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Apr 2022

Section: Medical Negligence

GP ‘postcode lottery’ means some patients compete for appointments with up to 70 times more people

New NHS figures have shown England’s busiest GP practices are dealing with up to 70 times more patients than others. The nation’s patient-doctor ratio has jumped since 2016, following an exodus of staff, an ever-increasing patient list and closure of surgeries. Practices are now dealing with around 9,500 patients each, compared to 7,465 seven…

20
Apr 2022

Section: Family Law

What happens when finances are hidden on divorce?

Upon divorce, ex-spouses will either reach an agreement on how to split their assets between one another or alternatively they will have an order imposed on them by the Court Either process relies on there being a process of full and frank financial disclosure. This requires the parties to be open and honest about their…

19
Apr 2022

Section: Medical Negligence

Survey reveals nearly 60 per cent of GPs work three day weeks and 30 per cent want to retire within five years

According to Government-backed research, nearly six in ten GPs now work three-day weeks and a third are planning to retire within five years. GPs who took part in the survey highlighted difficulties with increasing workloads, having ‘insufficient time to do the job justice’ and rising demands from patients. The findings from the latest…

19
Apr 2022

Section: Medical Negligence

West of England shingles patients needed for new treatment trial

Patients who have recently been diagnosed with shingles are being sought for a new study into the long term effects of the infection. Scientists from the University of Bristol are researching to see if the anti-depressant amitriptyline can prevent post-herpetic neuralgia, a condition which causes continuous or intermittent nerve pain in an area of…

19
Apr 2022

Section: Medical Negligence

Two new medications to fight drug-resistant superbugs soon available on NHS

Two new drugs which fight superbugs could soon become available to NHS patients in England. Drugs’ watchdog NICE say ceftazidime with avibactam and cefiderocol offer value for money and may save lives. These ‘last line of defence’ drugs will tackle severe infections which cannot be cleared by other treatments. Antimicrobial resistance is…

19
Apr 2022

Section: Medical Negligence

NHS East of England ambulances taking up to 20 hours to reach patients

Staff at the East of England Ambulance Service say their ambulances are facing ’20 hour delays’ to reach some non-critical patients, adding that they have also not been responding to some lower category calls due to pressures. Tom Abell, chief executive of the trust, said “We are currently experiencing some of the most significant…

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GP ‘postcode lottery’ means some patients compete for appointments with up to 70 times more people

What happens when finances are hidden on divorce?

Survey reveals nearly 60 per cent of GPs work three day weeks and 30 per cent want to retire within five years

West of England shingles patients needed for new treatment trial

Two new medications to fight drug-resistant superbugs soon available on NHS

NHS East of England ambulances taking up to 20 hours to reach patients

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GP ‘postcode lottery’ means some patients compete for appointments with up to 70 times more people

What happens when finances are hidden on divorce?

Survey reveals nearly 60 per cent of GPs work three day weeks and 30 per cent want to retire within five years

West of England shingles patients needed for new treatment trial

Two new medications to fight drug-resistant superbugs soon available on NHS

NHS East of England ambulances taking up to 20 hours to reach patients

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