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Nov 2021
MPs have been warned by top doctors that cancer care will inevitably be sacrificed again this winter if Covid cases spiral and survival rates could stall over the next decade due to the impact of coronavirus on the NHS. Thousands of cancer patients had crucial treatment cancelled or postponed during the pandemic as staff…
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Nov 2021
Health bosses have said patients are being put at “catastrophic risk” of harm due to delays in ambulance handovers. West Midlands Ambulance Service has raised its risk rating for such delays to its highest level for the first time in its history. The risk rating shows the trust believes patient harm is “almost certain”…
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Nov 2021
The hospital is investigating after patients were treated with “faulty” surgical glue. Two of five children treated with the affected batches of Histoacryl glue at the hospital later died. A recall notice for some of the batches was issued earlier this year after they were found to harden slower than expected. The hospital have…
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Nov 2021
The government has announced the NHS in England is to receive an additional £5.9bn. The money is to be used to help clear the unprecedented backlog of people waiting for scans and tests, which has been made worse by the pandemic, and also to purchase equipment and improve IT. Health bodies have welcomed the…
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Nov 2021
The Care Quality Commission carried out an unannounced inspection at Royal Lancaster Infirmary following concerns received about risks to patients. The health watchdog found the hospital did not have enough staff to keep people safe at times, the culture was “poor” and it lacked facilities. The University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay Trust, that…
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Nov 2021
A Liverpool NHS Trust has been rated as “requires improvement” by the Care Quality Commission due to concerns over safety and patient care. Inspectors from the watchdog said Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust required improvement in safety while it was classed as inadequate for leadership. The trust have responded that “immediate action”…
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