03
Jul 2018
Medics have warned that doctors working shifts of more than 12 hours are putting lives at risk, that longer hours mean they are 27% more likely to make a mistake, and that they have the same level of concentration and judgement as someone who is inebriated. A similar study on nurses, revealed at the recent…
03
Jul 2018
According to NHS Improvement, the organisation responsible for overseeing NHS trusts, two patients with swallowing difficulties have been reported to have died and seven more patients came to ‘significant harm’ after being given inappropriate food. Hundreds more choking or coughing occurrences also took place between 2015 and 2017 and experts are calling for an end…
26
Jun 2018
A report by Cancer Research UK has predicted that diagnoses amongst elderly people will rise by 80% within the next 20 years and it is estimated that by 2035, around 234,000 over 75s will be diagnosed each year, a significant rise from the current number of 135,000 each year. The charity has called on the…
26
Jun 2018
Independent analysis has revealed that the NHS lags behind other countries in the treatment of life-threatening illnesses, with the report saying the UK was a ‘below-average’ performer when it comes to preventing deaths from cancer, strokes and heart attacks. However, the experts pointed out that the NHS does get less funding than the other 18…
26
Jun 2018
None of us like the thought of getting our affairs in order for when the time comes when we aren’t here anymore, but until you take the step and make a Will, there is no guarantee that your assets will go to the people or charities that you would have chosen to benefit once you…
19
Jun 2018
Women who take lithium for bipolar disorder or severe depression during the first trimester of their pregnancy are over one and a half times more likely to have a child born with significant birth defects. The research found that 7.4 per cent of babies that had been exposed to the medication in the first trimester…
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