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Nov 2021
Marcus Bailey, chief operating officer of EEAS has urged 999 callers to not hang up as “there may be a delay before we pick up”. Mr Bailey said the delays were due to a “combination” of Covid, recruitment and winter pressures, and said the service planned to recruit an additional 100 call-handlers over the…
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Nov 2021
It has been revealed that a patient received the wrong sized prosthetic implant during surgery at a specialist orthopaedic hospital. Bosses at Shropshire NHS Trust found that a small implant was inserted into a patient at the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt (RJAH) hospital in May, rather than a medium-sized one. It is…
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Nov 2021
Three surgical theatres have been opened to reduce a backlog in pre-planned operations caused by the pandemic. The operating spaces were set up by Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation T4rust after it was revealed in August how 6,860 patients had waited longer than a year for treatment. The operations performed at the theatres…
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Nov 2021
Roland Sinker, chief executive of Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge has said he was the most concerned he has ever been about the lack of beds approaching winter, adding that “mounting pressure” and caused a “fragile” situation. Mr Sinker said the number of beds had been reduced by 62 due to distancing and more were…
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Nov 2021
According to researchers, genes may go some way towards explaining why the common but poorly understood condition is often linked to anxiety, and hope their discovery will stop IBS being incorrectly labelled as an emotional state or “all in the mind”. The team studied over 50,000 people with the condition, comparing their DNA with…
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Nov 2021
A nursing home has been placed in special measures after the Care Quality Commission found residents were at risk of dehydration, malnutrition and choking. Banksfield Nursing Home in Preston was rated as inadequate following an inspection by the care watchdog. Inspectors also found the home failed to ensure the safety of residents and…
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