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Aug 2019
A report has revealed a large disparity between patients in affluent regions of Scotland compared to those in the most deprived areas, with nearly a third of patients in the most disadvantaged areas not being diagnosed until the late stage of the disease. The Detect Cancer Early (DCE) programme was launched by the Scottish Government…
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Aug 2019
Smart sensors created to ‘listen’ to healing wounds A new technique is being developed at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh whereby tiny electronic sensors are being created to listen to how a wound is healing without having to disturb dressings. Wound care currently costs the health services in the UK billions of pounds each year and…
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Aug 2019
Figures have revealed that 7,000 days were lost last year due to NHS staff taking sick leave because of alcohol or drug abuse. Charity Alcohol Change UK say they believe the substance abuse has been used as a way to cope with stress and warn that this could impact on their decision making, which they…
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Aug 2019
Giving children antibiotics for colds ‘increases their chances of becoming ill in the future’ A study has suggested that antibiotics should not be prescribed to children for the treatment of coughs and cold as it increases their chance of becoming ill in the future. The research undertaken by scientists at the University of Oxford showed…
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Aug 2019
In the last year, the trust reported 6,423 incidents which could have jeopardised patient safety, a figure which has risen by 20 per cent. Although most of the incidents were minor (slips, trips or falls), 125 were reported as ‘significant’, having the potential to cause serious harm or death. Eddie Docherty, nurse director at the…
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Aug 2019
Recent figures have shown that a simpler new test for bowel cancer has resulted in a significant rise in screening rates in Scotland, and that for the first time uptake has risen to above 60%. Rates of the disease in Scotland are amongst the highest in the western world, which result in around 1,600 deaths…
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