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20
Oct 2020

Section: Medical Negligence

East of England Ambulance Service former staff speak of ‘toxic environment’

Former staff at an NHS ambulance trust facing special measures have spoken of a “toxic” environment at the organisation. The Care Quality Commission CQC) have said problems at the East of England Ambulance Service Trust (EEAST) included “normalised” bullying, poor leadership, and some cases of predatory behaviour and sexual misconduct. The CQC last week recommended…

20
Oct 2020

Section: Medical Negligence

Twelve month waits for NHS care at highest since 2008

Figures from NHS England show that nearly two million patients have been waiting for longer than the target time of 18 weeks for routine care, and 111,000 have been left for longer than twelve months. The numbers of patients commencing treatment for cancer and getting urgent checks are also below the levels seen a year…

20
Oct 2020

Section: Medical Negligence

Warehouse failure leads to delay in patient access to vital NHS tests

The Swiss pharmaceutical firm Roche has said logistical difficulties with the move to a new warehouse has led to a “very significant” reduction in its processing capacity. Although a spokesperson has said that tests for Covid-19 would be prioritised, it is feared that the backlog could affect other tests, including those for heart disease and…

19
Oct 2020

Section: Regulatory Services

Huge fine for firm who sent unsolicited marketing emails during COVID-19

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has pursued swift enforcement action against a company who sent unsolicited marketing emails for face masks to 1,000s of email addresses. A London based software consultancy company has been fined £40,000 following an ICO investigation which determined that they had tried to exploit the public health pandemic by sending 9,000…

13
Oct 2020

Section: Medical Negligence

IT error causes 16,000 coronavirus cases to be missed in daily figures

Public Health England have said that a technical glitch leading to nearly 16,000 coronavirus cases being unreported, has delayed efforts to trace contacts of people who had received positive tests. Although the issue has now been resolved, it does mean that the daily case totals reported on the government’s dashboard over the last week have…

13
Oct 2020

Section: Medical Negligence

Nobel Prize for Medicine awarded to Hepatitis C discovery

The 2020 Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology has been won by three scientists who have discovered the Hepatitis C virus, British scientist Michael Houghton and US researchers Charles Rice and Harvey Alter. Hepatitis C is a common cause of liver cancer and a major reason for liver transplants. In the 1960s there was significant…

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East of England Ambulance Service former staff speak of ‘toxic environment’

Twelve month waits for NHS care at highest since 2008

Warehouse failure leads to delay in patient access to vital NHS tests

Huge fine for firm who sent unsolicited marketing emails during COVID-19

IT error causes 16,000 coronavirus cases to be missed in daily figures

Nobel Prize for Medicine awarded to Hepatitis C discovery

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East of England Ambulance Service former staff speak of ‘toxic environment’

Twelve month waits for NHS care at highest since 2008

Warehouse failure leads to delay in patient access to vital NHS tests

Huge fine for firm who sent unsolicited marketing emails during COVID-19

IT error causes 16,000 coronavirus cases to be missed in daily figures

Nobel Prize for Medicine awarded to Hepatitis C discovery

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