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Sep 2021
An NHS trust has said their maternity services were downgraded due to the number of midwives retiring at the same time. The units at Ipswich and Colchester General Hospitals were rated “requires improvement” after inspectors found sustained periods of reduced staffing. East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) said they were recruiting…
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Sep 2021
All people in England over the age of 40 will be able to have their blood pressure checked for free in chemists from next month. Officials say the scheme, which is being offered under the NHS, could save around 2,000 lives over the next five years be detecting and treating high blood pressure before…
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Sep 2021
A new, potentially life-saving anti-cholesterol drug could soon be offered on the NHS to hundreds of thousands of people in England and Wales. NHS England says inclisiran, given as a six-monthly injection, could save around 30,000 lives over the next ten years. The new drug can lower bad fat in the blood when…
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Sep 2021
Chadwick Lawrence have been shortlisted within two categories for this year’s Yorkshire Legal Awards. With the official ceremony taking place on Thursday 7th October 2021 at New Dock Hall in Leeds. Shortlisted for the Trainee Solicitor of the year award is Ellie Hirst, a Trainee Solicitor at Chadwick Lawrence currently specialising in Wills, Powers of…
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Aug 2021
Doctors say aspirin could help fight aggressive breast cancer by making hard-to-treat tumours more responsive to anti-cancer drugs. A research team at the Christie NHS Foundation Trust in Manchester are commencing a trial with triple-negative breast cancer patients, as they suspect it is aspirin’s anti-inflammatory properties rather than its analgesic effect that gives the…
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Aug 2021
Following a rule change to reduce reliance on imported stocks, plasma from blood donations in England will be used to make a vital medicine. Each year, around 17,000 people require immunoglobulin treatment and until recently, there was a ban on the use of plasma from UK donors to safeguard against vCJD or “mad cow…
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