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Aug 2022
It has been confirmed that a software outage affecting the NHS 111 service was caused by a cyber-attack. Advanced, the firm which provides digital services for NHS 111, said the attack was detected at 07.00 BST on Thursday 4th August. The attack targeted the system used to refer patients for care, including ambulances…
09
Aug 2022
A report by MPs says the large number of unfilled NHS job vacancies is posing a serious risk to patient safety. The report found that England is now short of 12,000 hospital doctors and over 50,000 nurses and midwives, calling this the worst workforce crisis in NHS history. The government have said the…
09
Aug 2022
Experts in the UK believe they have found the cause of the recent spate of mysterious liver problems affecting children and young people around the world. Investigations suggest two common viruses returned after pandemic lockdowns ended, and triggered the rare and serious hepatitis cases. Over 1,000 children in 35 countries are thought to…
09
Aug 2022
Researchers at Dundee University have been provided with the funding for work on a disease that can kill victims without them ever knowing they were infected. Chagas disease is caused by a parasite and is estimated to affected millions of people worldwide. Reports of the disease are rare in the UK. It is currently…
09
Aug 2022
Private ambulance service Mobile Medical Cover has been stopped from operating for a second time following concerns over infection controls and the handling of medicines. The Grimsby-based operator had its licence suspended following an inspection by the Care Quality Commission in May, having only had its previous suspension lifted in April after a CQC…
09
Aug 2022
The health service added that hospitals were seeing “significant levels” of Covid 19 and a high number of patients with other conditions. NHS Nottingham and Nottinghamshire said there were extended waiting times to access beds within their hospitals. As a result, some routine operations requiring a stay in hospitals, are being postponed. …
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