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Feb 2021
Maternity services at the Worcestershire Royal Hospital have been told to make improvements following concerns raised by a number of whistleblowers. Following an inspection by the Care Quality Commission in December last year, inspectors reported that morale amongst staff was low, staff said they did not think their concerns were listened to, and staffing levels…
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Feb 2021
A new drug that has been shown to cut some people’s body weight by up to a fifth has been described as a “game-changer” in the fight against obesity. According to a global study involving researchers from University College London, more than one third of people who took semaglutide, an appetite suppressant, lost more than…
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Feb 2021
The government has announced that two versions of the contraceptive pill could be reclassified to allow them to be made available over the counter. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is due to launch a public consultation on whether to reclassify two progestogen-only contraceptive pills, Hana 75 microgram film-coated tablets and Lovima 75…
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Feb 2021
Experts are calling for regular CT scans to be made available to smokers and ex-smokers to detect early signs of lung cancer, following a study which suggested it could save thousands of lives by identifying 70 per cent of lung cancers at an early stage. It has been described by one specialist as a “major…
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Feb 2021
A think tank has claimed waiting lists for NHS surgery in England could reach ten million by April, and has called for hospitals to use more capacity within the private sector to reduce delays for patients. In a recent report, think tank Reform said the worst case scenario for patient waits may see one in…
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Feb 2021
The confirmation of the UK’s withdrawal from the EU at the end of 2020 has implications for businesses who process personal data from the EU and when data is transferred from the UK to Europe or processed in Europe. Before Brexit, as the UK was part of the EU, it was permissible to freely transfer…
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