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Nov 2021
According to a report, thousands of patients arriving by ambulance at Leicester Royal Infirmary are waiting longer than an hour before being seen by A&E staff. Only 7,728 of 36,799 patients arriving at the hospital between April and October were seen within the target of 15 minutes, and a total of 5,811 had to…
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Nov 2021
It has emerged that patients at a Bristol hospital trust are facing longer waits for urgent treatment than anywhere else in England. Last month, nearly 600 people needing urgent care at Weston General Hospital and Bristol Royal (USBW) Infirmary waited longer than 12 hours for a bred. The hospital trust said slow processes…
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Nov 2021
It is estimated that over 5,000 lives could be saved and 21,000 strokes prevented thanks to a new NHS deal to expand the use of life-saving blood thinning medication – NHS England chief executive Amanda Pritchard says 610,000 patients could benefit from the scheme over the next three years. Following negotiations with drug manufacturers,…
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Nov 2021
Research has suggested black women in the UK are over four times more likely to die during pregnancy or childbirth than white women. Experts at Loughborough University are to work with the Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch (HSIB) to identify patterns in its recent investigation. The researchers plan to look at around 600 of HSIB’s…
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Nov 2021
Hospitals in Lancashire are reporting “severe pressure” on the ambulance service and emergency departments. A ‘critical’ incident has remained in place at Blackpool Victoria Hospital as it deals with ‘huge’ numbers of patients, and the trust which runs Burnley General Hospital and the Royal Blackburn Hospital said demand was three times higher than usual…
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Nov 2021
The Care Quality Commission has warned Mobile Medical Cover, an independent service based in Grimsby, to make urgent improvements. It said that an inspection in August found two ambulances “visibly dirty” and highlighted concerns over staff training. The service has said it had been working “diligently” to make changes. Mobile Medical Cover,…
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