news in brief A Newcastle hospital
A Newcastle hospital has begun a pilot scheme to electronically tag 'confused and vulnerable' patients, triggered by the death of a patient who was not found until 10 hours after his disappearance. The three-month trial on one ward of the Royal Victoria Infirmary will attach the 'discreet devices' to patients ...
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