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Jun 2023
Inspectors from the Care Quality Commission have said maternity services at Airedale General Hospital in Keighley must improve, their report highlighting that staffing shortages could put women and babies at risk. The trust have responded that the findings were “disappointing” and it had started to make changes to improve. The health watchdog inspected…
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Jun 2023
Midwives at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust have spoken about the impact of a review into maternity care at the trust. The services are being examined by midwife Donna Ockenden, following a number of baby deaths and injuries at Nottingham City Hospital and the Queen’s Medical Centre. The review is also calling on…
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Jun 2023
The Royal Papworth Hospital in Cambridge is the first in the UK to use a Versius surgical robot for chest and lung surgery. Thoracic surgeon Adam Peryt, who has begun using the technology, said “It’s completely different from the old fashioned operations we used to do in the past.” The robot, which mimics…
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Jun 2023
Latest figures show the number of people paying privately for treatments and operations in the UK has risen by over a third since the start of the pandemic. Last year, 272,000 paid for treatments such as eye or knee surgery, up from 199,000 in 2019. Health providers are reporting patients desperate for treatment…
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May 2023
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust have confirmed that maternity services will remain closed for months due to staff shortages – the Aveta Birth Unit in Cheltenham and Stroud’s post-natal services are not expected to re-open until at least October. The announcement means women will have been unable to use the services for more than…
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May 2023
The supply of a drug to treat menopause symptoms is being restricted by the UK government due to shortages, and pharmacies are set to dispense just two months’ worth of Utrogestan 100mg capsules per prescription. The Department of Health and Social Care said the manufacturer of the hormone replacement therapy was increasing supply but…
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