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06
Feb 2024

Section: Medical Negligence

Unison claims East Yorkshire patients are dying in queuing ambulances

According to the health union, paramedics are “watching their patients die in the back of ambulances because they can’t get them into A&E”.   They were commenting on data showing 2,750 hours were lost by ambulance crews waiting to hand over patients at Hull Royal Infirmary in October 2023 – one crew was stuck outside…

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06
Feb 2024

Section: Medical Negligence

University students urged to be aware of measles signs following outbreak of disease

In recent months, there have been over 200 confirmed cases in the West Midlands, with the majority in Birmingham and a smaller number in Coventry.  The rise in cases in the region has been linked to a low uptake of the MMR vaccination.   Universities including Coventry, Birmingham and Aston, said they were advising students…

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25
Jan 2024

Section: Medical Negligence

Measles vaccination campaign targets unprotected millions

The NHS are making contact with millions of parents in England and urging them to make an appointment to have their children vaccinated against measles, as numbers of cases rise throughout the country.   NHS England say more than 3.4 million children under the age of 16 are unprotected and at risk of becoming ill.…

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25
Jan 2024

Section: Medical Negligence

Oxford University launches inhaled TB vaccine study

The Jenner Institute at the University of Oxford is conducting a study into the possible benefits of an inhaled tuberculosis vaccine, by using an existing vaccine, BCG, and examining whether delivering it through an aerosol route would provide better protection.   The vaccine would be delivered by the natural route of TB infection, through inhalation…

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25
Jan 2024

Section: Medical Negligence

Cambridge laboratory grows ‘mini-placentas’ for study into pre-eclampsia

Scientists at Cambridge University have grown “mini-placentas” to help them better understand pre-eclampsia.   Pre-eclampsia occurs in around six in one hundred first pregnancies, and can put the health of both the mother and baby at risk.   Professor Ashley Moffett from the university’s department of pathology, said most major “disorders of pregnancy” depend on…

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25
Jan 2024

Section: Medical Negligence

Inspectors say North Yorkshire maternity service must improve

The Care Quality Commission have told the Friarage Hospital in Northallerton to improve its maternity care.   The service was given a rating of “requires improvement” after the health watchdog said their leaders did not always manage risk well and that they regularly had to close due to staff shortages.   The South Tees Hospitals…

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