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Feb 2022
A study has suggested that Coronavirus vaccines do not affect a woman’s ability to conceive a child. Researchers in New York monitored over 2,000 women undergoing in-vitro fertilisation or fertility treatment and found that rates of pregnancy were the same among unvaccinated women and those double-jabbed with Moderna or Pfizer, and said the findings…
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Feb 2022
Health officials have said that an increase in the number of missed GP appointments in Lincolnshire and East Yorkshire is having an impact on services. According to the latest data, over 38,000 GP appointments across the two regions were missed in one month. Dr Satpal Shekhawat of North Lincolnshire Clinical Commissioning Group said…
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Feb 2022
Magistrates have approved the closure of a care home which was found to be “unsafe and understaffed” by inspectors from the Care Quality Commission. Following an unannounced inspection last November, Berrystead Nursing and Residential Home in Leicestershire was placed in special measures in January. The inspection revealed that there was only one working…
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Feb 2022
Staff shortages have affected one in three shifts in antenatal and postnatal wards at the Royal Jubilee Maternity Hospital in Belfast over the last six months. Around 15 per cent of shifts in the hospital’s labour wards have been affected by staff absences in the same period. However, the trust said the hospital…
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Feb 2022
Women could be denied home births and be unable to give birth at their local hospital as understaffed maternity units face loss of up to 2,000 midwives. Hospital chiefs are warning that mothers-to-be could be denied a home birth or have less choices in the event of an exodus of midwives triggered by compulsory…
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Feb 2022
The Care Quality Commission has found that midwives at Hampshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust were worried about being too exhausted to keep patients safe, and has lowered its rating for maternity services at the trust. An inspection was carried out following concerns raised by staff whistleblowers and complaints from patients. The trust is…
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