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Nov 2021
It is estimated that over 5,000 lives could be saved and 21,000 strokes prevented thanks to a new NHS deal to expand the use of life-saving blood thinning medication – NHS England chief executive Amanda Pritchard says 610,000 patients could benefit from the scheme over the next three years. Following negotiations with drug manufacturers,…
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Nov 2021
Research has suggested black women in the UK are over four times more likely to die during pregnancy or childbirth than white women. Experts at Loughborough University are to work with the Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch (HSIB) to identify patterns in its recent investigation. The researchers plan to look at around 600 of HSIB’s…
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Nov 2021
Hospitals in Lancashire are reporting “severe pressure” on the ambulance service and emergency departments. A ‘critical’ incident has remained in place at Blackpool Victoria Hospital as it deals with ‘huge’ numbers of patients, and the trust which runs Burnley General Hospital and the Royal Blackburn Hospital said demand was three times higher than usual…
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Nov 2021
The Care Quality Commission has warned Mobile Medical Cover, an independent service based in Grimsby, to make urgent improvements. It said that an inspection in August found two ambulances “visibly dirty” and highlighted concerns over staff training. The service has said it had been working “diligently” to make changes. Mobile Medical Cover,…
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Nov 2021
Marcus Bailey, chief operating officer of EEAS has urged 999 callers to not hang up as “there may be a delay before we pick up”. Mr Bailey said the delays were due to a “combination” of Covid, recruitment and winter pressures, and said the service planned to recruit an additional 100 call-handlers over the…
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Nov 2021
It has been revealed that a patient received the wrong sized prosthetic implant during surgery at a specialist orthopaedic hospital. Bosses at Shropshire NHS Trust found that a small implant was inserted into a patient at the Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt (RJAH) hospital in May, rather than a medium-sized one. It is…
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