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23
Mar 2021

Section: Medical Negligence

NHS watchdog warns ambulance delays resulting in heart attack patients waiting up to three hours for treatment

An investigation has found that ambulance delays are leaving heart attack patients waiting up to three hours for life-saving procedures. The NHS watchdog said the long waits are risking the recoveries and lives of patients suffering the most serious type of heart attack. The Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch (HSIB) found that around ten per cent…

18
Mar 2021

Section: Employer Services

“You can do a lot if you’re properly trained, it’s all to do with the training” – Queen Elizabeth II

When is an employee deemed effectively trained in employment policies and procedures? An excellent sense check is to imagine the worst-case scenario played out in any particular area, then examining whether the training expectation is actually being fulfilled properly. Is it a fluid, progressive programme that facilitates colleagues to live, breathe and keep up to…

17
Mar 2021

Section: * PERSONAL *

Chadwick Lawrence become Bradford Bulls official Legal Partner

Bradford Bulls announce Chadwick Lawrence Solicitors as the Official Legal Partner of the club. Chadwick Lawrence have been delivering a full range of personal and commercial legal services for over 170 years and operate from nine offices across West Yorkshire. The new partnership for 2021 will see the West Yorkshire legal firm adopt a position on…

16
Mar 2021

Section: Medical Negligence

Scientists warn diphtheria is evolving to become resistant to antibiotics

Diphtheria is a highly contagious disease affecting the throat, nose and sometimes the skin. If left untreated it can lead to breathing difficulties, paralysis and heart failure, and can sometimes be life-threatening. Babies are vaccinated against the infection in the UK and elsewhere, but in low to middle-income countries, there are intermittent outbreaks of infections…

16
Mar 2021

Section: Medical Negligence

Welsh centres of excellence could help lupus patients and ‘extend lives’

Calls have been made for specialist support in Wales to treat an incurable and life limiting condition which takes an average of six years to diagnose. It is estimated that there are currently 2,000 people in Wales affected by lupus. It occurs when the immune system mistakenly attacks healthy parts of the body and there…

16
Mar 2021

Section: Medical Negligence

Millions of patient miles ‘saved’ through virtual appointments during pandemic

In January 2020, NHS England announced plans to use technology “to make up to 30 million outpatient appointments redundant, sparing patients thousands of unnecessary trips to and from hospital.” As an example, Northumbria Healthcare NHS Trust said its patients travelled over two million fewer miles between April 2020 and January 2021. Patients in the region…

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NHS watchdog warns ambulance delays resulting in heart attack patients waiting up to three hours for treatment

“You can do a lot if you’re properly trained, it’s all to do with the training” – Queen Elizabeth II

Chadwick Lawrence become Bradford Bulls official Legal Partner

Scientists warn diphtheria is evolving to become resistant to antibiotics

Welsh centres of excellence could help lupus patients and ‘extend lives’

Millions of patient miles ‘saved’ through virtual appointments during pandemic

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NHS watchdog warns ambulance delays resulting in heart attack patients waiting up to three hours for treatment

“You can do a lot if you’re properly trained, it’s all to do with the training” – Queen Elizabeth II

Chadwick Lawrence become Bradford Bulls official Legal Partner

Scientists warn diphtheria is evolving to become resistant to antibiotics

Welsh centres of excellence could help lupus patients and ‘extend lives’

Millions of patient miles ‘saved’ through virtual appointments during pandemic

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