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Nov 2021
The hospital is investigating after patients were treated with “faulty” surgical glue. Two of five children treated with the affected batches of Histoacryl glue at the hospital later died. A recall notice for some of the batches was issued earlier this year after they were found to harden slower than expected. The hospital have…
02
Nov 2021
The government has announced the NHS in England is to receive an additional £5.9bn. The money is to be used to help clear the unprecedented backlog of people waiting for scans and tests, which has been made worse by the pandemic, and also to purchase equipment and improve IT. Health bodies have welcomed the…
02
Nov 2021
The Care Quality Commission carried out an unannounced inspection at Royal Lancaster Infirmary following concerns received about risks to patients. The health watchdog found the hospital did not have enough staff to keep people safe at times, the culture was “poor” and it lacked facilities. The University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay Trust, that…
02
Nov 2021
A Liverpool NHS Trust has been rated as “requires improvement” by the Care Quality Commission due to concerns over safety and patient care. Inspectors from the watchdog said Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust required improvement in safety while it was classed as inadequate for leadership. The trust have responded that “immediate action”…
02
Nov 2021
A hospital has been fined by not being honest and open with the family of a patient who died during childbirth. The women died following childbirth complications at West Suffolk Hospital in October 2018. Following the incident,, the hospital was fined £2,500 by the Care Quality Commission for two breaches of candour rules. …
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Oct 2021
An innovative type of medicine, known as gene silencing, is due to be used through the NHS for people who live with crippling pain. The drug treats acute intermittent porphyria, which runs in families and can leave people unable to work or lead a normal life. Clinical trials have shown severe symptoms were…
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