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30
Nov 2023

Section: Medical Negligence

Hospital waiting times in Wales hit record high again

NHS waiting times in Wales have hit another record high for patients awaiting hospital treatment.  In addition, cancer waiting times and ambulance performance figures were the second worst on record and A&E waiting times were the worst this year.   The Welsh government have said that despite the overall increase, it was “encouraging to see…

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30
Nov 2023

Section: Medical Negligence

As measles vaccine rate dips, UK doctors told to be on high alert for virus

Experts are saying that doctors must be on high alert for measles as vaccine rates among young children have dropped to a ten-year low, leaving some unprotected and risking outbreaks of the highly infections and dangerous virus.   It is the first time in decades the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH)  has…

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30
Nov 2023

Section: Medical Negligence

Study suggests gaining weight increases cancer risk

A new study of nearly 600,000 people has found that every five-point increase in BMI is linked to an 11 per cent higher risk of obesity-related cancer, even in people without type 2 diabetes or cardiovascular disease.   Carrying additional weight can cause inflammation in the body or an excess of the hormone insulin, which…

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23
Nov 2023

Section: Medical Negligence

Thousands to benefit from new type one diabetes screening

A new study is to screen 20,000 UK adults aged 17 to 70 for type 1 diabetes.   The purpose of the project is to identify people who are at increased risk of developing the condition and to offer them support, education and access to new treatments.   Professor Kathleen Gillespie is heading the team…

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23
Nov 2023

Section: Medical Negligence

Guernsey ‘on track’ to eliminate cervical cancer by 2030

According to Diane Matthews, the island’s screening lead for Public Health, Guernsey is on track to stop cervical cancer by 2030, ten years sooner than NHS England’s pledge.   Ms Matthews said it was good news, but the trend needed to be maintained.   The World Health Organisation considers cervical cancer to be eliminated as…

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23
Nov 2023

Section: Medical Negligence

West Yorkshire care provider fined £5,000 for failing resident

A care home in Bradford has been fined £5,000 for “catastrophically” failing to protect a resident from falling.   The Care Quality Commission had prosecuted Greystones Nursing Home Ltd, which operates Greystones Nursing Home in Bradford.   The 75-year-old resident fell on 23 occasions in the four months after moving into the home in November…

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