All Health Service Journal articles in December 2020 – Page 10
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Fears over vulnerable children after 50pc drop in referrals
Vulnerable children have become “invisible” amid the coronavirus pandemic, leading clinicians have warned, following a dramatic reduction in referrals to child sexual assault services.
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Trust contacts 136 women after review finds ‘unnecessary harm’
An acute trust in the Midlands has contacted 136 women who received major treatment from a gynaecology consultant, after initial investigations revealed “unnecessary harm” to several patients.
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‘Yet another failure’ on flagship programme for learning disabilities
New data has revealed “yet another failure” to adequately reduce the number of people with learning disabilities living in “modern day asylums”.
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GPs given new deadline to identify ‘at risk’ patients
GPs have until Tuesday to ensure the NHS’s central list of patients at high risk and in need of shielding from coronavirus is correct, NHS England has said.
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UPDATED: Trust tells public to stay away after problems with oxygen equipment
A hospital trust has told the public not to attend one of its emergency department because of a “technical issue” with its oxygen equipment.
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Learning disabilities patients told they may be ‘too frail’ for mechanical ventilation if they get covid-19
People with learning disabilities have been told by GP surgeries they are unlikely to be prioritised for hospital care if they contract covid-19, because they could be too “frail”.
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Top teaching hospital suspends most cancer surgery
A large trust in the West Midlands has told patients it is suspending “a high proportion” of non-urgent cancer surgery, HSJ has learned.