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Dec 2019
Researchers at the University of St Andrews have identified cells thought to cause motor neurone disease. MND causes signals from motor neurone cells in the spinal cord and brain, which control muscle activity such as walking and talking, to fail, leading to some patients being unable to speak or walk. Scientists carrying out the research…
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Dec 2019
As 2019 is brought to a close, it’s time to look ahead to developments in employment law for 2020 and which key legislation may require consideration for your business. Watch out for the introduction of the Good Work Plan. This is a piece designed to close the ‘Swedish derogation’ loophole used by agencies for opting…
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Dec 2019
Latest NHS figures show that hospital performance has sunk again, with new record worst waits in A&E and for hospital operations. Only 81.4% of accident and emergency patients were seen within four hours in November, which is the lowest rate since the target began in 2004. A new high of 4.45 million was also hit…
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Dec 2019
An expert has been appointed to oversee infection control and prevention at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital in Glasgow. The health board was recently placed in special measures due to ongoing concerns surrounding infection control and following the deaths of two children at the Royal Hospital for Children, which is part of the hospital’s campus,…
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Dec 2019
At a time when the NHS is struggling with a recruitment crisis, academics are warning that nursing and radiography degree courses may be at risk of closure. The Council of Deans of Health has drawn up a list of “at risk” university courses having difficulty attracting and retaining enough students following the removal of the…
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Dec 2019
An investigation has found that one in three hospitals in England increased the cost of parking last year and two Yorkshire trusts are amongst the top ten of highest earners. Overall, 47 NHS trusts increased their charges between 2017/18 and 2018/19, with an average increase of ten per cent. The study showed that hospitals made…
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