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Jun 2022
A GP surgery in Reading that provides treatment to around 5,600 patients has been placed in special measures by the Care Quality Commission after it was fund to have “significant backlogs of test results and care-related tasks”. The regulator found there was “poor identification of risks to patients” during an inspection at London Street…
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Jun 2022
From this summer, the Royal Surrey County Hospital in Guildford will offer 15 patients treatment at home using apps and wearable technology, as an alternative to a stay in hospital. The virtual ward will be overseen by a consultant who will work with nursing staff, therapists and pharmacists, and the hospital plans to extend…
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Jun 2022
The Royal College of Nursing is warning that shortages of nurses in the NHS are posing a risk to patient safety and the union’s general secretary Pat Cullen said patients were going without the care they needed because of the problems. Feedback from members in the UK cited concerns including patients going without medicines…
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Jun 2022
NHS patients in England can now receive early access to more-cutting edge medicines through a new fund. The Innovative Medicines Fund (IMF) is similar to the existing Cancer Drugs Fund (CDF), fast-tracking treatments, even if they are expensive and have not yet been approved for routine NHS use, and will cover potentially life-saving drugs…
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Jun 2022
A major study has confirmed that although cervical screening is changing in the UK from routine three-yearly checks to five-yearly ones, fewer smears will not mean more cancers missed. Experts say data from 1.3 million women shows the move is a good one and is possible thanks to a better lab test for smear…
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May 2022
The government is to investigate claims an ambulance service covered up details of patient deaths following errors made by paramedics. It follows a report by the Sunday Times that the ambulance service withheld information from coroners. The newspaper reported that concerns were raised about over 90 cases and whistleblowers believed NEAS had prevented full…
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