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May 2022
The Village Surgery in South Normanton, Derbyshire, has been threatened with closure after the watchdog rated care at the service as “inadequate”. The practice was placed in special measures in January following an inspection. Although improvements have since been made, the CQC said not enough had been done. Practice bosses said they realised…
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May 2022
The boss of West Midlands Ambulance Service (WMAS) has warned it could collapse within months as pressures continue to cause avoidable deaths. Mark Docherty, nursing director of the service said they were dealing with a “catastrophic situation” including delayed response times and long hospital handovers, adding that patients were dying needlessly every day, and…
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May 2022
A health worker has been arrested on suspicion of administering poison with intent to endanger life following the death of a child at Birmingham Children’s Hospital. The woman was arrested on Thursday, just after the death, and has since been suspended from her role at the hospital. A hospital spokesperson said the child…
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May 2022
The gadget which works in a similar way to a metal detector is being recommended in draft guidance for the NHS to help detect and treat breast cancer that may have spread. The Sentimag probe tracks the journey of magnetised liquid, called Magtrace, which is injected into the tissue around the cancer, bleeping as…
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May 2022
The trust is being prosecuted by the Care Quality Commission and is due to appear in court following the deaths of two patients and other patients allegedly being exposed to a significant risk of avoidable harm. The CQC said the charges, which are being brought under the Health and Social Care Act 2008, allege…
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May 2022
Nearly half of the new midwives and nurses registered to work in the UK in the last twelve months have come from abroad. The total, over 23,000, is a record high and comes as the UK has struggled to increase the number of UK nurses joining the register. The 2021-22 Nursing and Midwifery…
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