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Mar 2022
In January this year the way that Financial Remedy Proceedings are dealt with by the courts has significantly changed. Ranging from the introduction of Allocation Questionnaires, to the new requirement for Composite Summaries, Asset Schedules and Chronologies. The raft of new guidance issued by Mostyn J and HHJ Hess is extensive, and comes with the…
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Mar 2022
Under plans to improve care for mothers and babies, the NHS in England will no longer limit the number of Caesarean sections it performs. Up until recently, maternity units have been encouraged to promote natural births and keep the Caesarean rate to around 20 per cent. Jacqueline Dunkley-Bent, NHS England chief midwife and…
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Mar 2022
An NHS taskforce has been set up to tackle disparities in maternity care experienced by women living in deprived areas and those belonging to ethnic minorities. Studies suggest that black women are 40 per cent more likely to miscarry than white, and maternal death rates are also higher among Asian and black women. …
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Mar 2022
A Yorkshire-based MRI scanning service has been issued with a warning notice to make “significant improvements” after inspectors rated it inadequate. The CQC said it had “concerns” over the governance process at InPhase Mobile MRI Services Ltd which affected patient care. The company, which provides mobile scanning to NHS and private patients, said…
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Mar 2022
Researchers say an extra blood test on suspected heart attack patients could determine whether they are at an increased risk of dying in the next three years. The test for the C-reactive protein (CRP), which helps detect inflammation and which is already used in hospitals to diagnose other conditions, could help doctors decide which…
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Mar 2022
NHS hospitals are being advised to delay elective surgical procedures by a minimum of seven weeks if a patient has just had Omicron, despite a backlog of routine operations, although in some circumstances the surgery may be considered urgent enough to proceed. UK experts have said the proposed move is a precaution due to…
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