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Mar 2023
A Sheffield NHS service, which closed in 2021 when it failed to protect vulnerable patients from abuse and neglected their needs, has not yet been deemed safe enough to reopen. Firshill Rise was closed after a CQC inspection found issues with safety at the seven-bed unit. Inspectors found staff ignored requests from patients for…
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Mar 2023
A new report by the Care Quality Commission has said the Accident and Emergency department at Hull University Teaching Hospitals has been rated as inadequate, and has been found to require improvement overall for the second inspection in a row. Staff at the hospital said workloads felt unmanageable and there was concern over how…
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Mar 2023
Latest figures have revealed that over 175,000 patient appointments and procedures had to be cancelled in England when junior doctors went on their recent strike, making it the most disruptive NHS strike yet this winter. Tens of thousands of medics took part in the 72-hour strike, with more senior hospital colleagues asked to cover. …
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Mar 2023
Cryptocurrency has become increasingly popular in recent years and is quickly becoming an important part of the global financial market. However, many people are unsure about what laws apply to cryptocurrencies and how they can be used. In this blog post, we will briefly discuss the legalities of cryptocurrency. What is cryptocurrency? Cryptocurrency is…
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Mar 2023
Section 172 of the Road Traffic Act imposes a legal obligation on the registered keeper of a vehicle to provide the driver’s identity at the time of an alleged road traffic offence. Failure to name the driver can face severe penalties, including: six penalty points on your licence and, up to £1000 fine. The legal…
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Mar 2023
Babies born with a genetic disease that leads to a life expectancy of only two years without intervention will now be cured on the NHS with a new £1.8 million drug. Infants with severe spinal muscular atrophy, which causes muscle weakness leading the breathing problems and paralysis, will now be able to take the…
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