All articles by The Press Association – Page 15
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NewsNew guidance on IV drip prescribing
Up to one in five patients could be suffering unnecessarily in hospitals across the UK because medics are making basic blunders in prescribing drips, experts have warned.
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NewsFriday operations death risk 'greater'
People having a routine operation on a Friday are 24 per cent more likely to die than if they had one earlier in the week, according to a major report.
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NewsPatients in ambulance wait ordeal
Some patients are being forced to wait in ambulances outside hospitals for hours because accident and emergency departments are too busy to take them, according to research.
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NewsDeaths from three cancers 'to fall'
The number of people dying from breast, prostate and bowel cancer will almost halve in the three decades up to 2020, new figures suggest.
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NewsKnee, hip and eye ops 'rationed'
Surgery for knees, hips and eyes is under pressure across the NHS, with evidence of rationing to save money, a report suggests.
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NewsTrainee medics report bully worries
The extent of bullying trainee doctors are being exposed to has been revealed by a survey.
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NewsElderly lack support after hospital
A lack of support for older people after they have been in hospital leaves them vulnerable to readmission, new research has found.
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NewsA&E attendance highest in spring, not winter
Accident and emergency attendances have been at their highest between April to June every year since 2008-09, according to a report by the Health and Social Care Information Centre.
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HSJ LocalPolice probe scandal hospital death
A criminal inquiry has been launched into the death of a 90-year-old woman who died at scandal-hit Stafford Hospital five years ago.
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Glove left inside patient after op
A hospital trust has apologised after a surgical glove was left inside a patient following an operation.
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NewsFive thousand deferrals in GMC skills check
Thousands of doctors did not immediately pass a new set of skills checks during the first year of assessments, figures show.
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NewsVCJD fears spark blood donor probe
An independent inquiry will be carried out into the safety of blood donations following fears of infection from vCJD, the human form of “mad cow disease”, it has been reported.
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News'Nanosponge' may help beat MRSA
Mopping up MRSA toxin with a sponge may be a new way to defeat the antibiotic-resistant superbug, research has shown.
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NewsHundred thousand NHS genomes to be mapped
Up to 100,000 NHS patients with cancer and rare diseases are to have their genetic codes mapped by 2017 under new plans announced by health minister Lord Howe.
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NewsNAPC to join NHS Confederation
The National Association of Primary Care is set to be integrated into the ranks of the NHS Confederation over the course of the next 18 months.
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NewsMap to expose dementia care gaps
Significant gaps in care for dementia sufferers will be exposed by an interactive online map being published by the government as part of a bid to improve the way they are treated by the NHS.
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NewsGerada predicts growth in online access to healthcare
The number of patients who access healthcare online will grow “exponentially” in coming years in line with increases in internet shopping and banking, a leading medic has said.
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NewsLung cancer care delays revealed
Almost half of lung cancer patients have experienced delays at some stage of their care, according to a new report.
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NewsA&Es to get extra beds this winter
The government’s additional £250m funding for accident and emergency this winter will be spent on more than 2,000 extra beds and extra staff, Jeremy Hunt has said.
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NewsDoctors 'sceptical about inquiries'
Four out of 10 doctors do not think inquiries into NHS failings - such as at Mid Staffs - will have a positive impact on the way their hospital works, according to a survey.