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Jun 2015
A study conducted by researchers in Sweden and Denmark has found that the negative repercussions of keyhole knee surgery could outweigh the long-term benefits in middle-aged and older patients. 150,000 patients undergo arthroscopic surgery (a minor procedure to treat torn cartilage and arthritic knees) each year in the UK, many of them in their 50s,…
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Jun 2015
A survey conducted by the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) has revealed that only one in three people who believe they have had a poor service by the NHS actually complain. The most common reason for not complaining was a doubt that it would make a difference, followed by fears that it would be…
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Jun 2015
Scientists embarking on a new trial are hopeful that a single smear test could shortly predict four different cancers. A team from University College London will lead a group of researchers from 14 countries in order to establish a new screening process, hoping that this will help prevent female cancers. The study will last four…
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Jun 2015
A report suggests that thousands of at-risk women could be missed by new criteria for diagnosing pregnancy related diabetes. The research undertaken by Cambridge University says that although the threshold which was introduced by the health watchdog NICE earlier this year has been lowered, it is still too high. When diabetes occurs for the first…
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Jun 2015
It has been revealed that staff errors made during childbirth and leading to babies killed or left with serious brain damage, cost the NHS £1bn last year. Official figures show that around one in four settlements were awarded due to failures by doctors and midwives to monitor the heart rate of babies. The largest claims…
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Jun 2015
Simon Stevens, chief executive of NHS England, has announced that half of Cumbria, the majority of Devon and the whole of Essex is to be placed under national supervision. Troubleshooters will be sent to the failing hospitals, to tackle A&E departments that persistently breach waiting times and failures to stick to budgets. The three main…
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