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Feb 2017
According to analysis by the BBC, nine out of ten NHS hospital wards in England have been overcrowded this winter and unsafe for patients. Hospitals should have a maximum of 85 per cent of beds occupied in order to minimise delays and infection risk, but the BBC analysis showed that out of 152 hospital trusts,…
03
Feb 2017
Yorkshire’s Legal People recently partnered with Packetts, one of the UK’s largest independent Insurance Brokers, for an exciting business and social media seminar in Bradford on the 26th January. In the second of a series of business seminars co-hosted by both Chadwick Lawrence and Packetts, the morning saw a discussion of how businesses should be…
01
Feb 2017
In an open letter to Teresa May and published by the British Medical Journal, 2,000 doctors have warned that because of an ‘unacceptable’ lack of NHS funding, patient safety is at risk. The letter makes reference to doctors constantly needing to apologise about the poor standard of care within hospitals and says that things ‘simply…
01
Feb 2017
A report by the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee has warned that despite repeated attempts by government ministers to improve care and create more honesty within the NHS, staff are still not reporting mistakes because they fear the ‘finger of blame’. The measures, which included appointing whistleblowing guardians at all hospitals, were brought in…
01
Feb 2017
Research undertaken by the University of Sydney has shown that the congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection in children with cerebral palsy is more common that was previously thought. The common herpes virus can cross the placenta, which carries a high risk of infecting the foetus and damaging the developing brain. The study, involving 323 children in…
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