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Apr 2019
Evidence will start to be heard this week in the public inquiry into what has been named “the worst treatment scandal in the history of the NHS”. The inquiry will look into the 4,800 haemophiliac patients who were infected with HIV or hepatitis C in the 1970s and 1980s, resulting in the deaths of more…
30
Apr 2019
A new criminal inquiry is to take place into the deaths of hundreds of Gosport War Memorial Hospital patients, who were given ‘dangerous’ levels of opiate drugs between 1989 and 2000. Relatives of the 456 patients who died were told at a recent meeting that a ‘full investigation’ would begin shortly and that statements would…
26
Apr 2019
Cancer patients who have tried all available treatments may be offered a new blood test to match them up with experimental drugs. The news follows a study which found that testing a small amount of a patient’s blood for faulty DNA enabled doctors to gather up to date genetic data about their tumour or cancer.…
26
Apr 2019
Following recent research undertaken by the National University of Ireland Galway, there are additional concerns about the numbers of people considered eligible for statins, prescribed for cholesterol reduction. The study concluded that the proportion of patients who could be prescribed the medication in Ireland has spiralled by over 600 per cent in the last thirty…
26
Apr 2019
According to survey carried out by the British Medical Association, over a quarter of NHS medical practitioners have been diagnosed with a mental health condition, and two in five are suffering from emotional and psychological problems, including anxiety, depression, stress and emotional distress. The BMA also said that the pressure of working within the NHS…
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Apr 2019
Research by charity Unicef has revealed that over half a million children in the UK did not given a measles vaccine in the six years between 2010 and 2017. The news comes following a warning by NHS chief Simon Stevens that cases of the disease had quadrupled in twelve months and urged families to have…
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