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Apr 2021
The latest NHS England figures show that around 4.7 million people were waiting for routine procedures and operations in England in February, the highest since 2007. Up to 388,000 were waiting for longer than twelve months for non-urgent surgery, compared with 1,600 before the pandemic. NHS England said that despite the winter peak, one million…
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Apr 2021
Patients undergoing treatment for a rare cancer linked to exposure to asbestos are being assessed with artificial intelligence in a pilot project. Scotland currently has the highest incidence of mesothelioma, connected to traditional heavy industry, worldwide, but treatment options are limited. Researchers have now created a prototype AI system which is able to detect and…
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Apr 2021
Two directors are to step down at a hospital that asked staff for handwriting samples and fingerprints as it hunted down a whistleblower. An inquiry into the handling of the affairs at West Sussex Hospital is due to report imminently. An inquest was told about a series of errors in the treatment of a patient…
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Apr 2021
The chief pharmaceutical officer, Cathy Harrison, has warned that without mitigation, the supply of medical devices and medicines into Northern Ireland would be considered a ‘very high risk area’ post-Brexit. The pharmaceutical industry has a one-year period of grace to make preparations. Until this year, there has been no separate supply chain for Northern Ireland…
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Apr 2021
It has emerged that women in England are nearly twice as likely to be prescribed powerful and potentially addictive opiate painkillers as men, prompting experts to warn that female pain is not properly investigated and overly medicated. An analysis by the Guardian newspaper found that the number of people prescribed drugs such as tramadol and…
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Apr 2021
We are pleased to announce that the Wills and Probates team at Chadwick Lawrence have been nominated for the ‘Best Probate Law Firm – North of England’ at the UK Probate Research Awards. This is a great acknowledgement for the Wills and Probates team and demonstrates their commitment to excellent customer service by using technology…
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