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Oct 2021
Around a third of NHS trusts in England are using “technically obsolete” imaging equipment that could be putting the health of patients at risk, while current shortages of doctors who are qualified to diagnose and treat injuries and disease using medical imaging techniques could triple by 2030. According to data obtained through freedom of…
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Oct 2021
Community care service managers supporting over 15,000 people in England say acute staff shortages are forcing them to turn down clients. The National Care Forum of predominantly not-for-profit organisations, say care providers are having to make difficult decisions about who they are able to help. It was recently announced by health bosses that…
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Oct 2021
UK experts say some men should have yearly prostate checks once they turn 40 to spot early and treatable cancers. The team at the Institute of Cancer Research says targeted screening would save lives, even though the PSA blood test it relies on is not accurate enough to offer more widely. PSA is…
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Oct 2021
The head of one of England’s ambulance services has said that long waits for ambulances are largely due to staff being unable to hand over patients to hospitals. South Western Ambulance Service recorded the longest response times for emergency and life-threatening incidents across England in September. The most critical cases were seen in…
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Oct 2021
The boss of West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds said a whistleblowing letter sent to inspectors and a newspaper by maternity staff was “the right thing to do”. The anonymous letter, which was sent to the Bury Free Press, the Care Quality Commission and the West Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust, said that midwives…
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Oct 2021
The Care Quality Commissioned have warned that there will be “a tsunami” of people without the care they need this winter unless staff shortages are tackled. Ian Trenholm, the watchdog’s chief executive, said social care staff are “exhausted and depleted”. In a report, the CQC urges immediate reparation work to address the problem…
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