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Sep 2020
Leeds Community Healthcare (LCH) relies on third sector organisations – charities, voluntary and community groups – to vulnerable members of the society, and to assist it to provide a range of services, including district nursing and mental health services. The group is concerned that the current pandemic is having a significant impact on these third…
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Sep 2020
The Scottish government has announced that organ donation will become an opt-out system in March next year. The current system is that people must ‘opt in’ by registering to donate their organs for transplants after their die. The new law states that it will be assumed people will choose to donate unless they have stated…
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Sep 2020
The Royal College of Psychiatrists is warning that ‘soaring’ numbers of people misusing alcohol may lead to addition services in England struggling to cope. Recent data has shown that many adults are drinking more since the coronavirus pandemic began and the college estimates that in June, over 8.4m people in England were drinking at increased…
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Sep 2020
Hospital bosses have warned that a shortage of coronavirus tests for NHS staff is leading to absences from work and services being put at risk. NHS Providers, which represents hospital trusts in England, said staff are having to self-isolate because they are unable to get tests for themselves or for family members. The home secretary…
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Sep 2020
The new, highly accurate procedure is being used to treat atrial fibrillation, in which heart nerves misfire and lead to a rapid and irregular pulse. The problem with the rhythm can resulting in blood pooling and clotting inside the heart, and if that clot travels to the head, it can cut off blood supply to…
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Sep 2020
NHS England is writing to all GP practices to ensure they are communicating to patients the fact that doctors can be seen in person as well as virtually, if necessary. NHS Digital have said that 50 per cent of the 102 million GP appointments from March to July were by phone call or video. NHS…
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