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Mar 2023
Following an inadequate rating by the Care Quality Commission last July due to staff shortages, a Gloucestershire hospital trust said staffing issues affecting maternity services are “slowly improving”. Maternity services at Stroud and Cheltenham Aveta Birthing Unit were also suspended due to a lack of staff. A report discussed at a Health Overview…
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Mar 2023
Inspectors have found that long handover waits for patients kept in ambulances outside hospitals increased the risks to them. The Care Quality Commission said West Midlands Ambulance Service (WMAS) failed to meet handover targets and response times during an inspection in November. However, crews were praised for their care and compassion to patients…
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Mar 2023
The UK government has introduced the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill to Parliament, which aims to replace the GDPR. The bill was first introduced last summer and was paused in September 2022 so ministers could engage with business leaders and data experts to ensure the new regime embodies the UK’s high standards for data…
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Mar 2023
If you are going through court proceedings to settle for finances during/after a divorce then you and your spouse are under an obligation to provide full and frank financial disclosure. This will involve you completing a lengthy financial statement called a Form E. It stands to reason therefore that selling assets with a view to…
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Mar 2023
NHS bosses are warning that progress being made on tackling the hospital waiting backlog will be put at risk by next week’s junior doctors’ strike. Prof Sir Stephen Powis, NHS England’s medical director, said there had been huge achievements made over winter, but he said it was inevitable this week’s 72-hour walkout in England…
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Mar 2023
Health chiefs say the Bristol Clinical Biotechnology Centre (CBC) will expand the UK’s ability to research and develop new therapies. The Filton centre will look at incurable diseases such as cancer, cystic fibrosis and sickle cell, and officials say it could also offer personalised gene therapy and stem cell treatments in the future. …
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