05
Feb 2019
The chief executive of University Hospitals Birmingham has warned that NHS trusts could ‘quickly run out of vital medicine’ in the event of a no-deal Brexit. Dr David Rosser said medicine shortages and ‘unprecedented’ distribution difficulties could lead to some operations being delayed, despite NHS stockpiling. According to a spokesperson from the Department of Health,…
05
Feb 2019
NHS England have announced that over 20,000 paramedics, pharmacists and physiotherapists will be recruited to work alongside GPs, taking responsibility for a proportion of the 300 million bookings made each year, also providing continuing care to patients in the wider community. The average GP appointment lasts around eight minutes, which GPs say is not long…
05
Feb 2019
An 11-year old is the first NHS patient to receive the therapy which uses the body’s cells to fight cancer. The CAR-T therapy, called Kymriah, involves the removal of cells and adapting them so they are able to recognise cancer cells. It is licensed to treat B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia patients up to the age…
05
Feb 2019
Care Quality Commission inspectors have said that new mothers are being let down by the NHS and that their childbirth experiences are ‘falling short’. Nearly 25 per cent of women said they were left alone during their labour, and almost half felt they were not provided with enough information about their recovery. The report said…
29
Jan 2019
Unfortunately, divorce has a greater impact on our day to day lives than we often initially imagine. The majority of couples who are wanting to divorce have some matrimonial assets that need to be addressed, such as joint bank accounts and savings, jointly owned property, not forgetting joint debts. This understandably can leave individuals in…
29
Jan 2019
A review into the deaths of up to 250 patients who died following cardiac surgery at St George’s Hospital in Tooting between April 2013 and September 2018 is to take place, commissioned by NHS Improvement. It was revealed last year that a ‘toxic’ row had contributed to a higher than average mortality rate at the…
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