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Mar 2019
Medicine shortages are being experienced by hospitals across England due to “stock-piling and price pressure as the Brexit deadline approaches” according to NHS Providers. The trade association reported that in the last six weeks, some trusts had experienced shortages of up to 160 different drugs, compared with between 25 and 30 drugs in normal times.…
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Mar 2019
New research has suggested that due to a lack of proper screening for gestational diabetes, women are being left at risk of stillbirth. A study which took place at 41 maternity units across the UK found that not all women who were at high risk of developing the condition were not tested as they should…
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Mar 2019
Many people are unsure about their legal rights as a grandparent. Family conflicts often arise when a relationship breaks down meaning that contact with grandchildren can often become restricted or stopped altogether, leaving grandparents unable to spend time with their grandchildren. Unfortunately, grandparents don’t have an automatic legal right to have contact with their grandchildren…
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Mar 2019
As family law experts we often get asked by clients whether they can move out of the country with their child/children after a separation or divorce. In short the answer is yes, provided that everyone with parental responsibility consents to the move. However, in our experience, it is rarely that straightforward. Unfortunately, in most cases…
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Mar 2019
NHS England have said that there is no obligation for GPs to be at the helm of primary care networks, and that ‘any clinician’ in general practice will now be able to take charge. Under the new five-year GP contract, which was released in January, extra funding will be provided to practices to join networks.…
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Mar 2019
MPs are urging NHS England to stop the planned privatisation of cancer screening services in Oxford, following warnings by doctors that they will damage the health of patients. This follows the news that a private organisation has been awarded a contract to deliver positron emission computerised tomography (PET-CT) scanning in the Thames Valley, and that…
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