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Clinical Negligence Scheme for Coronavirus
Posted Wednesday 16th September 2020
NHS Resolution have launched a new scheme which aims to meet liabilities resulting from the healthcare arrangements being implemented as a repose to the Coronavirus pandemic.
Read MoreClinical Negligence Scheme for General Practice, England
Posted Wednesday 16th September 2020
Are you aware of the Clinical Negligence Scheme for General Practice (CNSGP)? The scheme was introduced on 1st April 2019 by NHS Resolution and operates a new state indemnity scheme for general practice within England.
Read MoreClinical Negligence Scheme for Trusts
Posted Wednesday 16th September 2020
The purpose for the Clinical Negligence Scheme for Trusts (CNST) is to deal with all clinical negligence claims brought against member NHS bodies if the incident took place on or after 1st April 1995, or the date the body joined the scheme if this happens to be later.
Read MoreExisting Liabilities Scheme for General Practice
Posted Wednesday 16th September 2020
The Existing Liabilities Scheme for General Practice (ELSGP) is a new state indemnity scheme for general practice in England, which was established on 6th April this year (2020).
Read MoreExisting Liabilities Scheme
Posted Wednesday 16th September 2020
The Existing Liabilities Scheme (ELS) was put in place to cover all clinical negligence claims brought against the NHS in England, where the loss/injury occurred before April 1995. This
Read MoreCrucial that NICE Guidelines are Followed Despite Pandemic
Posted Wednesday 16th September 2020
As reported by the BBC earlier last month, the case of a 27 year old mother who died of cancer after being told on 2 occasions she probably had coronavirus has highlighted the importance of suspected cancer guidelines being followed despite the global pandemic.
Read MoreReminder of the NHS Notification Scheme
Posted Wednesday 19th August 2020
Reminder of the NHS Notification Scheme
Read MoreDamaging Sleep Myths Debunked!
Posted Wednesday 17th April 2019
According to the news this week, there is the potential that widely believed myths are damaging both our mood and our health, and not really helping with our sleep at all.
Read MoreStem Cell Treatment Labels Patients HIV ‘Undetectable’
Posted Wednesday 6th March 2019
HIV in a UK London patient has been labelled ‘undetectable’ after a stem cell transplant was carried out.
Read MoreImproved & Faster Sepsis Test Could Save Lives
Posted Tuesday 19th February 2019
Researchers at the University of Strathclyde have developed a new test to provide an earlier diagnosis of sepsis. The researchers believe the test could potentially save the lives of thousands.
Read MoreNHS Offering 800-Calorie Diet to Reverse Type 2 Diabetes
Posted Friday 30th November 2018
The NHS is set to introduce an 800-calorie per day diet to reverse type 2 diabetes as part of a ‘pilot’ scheme.
Read MoreTop Dr Says Don’t Believe Vaccine Myths Online
Posted Friday 2nd November 2018
England’s Top Doctor, Professor Dame Sally Davies has stated that those people who believe myths regarding vaccines by anti-vaccine campaigners are “absolutely wrong.”
Read MoreMillions of Women Missing Smear Test Appointments
Posted Tuesday 23rd October 2018
Figures have shown that around three million women living within England have not attended an appointment for a smear test for at least three and a half years.
Read MoreNew Inquiry into NHS Contaminated Blood Scandal Begins
Posted Tuesday 25th September 2018
A public inquiry is now underway to identify why thousands of NHS patients were given infected blood products.
Read MoreBaby Deaths Review Increases to Over 100 Cases at Shropshire Hospitals
Posted Friday 21st September 2018
It is believed that a review into incidents of mother and baby deaths and injuries within Shropshire hospitals is now looking at over 100 cases.
Read MoreType 2 Diabetes Rises Amongst Young People in England and Wales
Posted Monday 20th August 2018
In just four years the number of children and young people receiving medical treatment for Type 2 Diabetes in England and Wales has significantly rose to 715 from 507.
Read MoreEngland’s Bowel Cancer Screening to Begin 10 Years Earlier
Posted Monday 13th August 2018
Public Health England has announced that Bowel Cancer Screening will now begin 10 years earlier than it currently does.
Read MoreStudy Finds Seeing Same Doctor Reduces Death Rates
Posted Friday 29th June 2018
A study carried out by Researches at the University of Exeter has suggested that Patients who see the same Doctor when attending appointments have lower death rates.
Read MorePrescribed Painkillers ‘Shortened 456 Lives’ at Gosport Hospital
Posted Wednesday 20th June 2018
A report has found that over 450 patients died at Gosport War Memorial Hospital after being given powerful painkillers that were not clinically justified.
Read MoreNew Therapy Cures Terminal Breast Cancer
Posted Wednesday 6th June 2018
US researchers have announced that the life of a terminally ill breast cancer patient has been saved thanks to a ‘pioneering new therapy.’
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