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New MS pill could help 3,000 sufferers
A new pill could be the world’s first to help people who suffer from multiple sclerosis (MS). The pill can help reduce suffering for those with highly active relapses. The National Institute fo...Patients given kidneys from cancer victim
The NHS has admitted negligence after two transplant patients received kidneys from a donor with an aggressive form of cancer. Just days after their operations at Royal Liverpool University hospital, ...Young people ignorant of alcohol consumption
A study from the University of Sussex says that many young people underestimate how much alcohol they consume – even if they are well aware of the Government’s guidelines on sensible drink...Elderly being treated like objects
A coalition of politicians, regulators and charities declare today that NHS nurses and care workers should sign up to a new code of conduct which guarantees that elderly patients are treated with dign...Doctors’ weekends off risk patient lives
A comprehensive study of NHS figures suggests that senior doctors who don’t work at weekends are putting patients at a “significant increased risk” of dying. According to the report,...Vaccine to prevent deadly meningitis B
A new vaccine has been developed against the last unpreventable strain of meningitis, which kills hundreds of children a year in Britain. Children are currently vaccinated against meningitis C, but th...Will they, won’t they? The breast implant debate
The NHS announced that they would refund and replace any faulty PIP (Poly Implant Prothese) implants used for breast reconstruction by the NHS. They have also offered to remove, but not replace, any f...Poor foreign doctors put NHS patients at risk
Some of the country’s most senior doctors are now warning that patients are being put at risk by European laws that allow potentially incompetent foreign doctors to work in the NHS, whilst under...Hospitals feed patients on 90p per meal
Official figures show that some NHS Trusts are only spending 90p per meal that they serve to patients. Some commit only £2.57 for each patient’s daily food and drink, despite growing concern ab...The plan to cure nursing
A new report warns that today’s NHS nurses too often lack ability, compassion and the simple desire to work in the profession. According to the NHS Future Forum, there are some cases where staff...
