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29
Oct 2020

Section: Wills & Probate

Deeds of Variation

When somebody passes away, their personal wealth will be distributed in accordance with the provisions of their Will, or if the individual did not have a Will, by the Rules of Intestacy. In some circumstances, a Beneficiary may wish to vary the way in which the estate is to be distributed. This can be done…

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29
Oct 2020

Section: Medical Negligence

Cold water may hold clue to dementia cure

Researchers at Cambridge University have discovered that cold water swimming may protect the brain from degenerative diseases such as dementia, following the discovery of a “cold-shock” protein found in the blood of regular swimmers at London’s Parliament Hill Lido. In trials involving the use of mice, the protein has been shown to slow the onset…

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29
Oct 2020

Section: Medical Negligence

Report states endometriosis care across the UK needs urgent improvement

A report by MPs says endometriosis care needs urgent improvement and for diagnosis times to be cut in half. The report found a typical wait for diagnosis being eight years and that had not been improved in over ten years. Endometriosis currently affects around one in ten women in the UK and can cause heavy…

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29
Oct 2020

Section: Medical Negligence

CQC report finds care for people with learning disabilities ‘inhumane’

The care regulator for England has said that too many hospitals for people with autism or learning disabilities are providing poor care, which is, at times, inhumane and undignified. The Care Quality Commission found physical restraint part of the culture in some places, and cases of patients secluded or segregated for 13 years, adding that…

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29
Oct 2020

Section: Medical Negligence

England boosting plasma stocks for coronavirus patients ahead of winter

NHS Blood and Transplant is increasing stocks of blood plasma for seriously ill coronavirus patients ahead of the winter period and is asking for more people who have recovered from Covid-19 to become donors. Fourteen additional donation centres will open in November and December, bringing the total number in England to 42. The blood plasma,…

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29
Oct 2020

Section: Medical Negligence

Diabetes charity warns thousands are being put at risk of serious complications after being denied access to lifesaving device

The UK’s leading diabetes charity has warned that thousands of patients are being put at risk of serious complications after being denied access to lifesaving technology. Two years ago, 80,000 type 1 diabetes patients were promised a wearable blood glucose monitor, but an investigation by Diabetes UK has revealed that in some areas only one…

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