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May 2018
A major study has found that if patient pulse rates were routinely taken during GP appointments, the detection rate of potentially fatal strokes would increase by 10%. Atrial fibrillation is a potentially fatal condition, which can lead to strokes and heart failure. It is known that it currently affects at least 800,000 adults in the…
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May 2018
With the emphasis on complying with the requirements of the General Data Protection Regulation now shifting to what needs to happen after 25 May 2018, we continue the discussion on how to ensure compliance is maintained. Record keeping and central register Although businesses employing fewer than 250 people are not obliged to maintain records about…
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May 2018
A survey carried out by YouGov for the Royal College of Nursing, has found that of 1,600 adults polled, three in four do not think there are enough nurses in the NHS to care for patients safely. There are currently one in nine nursing posts vacant in England and although ministers have said they were…
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May 2018
Delays leaving cancer patients at risk An analysis of official figures has found that one in six patients is waiting longer than the 62 day target of cancer being suspected, with England last hitting this target in December 2015. MacMillan Cancer Support’s Fran Woodard, said the state of affairs was “extremely dispiriting”. She went on…
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May 2018
Scientists from the University of Michigan have developed a pill which binds onto cancer cells or blood vessels which are unique to tumours, by way of an imaging agent. The pill has proven to be a success in trials with mice, opening up the potential for human trials. A third of patients who undergo breast…
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May 2018
Professor Martin Marshall, vice chairman of the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP), has warned that 10 minute consultations raise doctor fatigue and reduce quality of care for patients. The RCGP and British Medical Association have both repeatedly warned that this duration is inadequate given the rising complexity of patients’ needs, and the BMA supports…
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