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Bereaved Families Call For England-Wide Maternity Care Inquiry
The Maternity Safety Alliance, a group of bereaved families and maternity safety campaigners from across the country, has written to the Health Secretary Steve Barclay, calling for a national public...
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Patients In England Who Are Waiting Months Could Travel For Treatment
BBC News reports that patients who have been waiting over 40 weeks for treatment in England will be given the option to be seen in another part of the country. Statistically, 400,000 people will be...
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APIL Reports Victims Offered More Than Six Times Injury Compensation...
According to data obtained by the APIL, victims of crime who appeal initial offers made via the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme (CICS) are being offered six times more. APIL said that 379 cases...
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New Children’s Health Warning System Rolled Out By NHS
The BBC has reported this week that NHS England will be rolling out a national early warning system to help medics spot and treat a deteriorating child patient quickly. Not only that, but the new...
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Campaigners Say Increase In Mouth Cancer Deaths Are Linked To NHS Dentist...
Dentistry shortages have been blamed following statistics showing a 46% increase in oral cancer deaths in England among 2011 and 2021, the Guardian reports. Campaigners have said that there has been a...
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Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month
November is Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month. What are the symptoms? Pancreatic Cancer UK reports that most people can’t name the main symptoms of pancreatic cancer, which include: Indigestion Stomach...
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NHS Maternity Units Not Safe Enough According To Regulator
The BBC has reported this week that the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has told them that maternity units currently have the poorest safety ratings of any hospital service it inspects. In an analysis of...
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Maternity Review Leader “So Disappointed” That 67% Of Maternity Services...
Senior Midwife, Donna Ockenden, who is leading the review into how dozens of babies died or were injured at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, has reacted to the news this week that the Care...
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Lung Cancer Awareness Month
November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month. Lung cancer is the UK’s biggest cancer killer, statistics show that almost 35,000 people are dying from lung cancer every year. This accounts for roughly a...
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Road Safety Awareness Week
This week is the UK’s ‘Road Safety Awareness Week’ which is a national campaign run by the road safety charity Brake. The theme of this year’s campaign is SPEED. On average, five people are killed on...
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Surrey Hospital Maternity Services Downgraded From Outstanding To Requires...
Maternity services at East Surrey Hospital and the Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust have had their rating downgraded by the healthcare watchdog, Care Quality Commission (CQC), from ‘Outstanding’...
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Concerns Over Delays In Maternal Mental Health Care In England
Maternal mental health is a critical aspect of healthcare provision and timely access to appropriate care is paramount for the well-being of both mothers and their newborns. A report published by The...
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Maternity Services At University Hospitals Of Derby & Burton NHS Foundation...
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has published a report following inspections at two maternity services at hospitals run by University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust (the Trust)...
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