05
Nov 2019
Latest figures show that, despite a 17 per cent reduction in the number of antibiotic prescriptions over the last five years, antibiotic-resistant infections are still on the increase, up 9 per cent between 2017 and 2018, to nearly 61,000. Public Health England is urging patients to listen to the pharmacist or doctor’s advice on when…
05
Nov 2019
A birth centre and beds in a stroke unit are set to close due to staff shortages at Pontefract hospital. The trust have said it would close the Friarwood Birth Centre until October 2020 “on the grounds of safety” and that they are also closing 12 of the 42 beds at the hospital’s stroke and…
05
Nov 2019
Public Health England has confirmed cases of the tick-borne brain virus encephalitis in two parts of England, on the Hampshire-Dorset border and Thetford Forest. The authority say the risk to people is still “very low” and are monitoring the situation to check how common the infected ticks may be. Public Health England’s Dr Nick Phin,…
05
Nov 2019
A report on vaccine uptake in England has concluded that the NHS system for reminding parents to have their children vaccinated is ‘inconsistent’ and making an appointment can be difficult, adding that there should be a greater push to identify underserved and vulnerable groups. In the last seven years, there has been a reduction in…
05
Nov 2019
Recent figures show that the number of hospitals regularly understaffed with nurses has nearly tripled in the last five years, with the worst hit departments including geriatric medicine, acute medicine, critical care, neonatal care and cardiology, where quality care is essential in order to save lives. Information obtained through a series of Freedom of Information…
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Oct 2019
Cancer Research UK has teamed up with British and American scientists to search for the earliest signs of cancer in an effort to detect and treat the disease before it emerges. The new International Alliance for Cancer Early Detection, which has come together to share ideas, technology and expertise in this area, says that working…
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