covid messagingCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageWearing face masks in all offices and working environments should be mandatory unless you are working alone, the British Medical Association (BMA) has urged.Publishing recommendations to safeguard public health amid the pandemic, the UK doctors ’ trade union body said the public was in danger of losing faith in coronavirus measures due to the government’s “inconsistent” messaging.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - October 10, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Mattha Busby Tags: Coronavirus outbreak Infectious diseases Science UK news NHS Health policy Politics Society Source Type: news

British Medical Association calls for government to make masks compulsory INSIDE offices
The BMA said the latest suite of lockdown restrictions in England were not tough enough to prevent a devastating second wave and is now calling for masks in all indoor work spaces. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 23, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

The law must change to improve medicine shortages
We've joined together withthe British Medical Association, the Royal College of GPsand patient group National Voicesto call on Matt Hancock MP to amend medicines legislationand enable all pharmaci (Source: Royal Pharmaceutical Society News)
Source: Royal Pharmaceutical Society News - September 14, 2020 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news