08
Jun 2021
Doctors and patient groups are warning that increasing numbers of patients needing care and a shortage of GPs is threatening to overwhelm the system. This comes after the pandemic has caused significant disruption to GP practices for more than a year. Analysis by the Health Foundation of NHS England data found that more than 28…
04
Jun 2021
Each colleague at Chadwick Lawrence is a valuable member of the team, which is why we’ve decided to introduce you to a different colleague each month to learn more about the great team at Chadwick Lawrence. In this Q&A, we’re finding out more about Nils O’Donoghue, a Partner at Chadwick Lawrence. Discover what his role…
25
May 2021
NHS Digital statistics how that 147.85 million face-to-face consultations happened between April 2020 and March 2021, down from the 238.26 million during the same 12 month period the year before. Critics have slammed the decision by the NHS to divert patients away from in-person appointments as “not acceptable”. GPs have been instructed to adopt a…
25
May 2021
An investigation by the BBC has found that serious patient safety issues are being buried in confidential hospital reports. Freedom of Information (FoI) requests revealed over one hundred reports, written by medical royal colleges, which NHS trusts have a duty to share. Eighty reports were provided to the BBC, but only 26 had been shared…
25
May 2021
A group of MPs has been told that offering children in some richer countries a coronavirus vaccine before some high-risk people in poorer ones is “morally wrong”. Professor Andrew Pollard, who assisted in the development of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine, said the “inequality” of vaccine distribution must change “urgently”. Canada and the US have made a…
25
May 2021
Google has released a tool that uses artificial intelligence to help detect skin, nail and hair conditions, based on images uploaded by patients. A trial of the “dermatology assist tool”, which was unveiled at the tech giant’s recent annual developer conference, should launch later this year. Although Dermatology Assist has not yet been given clearance…
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