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Apr 2017
A study has revealed that GPs are failing to spot cancer in tens of thousands of patients and seven in ten people who had the illness picked up in casualty had it missed by their GP. Around 32,000 of these patients visited their GP three times without a diagnosis. The research was undertaken by Public…
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Apr 2017
It has emerged that the hospital trust being investigated in relation to seven baby deaths over a two year period, was warned ten years ago that it needed to improve its maternity services and that there were issues with the way it carried out foetal heart monitoring. The Health Care Commission became involved in the…
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Apr 2017
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has said that a cluster of baby deaths, which all occurred at the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, will be investigated. Mr Hunt has asked NHS England and NHS Improvement to review the seven deaths which occurred within a two year period and deemed as avoidable, to ensure they have…
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Apr 2017
ICP is an itching that can occur during the later stages of pregnancy and typical symptoms are intense itching with no other skin manifestations, often starting on the hands and soles of the feet. The condition is caused by high hormone levels during pregnancy, which interrupt the communication of the liver and the gall bladder,…
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Apr 2017
A study has suggested that the long-term use of antibiotics increases the risk of developing growths on the bowel, which can be a precursor to cancer, adding evidence to the theory that the diversity of bugs could have a role in the development of tumours. 15-20 per cent of the UK’s population are affected by…
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Mar 2017
In order to improve care in high priority areas such as cancer care and accident and emergency targets, patients will have to face longer waits for routine operations such as hip and knee replacements. Simon Stevens of NHS England has said that increasing pressures mean that the current 18 week waiting time target for treatment…
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