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Mar 2020

Health experts develop implant that could regenerate a damaged heart

A small electrical device could revolutionise the treatment of heart failure, a condition that currently affects nearly a million people in the UK. The implant releases an electric current to strengthen and regenerate damaged heart muscle and improve the pumping action, pushing more blood around the body and helping patients to enjoy a better quality…

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16
Mar 2020

Section: Family Law

CAFCASS Experience a Rising Number of New Private Law Cases

CAFCASS, the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service have published new figures which state that compared with last January, numbers of new private law family cases have increased by 16%. A staggering 4,118 cases were received by CAFCASS concerning a total of 6,064 children in the month of January 2020. Upon reviewing the…

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13
Mar 2020

Nurse ‘impaired by lack of competence’ struck off

The nurse, who worked at the Shepton Mallet NHS Treatment Centre, has been stuck off after being found guilty of a string of errors. The centre is run for the NHS by private healthcare company Care UK. Following a review by the Nursing and Midwifery Council, Mr Wynburne was found guilty of a number of…

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13
Mar 2020

NHS to pay £870,000 to whistleblower doctor after speaking out on patient safety

Following a tribunal, a London NHS trust has been ordered to pay £870,740 to the leading heart doctor after he was sacked for whistleblowing about safety concerns following a patient’s death. Dr Kevin Beatt, considered to be one of the most respected consultant cardiologists in the UK, was sacked from Croydon Health Services in 2012…

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