Headway Releases New Acquired Brain Injury Statistics
By using 2016-17 hospital admission statistics, Headway has compiled the first dataset on all Acquired Brain Injury (ABI)-related hospital admissions in the UK. This […]
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Radical new organ donor law could save hundreds of lives a year, but NHS warns plans could fail
A new law concerning organ donation could save as many as 700 lives a year, the government has said. The change, which is to […]
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NHS Apprenticeships failing to plug gaps left by Brexit
The total number of people starting NHS apprenticeships has fallen by more than a third in the past three years, raising new concerns about […]
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NHS failures led to woman’s suicide, jury finds
A young woman with serious mental health problems died of suicide after a series of major errors by the NHS trust that was looking […]
Read More Thousands of cancer patients face NHS treatment delays
NHS figures have shown that thousands of cancer patients are facing growing treatment delays. Figures show that in the past year, nearly 10% of […]
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Our Olympic Hero
Pryers Solicitor’s Mark Mason has won a gold medal in the boccia team event at this year’s Special Olympics Great Britain 2018 Anniversary Games, […]
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Women more likely to survive heart attacks when treated by female doctors
A new study has found that women suffering heart attacks have a greater chance of surviving if they are treated by female doctors. The […]
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Concerns grow over hernia mesh complications
The BBC has suggested that up to 170,000 people who have had hernia mesh implants in England in the past six years could face […]
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British Homeopathic Association to pay £120,000 bill for failed legal challenge against NHS
The NHS is looking to claim back all £120,000 in costs it incurred defending a legal challenge from homeopath groups challenging its ban on […]
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Heatwave behind record number of people requiring emergency NHS care this summer
A record number of people sought emergency help from the NHS last month as the most intense heatwave since 1976 triggered a surge in […]
Read More GPs need £2.5bn extra cash injection to stay afloat
Family doctors have warned that the NHS needs an emergency cash injection of £2.5bn to help struggling surgeries cope with demand and offer patients […]
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Government must change plans to let hospitals investigate own whistleblowing cases, MPs say
A committee of MPs has said that a whistleblowing investigation is sorely needed to prevent 12,000 avoidable hospital deaths every year, but it must […]
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