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Jul 2014
A study published by the New England Journal of Medicine has shown that newborns who had been deprived of oxygen at birth and given cooling treatment had a greater chance of having a higher IQ at school age than if they hadn’t received the treatment. Experts say that the study confirms the therapy has long-lasting…
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Jul 2014
Clare Marx, president of the Royal College of Surgeons and the new leader of UK surgeons, has asked for the waiting target for routine operations in England to be reviewed, and says surgery should be made available sooner for patients with urgent conditions. The call has been backed by the Patients Association, but health officials…
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Jun 2014
The British Medical Association is warning that it is now “becoming the norm” for patients to wait longer to see a GP, often having to wait one or two weeks for an appointment, blaming “chronic underfunding” for the current situation. Chaand Nagpaul, BMA’s GP leader, will highlight the issue at the BMA’s annual conference on…
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Jun 2014
A government review has reported that 20% of hospital trusts in England could be covering up mistakes, suggesting that this might be a sign of “poor” safety culture. An analysis has shown that out of 141 trusts in England, 29 had not registered the anticipated number of safety incidents. Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt said that…
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Jun 2014
For the next financial year, NHS England will be facing a gap in funding of about 2% of its budget, with the possibility of mounting costs outstripping the money received by the NHS from April 2015. The budget for the NHS in England has been set at about £100bn for 2015. Included in the plan…
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Jun 2014
According to a study by top patient safety experts, a cement which is used during thousands of hip replacements every year has been linked to deaths during the surgery, with the use of cement being linked to a minimum of 41 fatalities since 2005 in England and Wales. A rare reaction, named bone cement implantation…
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