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Oct 2020
NHS Blood and Transplant is increasing stocks of blood plasma for seriously ill coronavirus patients ahead of the winter period and is asking for more people who have recovered from Covid-19 to become donors. Fourteen additional donation centres will open in November and December, bringing the total number in England to 42. The blood plasma,…
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Oct 2020
The UK’s leading diabetes charity has warned that thousands of patients are being put at risk of serious complications after being denied access to lifesaving technology. Two years ago, 80,000 type 1 diabetes patients were promised a wearable blood glucose monitor, but an investigation by Diabetes UK has revealed that in some areas only one…
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Oct 2020
Statistics by NHS Digital have estimated that there were 26.7 million fewer GP appointments in England between March and August than the same period last year, fuelling fears of a ticking time-bomb of cancer deaths. Cancer Research UK have said over 350,000 people who would under normal circumstances have been urgently referred to a specialist…
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Oct 2020
When an attempt is made to resolve a dispute, lawyers refer to two kinds of offers in settlement: Calderbank and Part 36. Both offers are made ‘without prejudice save as to costs’, meaning that it is the intention of the party making the offer to disclose its content to the court only when an order…
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Oct 2020
Birmingham University Scientists say that women who experience complications during pregnancy are more likely to suffer from strokes or heart disease later in life. They found that stillbirth or giving birth prematurely doubles the likelihood of heart disease, heart failure or strokes, and that suffering from pre-eclampsia during pregnancy is associated with a fourfold increase…
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Oct 2020
A medical chief has warned that hospitals in Leeds may have to cut back on non-Covid services in order to cope with a second wave of the virus. Victoria Eaton, director of public health for Leeds, said the city’s hospitals were “very close” to having to cut back on services and added that some areas…
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