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Jan 2022
Northern Ireland’s health minister Robin Swann has informed staff of an additional in-year pay award for 2021/22, which is further to the 3 per cent which has already been implemented. The 3 per cent award was implemented last November following a recommendation from the NHS pay review body. In a communication to staff,…
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Jan 2022
According to the largest study of the issue to date, over 1.2 million people died worldwide in 2019 from infections caused by bacteria resistant to antibiotics, more than the annual death toll from Aids or malaria. The report says that although poorer countries are worst affected, antimicrobial resistance threatens everyone’s health, and urgent investment…
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Jan 2022
Teesside health officials say they are facing “a difficult January” as they deal with significant increases in coronavirus cases together with a surge in staff absences. Middlesborough currently has the highest rate of Covid infections in England, with Redcar, Hartlepool and Stockton also among the top eight. Additional wards have had to be…
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Jan 2022
The new £20m mental health service is opening in Leeds this week, meaning fewer teenagers should have to travel outside of the area for specialist inpatient care. Red Kite View in Armley, which is run by the Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, will include educational facilities and 22 inpatient beds for children…
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Jan 2022
A former consultant cardiologist whose operation was postponed has urged hospitals to be more transparent about the impact of rising Covid cases. Dr Alan Mackintosh was scheduled to have his prostate removed, but was told the last-minute cancellation was needed as staff were anticipating an influx of Covid patients. St James’s University Hospital…
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Jan 2022
Thousands of volunteers have been asked to provide blood samples as part of a trial for the Galleri test, which is designed to check for the earliest signs of over 50 types of cancer before symptoms appear. The NHS trial is seeking to recruit 140,000 volunteers to provide blood samples at mobile clinics initially…
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