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An article from BBC News on the 23rd of June 2015 suggests ‘New GP Cancer Guidance Could Save Thousands’.
The articles reads: ‘Patients showing the possible signs of cancer will be tested for the disease more quickly under new guidelines being issued to doctors.
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence; (NICE) is encouraging GPs to screen patients before symptoms get too severe so that they can be referred to specialists sooner.
Police and ambulance crews were called to a city centre building which was currently under construction, after a building worker was seriously injured when he fell 18 metres down a lift shaft.
The North West Air Ambulance is an invaluable charity for the North West. Here at Thorneycroft solicitors, many of our clients have unfortunately had to use the services of the air ambulance crews as a result of road traffic accidents. The fact is that many people survived their injuries because of the NWAA and are able to continue with a good quality of living because of the speed and quality of care they received.
A Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has come under the spotlight when bosses had to apologise to two patients after investigations into cataract operations revealed that patients had the wrong lenses put in their eyes. The mistakes were made within a fortnight of each other and although the issues were quickly realised and rectified without harm to the patients, it has still raised concerns over the quality of care.
A woman who was left in ‘excruciating’ pain after poor dental care has been successful in her claim for compensation. The young woman claimed that a number of dentists had failed to spot pieces of dental file had been left lodged in her gum, which were only discovered by X-rays.
An accident happened on one of the county’s busiest roads at around 3pm. Emergency services were called, including Fire, Police and Paramedics after a Black Mazda and White Citroen Berlingo van collided on a roundabout.
The Charity Headway -East London has come up with the brilliant idea of starting a blog which will help support ABI (Acquired Brain Injury) survivors. The charity aims to provide a portal for people to tell their stories and how they have comes to terms with their injuries.
After giving an interview with The Times, Lady Hale, a top Supreme Court Judge, has called for no-blame divorces so that one person does not need to be at fault in order for one to be granted quickly.
New data reveals that key targets set up to ensure suspected cancer patients are diagnosed within 14 days are still being missed. The government targets state that a patient should be seen within 14 days after a GP suspect that a patient has cancer and urgently refers them. Many hospitals are failing to meet these targets including Hospitals in Lincolnshire.
The General Dental Council (GDC) has started an investigation into a Dental surgery after it agreed to an out-of-court settlement following a two year legal battle against one of its dentists at the surgery by an ex patient.