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Oct 2023
A leading neurosurgeon has said that brain surgery using artificial intelligence could be possible within two years, making it safer and more effective. Trainee surgeons are working with the new AI technology to learn mor precise keyhole brain surgery. Developed at University College London, the technology highlights small tumours and critical structures such…
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Sep 2023
The Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman has stated that a pregnant woman was “left too scared to try for another child” due to hospital failings. A report has said that the Buckinghamshire woman, who had a mood disorder, was left “confused and terrified” by her experience at the hospital. The hospital has offered…
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Sep 2023
The safety of two maternity care sites run by University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust has been rated as ‘inadequate’ following a ‘deterioration in the level of care’. The Care Quality Commission downgraded its rating of this aspect of maternity care provided at Leicester General Hospital and Leicester Royal Infirmary following inspections earlier this…
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Sep 2023
The trust has said that paramedics specialising in mental health have been employed for the first time in the country, and the service will also double its number of dedicated mental health response vehicles from three to six. Two new advanced paramedics specialising in mental health have started to work with YAS and specialist…
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Sep 2023
Nottingham University scientists say they have discovered a new way to use nanoparticles to induce the death of cells, known scientifically as apoptosis, in glioblastoma cells – one of the most aggressive forms of brain cancer. The particles were able to specifically target glioblastoma cells, leaving healthy cells unscathed. Researchers believe it is…
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Sep 2023
A meeting has heard that maternity services at York and Scarborough hospitals have seen “significant investment” since being rated as inadequate by the Care Quality Commission. The care watchdog said in June that people couldn’t access services at the hospitals when needed and found “poor leadership”. Following a recent City of York Council…
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