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Oct 2023
The Care Quality Commission have said that maternity services at Stoke Mandeville Hospital must be improved. During an inspection in June, the health watchdog found staff shortages which could lead to unsafe practices, triage service issues and a bereavement suite based on a labour ward. Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust, which manages the hospital,…
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Oct 2023
Experts say thousands of prostate cancer patients in England and Northern Ireland are missing out on a life-extending prostate cancer drug that is more widely available on the NHS in Scotland and Wales. Charity Prostate Cancer UK said it was “unacceptable” that men in parts of the UK were facing a postcode lottery. …
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Oct 2023
People suffering from the lung condition idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) are being asked to take part in a £2m research project aimed at reducing scarring of the lungs. IPF is a condition in which the lungs become scarred and breathing becomes increasingly difficult, there is currently nothing that can reduce or stop that scarring.…
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Oct 2023
Updated guidelines say stroke patients should be offered additional rehabilitation on the NHS. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence had previously recommended 45 minutes a day, but it now believes some patients may need more intensive therapy for recovery and is suggesting three hours a day, five days a week. Experts…
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Oct 2023
St Nicholas Care Home in Bootle has been placed in special measures after CQC inspectors raised concerns over safety. The home was downgraded from requires improvement to inadequate. Inspectors from the health watchdog found some staff were not suitably trained and there was a high reliance on agency workers. One of the four…
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Oct 2023
The Menopause All-Party Parliamentary Group have said menopause checks by GPs should be included in the NHS health check offered every five years to those aged between 40 and 74. Campaigner Mariella Frostrup, has said it is “ludicrous” that menopause information was not part of the check which looks for conditions such as diabetes…
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