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Jan 2021
A study suggests that high numbers of hospital staff treating the sickest patients during the first wave of the pandemic were left traumatised by the experience. Researchers at King’s College London questioned 709 hospital workers at nine intensive care units in England about how they were coping as the first wave eased. Nearly 50 per…
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Jan 2021
Pinderfields hospital has said that patients are having to wait for up to five hours for a bed amid growing pressure from coronavirus, adding that it was trying to address the shortage of beds as a priority. The Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust, which runs Pinderfields, said pressures on bed spaces were causing delays in…
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Jan 2021
Professor Ted Baker, chief inspector of hospitals, has called for honesty regarding the impact of the Covid pandemic on patients, warning that poor care could become normalised, adding that it was vital staff continued to report incidents. Professor Baker also revealed that the Care Quality Commission had seen a 60 per cent increase in whistleblowing…
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Jan 2021
A government review has found that four in ten of the most widely used epilepsy medications increase the risk of a baby suffering from a physical birth defect when born if taken while a woman is pregnant. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency analysed ten of the most commonly distributed medicines and found that…
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Jan 2021
In these challenging times our thoughts can turn to the question of our own mortality and what would happen if we die, would your estate pass to those you intend it to, would children be cared for and loved ones provided for. You can achieve peace of mind in this respect by having a professionally…
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Jan 2021
University Hospitals Birmingham has warned doctors it cannot maintain safe nursing staff levels in intensive care due to a rise in sickness levels and increasing numbers of coronavirus patients. The trust currently has nearly 1,500 staff members off work, with over 43 per cent of absences linked to Covid-19. Earlier in the week, the trust…
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