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Jun 2021
Surgeons are asking for specialist hubs in England to help confront a “colossal backlog” of routine and non-urgent operations due to Covid-19. The Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) are asking for a network of hospital sites focused on routine surgery, such as knee and hip replacement. In March, around five million patients were waiting for…
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Jun 2021
According to new research, infants whose mothers have been exposed to increased levels of air pollution particles during pregnancy have a much higher chance of developing asthma. The study examined the impact of ultra-fine particles (UFPs), which are not currently regulated by governments. These are believed to be even more toxic than the larger particles…
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Jun 2021
GPs have attacked health chiefs over ‘tone’deaf’ orders to ensure all patients are still able to access face-to-face appointments, and the BMA’s GP committee has passed a vote of no confidence in NHS bosses, saying medics had been let down by the move. Plans were recently unveiled to fully embed a ‘total triage’ system, with…
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Jun 2021
Health chiefs have said today that pregnant women should be induced at 41 weeks, before they are classed as overdue, to reduce the risks to themselves and their baby. Healthy mothers-to-be have previously only been offered an induced labour on the NHS when classed as overdue, at 42 weeks. However, new evidence has shown that…
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Jun 2021
A hospital “colonised” by antibiotic-resistant bacteria is due to undergo a “radical” £2m revamp in an effort to eradicate the problem. A report has said that the ward for people having surgery on complex gastrointestinal conditions at Morriston Hospital in Swansea has had an outbreak of carbapenemase-producing organisms since 2019. A deep clean of the…
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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…
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