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Sep 2022
On the 22nd of July 2022 the Government produced draft legislation which will change the capital gains tax (CGT) position for couples that are divorcing. Currently the proposed legislation is still in draft form and can still be amended, although the date of the release of the legislation is 6th April 2023 and it is…
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Sep 2022
A nurse in Somerset has been struck off after she failed to give morphine to a patient before they underwent surgery. The Nursing and Midwifery Council ruled that the medical worker had been “dishonest” with her colleagues and her ability to practice medicine safely was “impaired”. The investigation found that on 31st March…
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Sep 2022
A recent analysis of statistics has found that over half of maternity units in England fail consistently to meet safety standards. Health regulator the Care Quality Commission rates 7 per cent of units as posing a high risk of avoidable harm and a further 48 per cent require improvement. Despite several attempts to…
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Sep 2022
The UK’s first institute dedicated to studying and detecting cancers at the earliest stage has been launched. Scientists at the Early Cancer Institute will focus on hard-to-treat cancers such as pancreas and lung. Rebecca Fitzgerald, director of the institute, said the research was essential to improve survival rates in patients, adding “Outcomes can…
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Sep 2022
Scientists say they have slowed down and even reversed some of the relentless and devastating decline caused by motor neurone disease. The treatment has so far only worked in 2% of patients, but has been described as “truly remarkable” and a “real moment of hope” for the whole disease. The MND Association said…
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Sep 2022
The health secretary is promising to improve access to GPs, including same-day appointments for patients who need them, as part of a new plan in England. Therese Coffey will make the pledge as she unveils her NHS plan for the next two winters. Plans including GPs being able to take on extra staff,…
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