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Charlie Gard: The Facts
If you ever wondered whether the media does a good job of reporting nuanced stories, the Charlie Gard case offers the counterexample. This is a case with no winners; not the child himself, with a […]
Month: July 2017
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Maintaining Standards for Locums, Agencies and ROs – The Challenge
Currently nearly 9000 doctors without substantive NHS contracts serve Trusts across the country through locum agencies. Many register with more than one agency at one time, or move between agencies on a frequent basis. Helen […]
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NHS England to Cut Out Wasteful Drug Prescriptions
NHS England has revealed new plans to scrap ineffective and over-priced drug prescriptions, freeing up money to invest in newer and more effective treatments. A draft consultation sets out proposed national guidance for Clinical Commissioning […]
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London North West Healthcare Selects Genmed as its Vendor Neutral Managed Services Partner
Genmed has announced that it has been selected by London North West Healthcare NHS Trust as its preferred HMRC compliant vendor neutral managed services partner. The appointment was by mini competition under the SBS managed […]
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Rule that Patients Must Finish Antibiotics Course Is Wrong, Study Says
Telling patients to stop taking antibiotics when they feel better may be preferable to instructing them to finish the course, according to a group of experts who argue that the rule long embedded in the […]
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Brain Damage Reversed in a Drowned Toddler
In what is believed to be a world first, a team of US doctors are reporting a case of reversal of brain damage in a two-year-old child who experienced cardiac arrest after cold water drowning. […]
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MHRA Response to the Final Report of the Mesh Oversight Group
NHS England set up the Mesh Working Group to address the concerns of a number of patients and clinicians. John Wilkinson, Director of Devices at MHRA, said: Patient safety is our highest priority and we […]
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Dog Walking Could Be Key To Ensuring Activity in Later Life
A new study has shown that regularly walking a dog boosts levels of physical activity in older people, especially during the winter. Published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, the study used data […]
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GMB Reveals Unpaid Overtime Scandal: 1.8 Million Public Sector Workers Do £11 Billion of Free Hours Each Year
Public services are held together by the devotion of overworked and underappreciated employees says GMB. New research by GMB, the union for public sector staff, shows that 1.8million public sector workers regularly work unpaid overtime […]
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Patients Waiting Nine Years for Medical Appointments in Irish Hospital
The Irish Hospital Consultants’ Association (IHCA) has released a report that that Waterford’s hospital has only two urology consultants for the half a million people it serves. “Presently there is a nine-year waiting list for […]