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Jul 2017
New research has suggested that skin cancer diagnoses vary widely between doctors, leading to under and over reporting of the disease. The study found that the most poorly diagnosed are moderate to severe cases of melanoma, with incorrect diagnoses being made in nearly 40 per cent of cases, putting patients’ lives at risk. The researchers…
04
Jul 2017
Following a review of NHS savings plans, the BMA has warned that over 40 per cent of the population could be affected by the anticipated cuts to Accident and Emergency departments. The proposals under the ‘sustainability and transformation programme’ (STP) have been put forward by 44 regional NHS managers and the BMA has found that…
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Jun 2017
The Residential Nil Rate Band, or RNRB for short, came into effect for deaths occurring from the 6th April 2017 and is an additional allowance for Inheritance Tax (IHT) for property. When a person dies the first £325,000 of their estate (or £650,000 for married couples) is tax free; anything else on top of this…
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Jun 2017
Following a review by the National Audit Office, it has emerged that thousands of patient records have been left to pile up in a warehouse, with cancer test results being amongst the documents that were missing. The company responsible for the mix-up, NHS Shared Business Services (SBS), is part-owned by the Department of Health, and…
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Jun 2017
The machine will shortly arrive at Christie Hospital in Manchester and will be available from August 2018, meaning patients needing the therapy will no longer have to travel abroad for the treatment. Proton beam therapy (PBT) uses charged particles, rather than x-rays, to deliver radiotherapy for cancer patients, allowing high energy protons to target tumours…
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Jun 2017
In a recent case the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) considered whether it was incorrect for a tribunal to find that an employee’s dismissal was fair when the employer had failed to call witness evidence of the appeal stage of the process followed at the hearing. When considering whether a dismissal is unfair, once the employer…
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