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Aug 2021
An inquest has heard that an asthma sufferer died despite her family making three 999 calls for an ambulance. The patient’s husband began CPR when she stopped breathing, prompting the last call before medics arrived. Medical experts informed the hearing in Denbighshire that the outcome would have been the same if paramedics had arrived earlier…
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Aug 2021
Following a decision by the Medical Practitioners Tribunal (MPT) which originally gave Simon Bramhall a five-month suspension, in a new appeal earlier this week, the General Medical Council (GMC) complained that this was an “insufficient” punishment. Mrs Justice Collins Rice said the former tribunal, which took place last year, did not “put its finger on…
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Aug 2021
A survey conducted by University College London (UCL) shows that around 34 per cent of people aged between 46 and 48 have two or more long-term health conditions, of which at least one relates to their physical health, with those from poorer backgrounds most at risk. Issues include high blood pressure, diabetes, asthma, chronic back…
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Jul 2021
Analysis from leading psychiatrists has shown that thousands of women in England were denied crucial help for their mental health because of the pandemic. According to analysis from the Royal College of Psychiatrists, in 2020-21, 47,000 women were expected to access perinatal mental health services to help with conditions such as depression and anxiety during…
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Jul 2021
A new drugs fund worth £340 million will be used by the NHS to fast track patients with rare diseases so they can have access to new treatment and medicines yet to be approved. NHS England has confirmed its plans to set up an Innovative Medicines Fund to run alongside the existing Cancer Drugs Fund,…
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Jul 2021
North Bristol NHS Trust have said that ‘mega clinics’ have been used to clear a backlog of 800 patients waiting for breast cancer checks, blaming the delays on a national shortage of radiologists. The backlog at the breast cancer centre in Southmead near Bristol, peaked in March and April but has since dropped to 294…
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