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More than 70% of NHS workers considered quitting in last 6 months

Posted on January 30, 2022 by Hippocratic Post

More than seventy percent of NHS workers considering quitting in last six months, GNB survey reveals. Stress, pay, workload and mental health main reasons GMB Union members cited for wanting to leave health service More than 70 per cent of NHS workers have considered quitting in the past six months, a new GMB survey shows. In a poll of almost 1,000 GMB […]

Needling smokers

Posted on July 17, 2016 by Hippocratic Post

Acupuncture, the ‘needle therapy’ is often used as an aid to help people quit smoking, but there is little evidence to suggest how it works. A study published in the journal Preventative Medicine in 2001, which focused on men and women who reported smoking around 20 cigarettes each day did conclude that acupuncture could help motivated smokers to […]