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Nov 2022
What is the Debt Respite Scheme? The Debt Respite Scheme (Breathing Space Moratorium and Mental Health Crisis Moratorium) (England and Wales) Regulations 2020 came into force in May 2021 and were introduced to provide legal protection by way of a moratorium to individuals who are struggling with debt. Debtors can apply for ‘Breathing Space’ from…
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Nov 2022
Hundreds of people in England with hard-to-treat epilepsy will be offered laser therapy targeting the brain on the NHS from next year. A tiny laser inside a probe in the skull enables doctors to destroy the brain tissue which causes seizures. NHS England say the treatment is more precise and less risky than…
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Nov 2022
Doctors have voiced their concerns about the use of private blood tests purchased online or over the counter that promise to help people “take control of their health”. The British Medical Association warned some of the tests were unregulated and put additional pressure on GPs left to reassure their patients. The news comes…
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Nov 2022
Health chiefs at maternity units in Nottingham are dealing with a backlog of 61 ‘serious incident’ investigations dating back to 2019. The term is used to describe unintended or unexpected events that could cause patients harm and the news comes as a review team led by senior midwife Donna Ockenden examines dozens of baby…
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Nov 2022
A hospital trust has been fined £200,000 for exposing four babies to “serious risk” of harm. Sheffield Magistrate’s Court heard that staff at Rotherham Hospital failed to detect non-accidental injuries during admissions and District Judge Naomi Redhouse criticised failures in the hospital’s processes and systems. The Care Quality Commission had earlier highlighted problems…
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Nov 2022
Researchers have discovered more about the mysterious role of epigenetics, the study of how genes change, in controlling the way cancers develop. Research from the Institute of Cancer Research suggests it could alter the way cancer is detected and treated, and could lead to new forms of tests for the disease which would help…
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