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Oct 2021
A new £2.5m programme will attempt to find ways of helping people recover from delirium following hospital stays. Experts say around 25 per cent of older people admitted to hospital experience delirium. The University of Exeter research programme will research ways to support recover for the condition that is common in people with…
05
Oct 2021
Following an inspection, the CQC have said maternity units already criticised by NHS inspectors still have “significant staffing concerns”. Inspectors visited Basildon, Southend and Broomfield hospitals in Essex in the summer after issues had been raised. Basildon hospital’s maternity unit was rated inadequate last year due to problems with staffing and leadership. …
05
Oct 2021
Rotherham General Hospital, where emergency patients had to work for over seven hours to see a doctor, has been told it must improve. Inspectors also found A&E patients were not routinely monitored at the hospital, increasing the risk of their condition deteriorating. The CQC told the hospital in required improvement in 2018 and…
05
Oct 2021
Virtual reality is being used to help student radiographers learn how to use X-ray machines. Gaming-style 3D graphics, together with virtual patients, are being used by Bangor University to help students learn quickly and reduce the current shortage of operators. Students in addition will not be exposed to radiation that comes with performing the…
05
Oct 2021
MPs have met with bosses of Nottingham University Hospitals following a crucial report that highlighted racial discrimination and a “culture of bullying” at the trust. As well as inspectors recently rating the trust as “requiring improvement”, there are also serious concerns about maternity services at the trust, which runs City Hospital and Queen’s Medical…
05
Oct 2021
The Care Quality Commission has found that residents at Charnwood Oaks Nursing Home in Shepshed, Leicestershire, are “at risk of abuse” following unexplained injuries which were not investigated by staff, ruling that the care home requires improvement. The report also stated that Covid-19 measures at the home were leaving people “at risk” of catching…
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