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Nov 2023
England’s healthcare regulator has warned that maternity units currently have the poorest safety ratings of any hospital service it inspects. Recent analysis by the BBC shows it deems 67 per cent of the units not to be safe enough, up from 55 per cent 12 months ago. The deterioration has been blamed partly on…
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Nov 2023
A number of mothers have come forward to speak of their harrowing experiences following a damning report earlier this year by the health watchdog into maternity services at Hull Royal Infirmary, which they described as chaotic, unsafe and unfit for purpose, rating the hospital’s maternity unit as inadequate. Inspectors said the “design, use of…
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Nov 2023
A study to assess whether blood tests could help diagnose people with early Alzheimer’s disease is being launched by the NHS. Experts say detecting the disease much earlier would mean people could have more support and new treatments to slow the disease. There is currently no single test for Alzheimer’s and patients can…
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Nov 2023
The NHS backlog in England has reached a record high, with around one million people in England on more than one waiting list for treatment. Most are on two or three waiting lists, but some will be on up to five. Many will be elderly people waiting for a range of non-emergency treatments, including…
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Nov 2023
A new £1m research centre in York will examine the life-threatening side effects of cancer treatments for children. Yorkshire children’s cancer charity Candlelighters has worked with the University of York to establish the Supportive Care Research Centre. The charity said the death of one in three children who had been given a cancer…
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Nov 2023
Tens of thousands of women in England could benefit from a drug to help prevent breast cancer. Anastrozole, which has been used for many years to treat the disease, has now been licensed as a preventative option. During recent trials, it was shown that the drug can reduce the incidence of breast cancer…
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