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May 2022
A charity has said that a simple blood test could be the key to saving thousands of lives across the world from bowel cancer. The Raman spectrometry blood test was developed by researchers at Swansea University, aided by funding from Cancer Research Wales and Health and Care Research Wales. A trial showed the…
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May 2022
The East of England Ambulance Service (EEAST) has suspended members of staff over claims they misused social media, saying it had “acted swiftly”, and that an investigation was under way. The departments and staff numbers involved have not been disclosed. Tom Abell, chief executive of EEAST, said the alleged behaviour was “unacceptable and…
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May 2022
An investigation is currently underway following a spike in the number of newborn baby deaths in Scotland which was recorded for the second time in six months. At least 18 babies under four weeks old died in March, a rate of 4.6 for every 1,000 births, which comes after at least 21 died in…
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May 2022
What is confidential? Information that is personal or commercial to an individual or organisation and not a matter of public knowledge is likely to have the quality of confidence. An obligation of confidence will be imposed on the recipient of such information if that person knew or ought to have known that it was…
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May 2022
Charities have today warned that England’s cancer backlog will not be tackled for another five years without further action. MacMillan estimates that 32,000 fewer patients than expected have commenced their first treatment in the two years since the start of the pandemic, due to a combination of poor GP access, patients being reluctant to…
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May 2022
NHS figures have shown that nearly 100,000 people in the county waited for longer than eight days to see their GP in February, making it the worst performing authority area in England that month. According to The Local Democracy Reporting Service (LDRS) just 41 per cent of patients were able to see their GP…
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