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May 2019
80 hospitals throughout England, Scotland and Wales are to offer pilot screening for the life-threatening bacterial infection which affects newborns. Around one in five pregnant women carry group-B streptococcus (GBS) which, if left undiagnosed, can be passed on to the unborn child. In the UK, around 400 to 500 babies are born with the infection…
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May 2019
A body of doctors has reported that if a shortage of specialists is not adequately addressed, children’s health could be placed at risk. According to the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH), an increase of 42% (at least 73 consultant paediatricians) is needed in Wales in order to deliver the right level of…
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May 2019
Over 33,000 ambulance staff in England have left the service since 2010, the figure for the last year alone was nearly 5,000, leading to concerns that patients may have to endure longer waits for blue-light emergencies. There is an ongoing recruitment crisis, which left a workforce shortage of nearly 1,000 staff last year, and a…
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May 2019
Target Ovarian Cancer has revealed an alarming postcode lottery in relation to women being diagnosed at stages one or two of the disease. Currently in the UK, over 7,000 women are diagnosed with ovarian cancer each year, but 20 per cent of those diagnosed are too ill to receive treatment and over 4,000 die each…
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May 2019
The Care Quality Commission has taken ‘further emergency action’ against a hospital trust already in special measures following safety concerns over maternity and emergency services. The action has been taken following a recent inspection of two acute sites run by Shrewsbury and Telford NHS Hospitals Trust and a detailed report will shortly be issued on…
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May 2019
Recently released figures have shown that deaths from circulatory and heart diseases amongst people under the age of 75 have increased for the first time in 50 years. Responding to the news, the British Heart Foundation have said that increasing rates of obesity and Type-2 diabetes are partly responsible for the rise, adding that the…
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