Premature twins killed by morphine overdose?
An inquest into the death of Alfie and Harry McQuillan heard yesterday that they died after doctors injected them with 17 times the prescribed amount of morphine. The twins were born three months...
View ArticleSkills shortage in NHS as 1 in 4 GPs due to retire
With thousands of family GPs planning to retire in the next 5 years, the NHS faces a skills shortage with failure to train enough junior doctors to replace them. Agreements to limit the recruitment of...
View ArticleDiabetes Errors in hospital
A report has found almost 1 in 3 hospital patients with diabetes are victims to medication errors which can cause dangerous blood glucose levels. In England and Wales, at least one mistake was made per...
View ArticleGPs booking to be modernised to cut waiting on phone
How many of us call the doctors in the morning, dead on the time that it opens only to find that it is already engaged? More attempts get the same engaged tone and if and when you get through, the...
View ArticleIncrease in compensation for GP mistakes in contraception
Mistakes by GPs when fitting intrauterine devices (IUDs), the contraceptive coil, have led to women unexpectedly becoming pregnant and suffering womb damage. Some problems concerning the contraceptive...
View ArticleSouth London NHS Trust faces administration
In the first case of its kind, it has been revealed that the South London Healthcare NHS trust faces administration due to the £69m debt at the start of this financial year. South London Healthcare is...
View ArticleDrop in antipsychotic drugs for dementia patients
The number of prescription of antipsychotic drugs for dementia patients has halved between 2008 and 2011 according to government research, but regional variations exist. Swain & Co.’s medical...
View ArticlePhysios to be able to issue prescribed drugs
Physiotherapists and podiatrists on England will be able to write out prescriptions for prescribed drugs such as painkillers and anti-inflammatories, under plans to be announced to today. Currently...
View ArticlePharmacists illegally selling prescription drugs
A BBC investigation has revealed that numerous pharmacists are illegally selling prescription drugs, such as Valium and morphine. These drugs are dangerous and addictive. The government is now facing...
View ArticleYoung mother dies after hospital send her home
Jade Glen, 22, was eight months pregnant with her second child when she collapsed and died at home on Monday 26 May. She had been treated at MedwayHospital in May for eight days after doctors...
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