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The UK’s longest waiting heart transplant patient is supporting a call for ‘no complacency’ from NHS Blood and Transplant after 3,000 potential transplants were missed in the last year because familie ...
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Look before you flush
It’s something so quick and so simple, yet according to a new survey, only 16% of over 50s are doing it. Doing what? Checking for blood in their pee. Blood in pee is a key symptom of bladder and kidne ...
Is hydration the key to being happier and healthier?
How much water have you drunk today? The NHS advises drinking six to eight glasses of fluid a day. Water, lower fat milk and sugar-free drinks, including tea and coffee, all count. The benefits of dri ...
1.4 million people don’t get the care they need
Numbers of older people who don’t get the care and support they need has reached a record high of 1.4 million – up nearly 20% in just two years. What’s more, delayed discharges due to the lack of soci ...