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Jul 2016

Target for life-threatening 999 calls missed for 12 months

Data released by NHS England has shown that targets for life-or-death 999 calls have been missed by ambulances for a year. Calls categorized as Red 1 (patients who are not breathing or suffering from a cardiac arrest) are meant to be responded to by ambulance crews within eight minutes, but the data has shown that…

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13
Jul 2016

Heart surgery ordered to stop at three major hospitals following concerns over standards

NHS England has ordered three major heart units, in Manchester, London and Leicester, to stop providing complex surgery on patients with congenital heart problems by April 2017. Last year the body set up a list of minimum standards to be met by hospitals to ensure patients received high quality care, including surgeons working in teams…

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13
Jul 2016

Shortage of UK nurses could continue for years

Experts have predicted that the current shortage of nurses in the UK is set to continue for years and could get worse. The warnings have come about after a report in early 2016 on the nursing workforce by the Institute for Employment Studies for the Migration Advisory Committee. Key indicators have been identified as ageing…

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12
Jul 2016

Yorkshire’s Legal People support the Huddersfield Town Foundation

Chadwick Lawrence are delighted to announce a partnership with the Huddersfield Town Foundation; donating to the charity every month to support its ‘Early Kick-Off’ breakfast clubs. Town Foundation serve healthy and nutritious breakfasts to pupils at 19 schools across Kirklees. The sponsorship kicked off on Tuesday 14th June with members of the Chadwick Lawrence team…

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07
Jul 2016

Medical negligence department to be listed in Chambers UK Guide

Chadwick Lawrence are delighted to announce that their medical negligence department has been chosen to feature in Chambers & Partners’ list of accredited law firms for their 2017 publication, to be released in October 2016. The solicitors’ guide is an annual publication, which identifies and ranks the most outstanding law firms in the UK and…

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