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Sep 2020
A scientist has warned that overusing alcohol-based hand sanitiser could result in certain bacteria adapting to survive the product and go on to create new superbugs that could threaten public health. The British Institute of Cleaning Science’s head of Scientific Advisory Board Andrew Kemp, said that up until now, it has not been proven that…
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Sep 2020
Jessica Varnish is an elite cyclist, former European team sprint champion and world silver medallist. Her controversial exclusion from Team GB for the Rio Olympics was the catalyst for serious questions being asked of British Cycling and UK sport about the treatment of the athletes and the culture surrounding the team. Technical Director Shane Sutton…
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Sep 2020
The British Medical Association have said there was a “daunting and huge challenge ahead” for the NHS as latest performance figures painted a “very bleak picture”. Hospital trusts throughout England have seen the impact of decisions to cancel routine treatment from March as virus cases increased, while also seeing a reduction in numbers referred and…
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Sep 2020
The study undertaken by King’s College London suggests that thousands of patients are likely to have been infected with the virus in UK hospitals. The study of ten UK hospitals, plus a hospital in Italy, found that at least one in eight patients who had received hospital treatment for coronavirus had caught it on-site, although…
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Sep 2020
Experts are warning that complacency over the flu jab risks overwhelming the NHS, as data reveals the scale of the challenge in expending the vaccination programme. Although the government announced last month their plans to double the number of people who receive the vaccination, analysis has found that the take-up rate among people in vulnerable…
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Sep 2020
East Kent Hospitals have been accused of covering up the deaths of newborns and referring only a handful of infant fatalities to coroners, even though many more were unexplained and sudden. The trust is currently the subject of a major independent inquiry following concerns that at least 15 newborns may have needlessly died since 2011.…
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