14
Dec 2021
Analysis has revealed that less than half of GP appointments are being held with a doctor. The figure is even lower in some parts of the country, where less than one in three patients are seeing qualified doctors when they visit the GP. Nurses, physiotherapists and pharmacy assistants are now seeing more patients combined…
14
Dec 2021
An intensive care specialist has said she was “extremely concerned” about the levels of demand for critical care beds because of pressures of Covid-19. Professor Charlotte Summers from Cambridge University and who practices in the city, added that the Omicron variant was likely to make the situation worse in terms of treating non-Covid patients.…
14
Dec 2021
Over £260m of funding to train healthcare professionals in Wales has been announced. The investment for the next two years will go towards training anaesthetists, oncologists and other departments, including intensive care. Cancer charity Macmillan said they welcomed the additional funding, but said that more investment was needed. A key recipient of…
14
Dec 2021
A Birmingham-led clinical study will seek to improve recovery times for children who have undergone heart surgery. The trial, which is being funded by the British Heart Foundation, will involve 220 children and focus on those who require open heart surgery to repair congenital defects. The study, led by researchers at the University…
07
Dec 2021
The Midlands Partnership NHS Trust shared the email addresses of a number of people taking part in a regional Covid vaccine trial, sending an email to recipients who could all see each other’s addresses. The trust said it had investigated the incident and concluded it was down to human error. The case has…
07
Dec 2021
A senior doctor has warned that GPs are already at “full capacity”, following the Prime Minister’s recent announcement that the planned Covid booster vaccine would be offered to everyone in England who is eligible by the end of January. Dr Gary Howsam, vice chairman of the Royal College of GPs, warned that choices would…
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