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08
Dec 2020

Section: Medical Negligence

Pioneering computer ‘printed’ implant could help complex leg fractures that previously led to amputation

A pioneering implant to treat complicated leg fractures can help challenging cases that until now may have led to amputation. Alex Trompeter, a consultant orthopaedic trauma and limb reconstruction surgeon at St George’s University Hospital in London, said “When a patient suffers a complex fracture, we normally try to pin the bone in place and…

08
Dec 2020

Section: Medical Negligence

Man-made implant that could transform treatment for heart disease

An ‘electronic’ man-made blood vessel that replaces diseased arteries could transform the treatment of heart disease. The implant, which is about the width of a straw and made of plastic mesh, is filled with cells capable to growing into healthy endothelial tissue, which makes up blood vessels throughout the body. Prior to being surgically implanted…

08
Dec 2020

Section: Sports Law

Azeem Rafiq receives test backing in fight against institutional racism in cricket

Azeem Rafiq receives test backing in fight against institutional racism in cricket Test players Tino Best and Rana Naveed-ul-Hassan confirm Azeem Rafiq’s allegations of racism at Yorkshire County Cricket Club The England & Wales Cricket Board introduces reforms following Mr Rafiq’s revelations Mr Rafiq seeks urgent meeting with ECB to develop further safeguards against…

01
Dec 2020

Section: Medical Negligence

Some patients being discharged by hospitals without the care they need at home

A Care Quality Commission survey has found that one in three patients diagnosed with Covid-19 felt that they did not receive the help they needed from community health services or social care following their discharge from hospital. A recent report by Healthwatch England highlighted that many patients were discharged from hospital between March and August…

01
Dec 2020

Section: Medical Negligence

Shrewsbury maternity scandal – inquiry to report on early findings

The initial findings and urgent recommendations from an inquiry into the biggest maternity scandal in the history of the NHS will be published next month. The independent investigation into 1,862 cases and the scale of the care disaster at the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust will deliver findings from a selection of 250 cases, including…

01
Dec 2020

Section: Medical Negligence

PHE issues warning as antibiotic resistant infections increase among patients across England

Public Health England has warned that the number of patients with an antibiotic resistant infection is increasing across England, with some infections rising by a third since 2015. In its latest annual report on the threat of antimicrobial resistance, they revealed the number of resistant infections in England has risen to 178 a day in…

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Pioneering computer ‘printed’ implant could help complex leg fractures that previously led to amputation

Man-made implant that could transform treatment for heart disease

Azeem Rafiq receives test backing in fight against institutional racism in cricket

Some patients being discharged by hospitals without the care they need at home

Shrewsbury maternity scandal – inquiry to report on early findings

PHE issues warning as antibiotic resistant infections increase among patients across England

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Pioneering computer ‘printed’ implant could help complex leg fractures that previously led to amputation

Man-made implant that could transform treatment for heart disease

Azeem Rafiq receives test backing in fight against institutional racism in cricket

Some patients being discharged by hospitals without the care they need at home

Shrewsbury maternity scandal – inquiry to report on early findings

PHE issues warning as antibiotic resistant infections increase among patients across England

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