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Nov 2020
Most non-essential operations are being postponed in Leeds after a rise in the number of hospitalised Covid-19 patients to a higher level than at the first wave’s peak. Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, who runs Leeds General Infirmary and St James’ Hospital, reported that it had a total of 263 Covid patients on Tuesday 27th…
03
Nov 2020
A survey conducted by the British Medical Association of over 6,500 doctors in England has revealed over 70 per cent of staff are either not at all or not very confident about the abilities of services to cope throughout the coming winter. The survey also revealed that 65 per cent of doctors are either quite…
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Oct 2020
When somebody passes away, their personal wealth will be distributed in accordance with the provisions of their Will, or if the individual did not have a Will, by the Rules of Intestacy. In some circumstances, a Beneficiary may wish to vary the way in which the estate is to be distributed. This can be done…
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Oct 2020
Researchers at Cambridge University have discovered that cold water swimming may protect the brain from degenerative diseases such as dementia, following the discovery of a “cold-shock” protein found in the blood of regular swimmers at London’s Parliament Hill Lido. In trials involving the use of mice, the protein has been shown to slow the onset…
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Oct 2020
A report by MPs says endometriosis care needs urgent improvement and for diagnosis times to be cut in half. The report found a typical wait for diagnosis being eight years and that had not been improved in over ten years. Endometriosis currently affects around one in ten women in the UK and can cause heavy…
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Oct 2020
The care regulator for England has said that too many hospitals for people with autism or learning disabilities are providing poor care, which is, at times, inhumane and undignified. The Care Quality Commission found physical restraint part of the culture in some places, and cases of patients secluded or segregated for 13 years, adding that…
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