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Nov 2020
New figures have revealed that Covid-19 admissions are putting increasing strain on hospitals across West Yorkshire and bed occupancy is continuing to rise across the region. According to data released by NHS England, nearly 20 per cent of acute and general hospital beds are now being taken up by patients who have tested positive for…
18
Nov 2020
So here we go again, another lockdown, this time anticipated to last just 4 weeks from 5th November. The question for us as family lawyers is whether this affects ongoing child contact arrangements for separated parents? Just like before, different households are not allowed to meet indoors or out. Two adults from different households…
17
Nov 2020
The coronavirus pandemic has presented unique challenges for business owners and managers which are testing their people management skills to the absolute limit. The demands are often two-fold as the financial and economic pressure increases for the leaders themselves, potentially placing their own jobs or livelihoods at risk. This is a highly stressful position from…
17
Nov 2020
A nurse has been charged with the murder of eight babies and the attempted murder of a further ten at the Countess of Chester Hospital. The charges relate to baby deaths and non-fatal collapses at the hospital in the twelve month period from June 2015 to June 2016. Lucy Letby had previously been arrested in…
17
Nov 2020
Health chiefs have closed the birthing centre at Huddersfield Royal Infirmary in order to be able to focus staff on care for cancer patients. The reaction has been prompted by an “extremely pressurised” situation created by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic that has seen beds in excess of 90 per cent capacity, a massive change from…
17
Nov 2020
According to a newly published landmark trial, patients whose cancer has spread to other areas live around a third longer on the medicine than those given standard chemotherapy treatment, some patients surviving over three years after the start of their treatment, more than double the average prognosis. Bladder cancer, which is diagnosed in over 10,000…
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