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Jun 2022
A report has found that residents in North Yorkshire with disabilities must be helped more by health providers to access information. In a survey by the Healthwatch watchdog, over 300 people in the region were asked about communication from hospitals, GPs and healthcare providers. The report said that there is “some good practice”,…
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Jun 2022
The Care Quality Commission has said that bullying and harassment at South East Coast Ambulance NHS Foundation Trust has become “normalised”. The inspection in February followed a significant number of whistleblowing concerns raised about the organisation’s leadership and culture, with complaints also made concerning inappropriate sexualised behaviour. Amanda Williams, director of integrated care…
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Jun 2022
A study has found that an ingredient in erectile dysfunction medication may help treat oesophageal cancer. Researchers at Southampton University found the PDES inhibitors in the medication helped penetrate the barrier of cells surrounding tumours, enabling chemotherapy drugs to reach cancer cells. The next stage of the study, which was funded by Cancer…
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Jun 2022
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) have said the virus that causes polio has been detected in a worrying number of sewage samples in London. The disease which was common throughout the UK in the 1950s was eliminated by 2003. It is believed the latest strain may have been imported to London by someone who…
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Jun 2022
Making a Lasting Power of Attorney is something that all adults should consider, quite often people think that because they don’t have lots of assets or they are still mentally capable then they don’t need to worry about it. However, if you were to become ill and capacity was lost then your bank accounts etc…
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Jun 2022
People in England with a long-standing continuous cough, difficulty with swallowing or blood in their urine, will soon be able to be referred for checks and scans by a pharmacist, rather than having to wait to see their GP. The new pilot scheme aims to diagnose more cancers early, when there is a increased…
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