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Aug 2019
Giving children antibiotics for colds ‘increases their chances of becoming ill in the future’ A study has suggested that antibiotics should not be prescribed to children for the treatment of coughs and cold as it increases their chance of becoming ill in the future. The research undertaken by scientists at the University of Oxford showed…
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Aug 2019
It’s not quite as common to be aware of the effects of driving under the influence of drugs as it is to know about being under the influence of alcohol. A person may be convicted when they attempt to drive or be in charge of a motor vehicle on a road or other public place…
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Aug 2019
Everyone knows that if you’re caught using a hand-held mobile phone whilst driving a vehicle, it’s an offence which will see you be subject to points endorsed on your licence and a fine (for offences committed post-March 2017, this will be 6 points and a fine of at least £200). This could result in you…
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Aug 2019
You may have heard in the news recently that large fines for British Airways and Marriott Hotels for data protection failure have hit the headlines. However, small and medium sized companies have also found themselves on the ICO’s radar. A London estate agency has been fined £80,000 after it left 18,610 customers’ personal details exposed…
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Aug 2019
In the last year, the trust reported 6,423 incidents which could have jeopardised patient safety, a figure which has risen by 20 per cent. Although most of the incidents were minor (slips, trips or falls), 125 were reported as ‘significant’, having the potential to cause serious harm or death. Eddie Docherty, nurse director at the…
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Aug 2019
Recent figures have shown that a simpler new test for bowel cancer has resulted in a significant rise in screening rates in Scotland, and that for the first time uptake has risen to above 60%. Rates of the disease in Scotland are amongst the highest in the western world, which result in around 1,600 deaths…
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