09
Oct 2018
It was announced by Health Secretary Matt Hancock at the Conservative party conference that an emergency £240m will be provided to ease pressure on the NHS over the winter months, to enable more elderly and vulnerable people to be cared for at home, and free up NHS hospital beds. However, critics have said the funding…
09
Oct 2018
A government review claims GP appointments need to be longer than ten minutes, so that consultations are not crammed into each day and patients’ illnesses have time to be properly dealt with. The UK ten minute consultation length is thought to be amongst the shortest in the developed world. Lead of the review, Dr Nigel…
09
Oct 2018
The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists have released guidelines on the risks of placenta complications, saying that early diagnosis of conditions such as placenta accreta and placenta praevia was crucial. Placenta praevia occurs when the placenta becomes attached to the lower part of the uterus, sometimes completely blocking the neck of the womb. Placenta…
09
Oct 2018
Researchers have predicted that, if current screening and vaccination rates are maintained, Australia will be the first country in the world to eliminate cervical cancer, and the disease could be eliminated as a public health issue within the next 20 years. The progress has been attributed by scientists to national prevention programmes and the disease…
09
Oct 2018
Official figures released earlier this year showed that around 10,000 general practitioners, around 41 per cent, are now aged 50 or over and are expected to leave the profession within the next five to ten years. As a result it is estimated that around 2.5 million patients will be at risk of their local surgery…
03
Oct 2018
You may have heard recent news stories involving celebrities being caught speeding, but lawfully evading any punishment by arguing a technicality in the law. You must receive a ‘Notice of Intended Prosecution’ (‘NIP’) court within 14 days of the allegation of speeding. You may have been issued with a NIP if you were caught speeding…
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