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16:05 Men are more likely to die if they have a heart attack during sex. Only one in eight men survive such an incident compared to 50% who were not having sex, reports the Metro.
The reason? Researchers think men are simply less likely to call for help when they are naked. The (very) small French study was based on 246 people, but did find people who were having sex faring worse than others.
14:25 There’s been a five-fold increase in the number of Welsh patients waiting more than a year for surgery since 2013, reports the BBC.
A Royal College of Surgeons FOI request revealed that over 3,600 patients waiting over 12 months this March, compared to just under 700 four months previously.
RCS regional director Tim Havard said the statistics were ‘very worrying’, whilst Welsh NHS bosses admitted the waits were ‘unacceptable’.
12:20 NHS England has issued first aid guidance for acid attacks after the number of instances doubled over the last three years.
In 2014, 16 people required specialist medical advice, rising to 25 in 2015 and 32 in 2016.
Meanwhile, the level of demand for specialist burns help so far in 2017 suggests there will be another rise in patient numbers this year, NHS England said.
The public is advised to take three steps if they witness an attack:
- Report the attack: dial 999.
- Remove contaminated clothing carefully.
- Rinse skin immediately in running water.
Professor Chris Moran, national clinical director for trauma at NHS England, said: ‘Whilst this type of criminal assault remains rare, the NHS is caring for an increasing number of people who have fallen victim to these cowardly attacks.
‘One moment of thoughtless violence can result in serious physical pain and mental trauma, which can involve months if not years of costly and specialist NHS treatment.’
12:00 Public Health England has identified a number of key interventions to improve mental health and make savings for society in the longer run. Tackling school bullying is top of the list.
NEWS: We’ve highlighted eight cost-effective ways for local areas to prevent mental ill health https://t.co/J4ek2XhCjw pic.twitter.com/ZWLJjEHIaJ
— PublicHealthEngland (@PHE_uk) August 30, 2017
10:10 Shadow health secretary Jonathan Ashworth has reacted to Pulse’s revelation that the NHS Sustainability and Transformation Partnerships (STPs) are spending tens of millions on management consultants.
Is this really in the interest of patients? Time to halt these #STPs and properly fund the NHS for patients instead https://t.co/lZcbI7tUja
— Jonathan Ashworth (@JonAshworth) August 30, 2017
09:30 Today is that day of the year when Pulse lists the 50 most influential GPs of the moment.
And the top spot goes to… Click here to find out!
This year there’s 17 new entrants that were not on the list last year, and in addition we have also named 10 rising stars and 10 local heroes.
Top 50 in full here
‘Many of these GPs are achieving great things in difficult circumstances’ says @nigelpraities#PulsePower50https://t.co/S07aO2LLTGpic.twitter.com/jTQbknz69Q
— PulseToday (@pulsetoday) August 31, 2017
