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Sep 2021
A ‘revolutionary’ blood test is being trialled in the NHS, which is capable of detecting more than 50 types of cancer prior to symptoms developing. The trial is set to be the world’s largest study of this ground-breaking technology. The test, known as Galleri, measures levels of ctDNA, fragments of genetic code that leak…
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Sep 2021
A trust has said that patients attending a hospital’s emergency department were forced to queue outside due to “high demand for services”. Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust said the queue at their Grimsby hospital earlier this week was due to a lack of “physical space” for walk-in patients due to social distancing.…
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Sep 2021
According to an inspection report, a culture of racial discrimination and bullying has been found at Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) Trust, with many staff too frightened to speak up. NUH said it was working to address the concerns. The report said a number of the bullying cases were directly attributable to racial discrimination,…
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Sep 2021
It has been revealed that a further two women died of cervical cancer after being wrongly excluded from Scotland’s cervical screening programme. The Scottish government said it was suspected that one developed cancer as a result of her exclusion and in the other case, incorrect exclusion was said to be among several factors that…
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Sep 2021
It has been revealed that a surgical clip was left under a patient’s skin following a surgical procedure on their brain. The event happened at James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough, in July, and was recorded as a “never event”, which is defined as serious but preventable. The trust has said the patient involved…
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Sep 2021
A Norfolk GP surgery has been placed in special measures after inspectors found a range of issues putting patients at risk. Church Hill Surgery in Pulham Market was rated inadequate following an inspection by the Care Quality Commission in July. Dr Rosie Benneyworth, chief inspector, said special measures would give patients “reassurance that…
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