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May 2022
In celebration of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, we will be enjoying an additional bank holiday on 3 June 2022, and the usual late May bank holiday has been moved to 2 June 2022. Whilst many employees will be glad of the upcoming 4-day weekend, are they all entitled to take the additional bank holiday as…
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May 2022
A Bishop Auckland hospice has been rated inadequate by the Care Quality Commission and told to improve to ensure “safe patient care”. The health watchdog gave the rating to Butterwick Hospice after it found some staff were not properly trained. The inspection at the hospice, which provides adult hospice services, including neurological and…
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May 2022
NHS England has reported that a record 2.7 million people have been referred for cancer checks in the last twelve months. Charities have welcomed the increase in referrals, but warned of the “devastating” impact the pandemic has had on cancer care. Suspected cancer referrals remain at around 16 per cent higher than pre-pandemic…
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May 2022
According to the World Health Organisation, nearly 300 probable cases of children with severe hepatitis have been detected in 20 countries. International health officials are investigating an increase in cases of the liver condition, which was first detected in the UK. It is believed a common virus called adenovirus, which has rebounded after the…
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May 2022
New figures have shown that over 700 planned operations were cancelled by patients in March, the highest figure since the start of the Covid pandemic. The number of elective operations in Scotland increased to 22,000, up 17 per cent on the previous month, the second-highest figure since the start of the pandemic in March…
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May 2022
The CQC has rated a home care service, where “substantial and frequent” staff shortages were said to put people at risk, as inadequate. Watchdog inspectors found Sheffield-based Solsken Limited, which cares for patients in their own homes, did not have enough staff “to keep patients safe from avoidable harm and to provide care and…
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