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Over the weekend I spent some time in the lovely new sensory room at Trafford Mencap.
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Worrying to think Manchester's inequality of income is being transmitted into our healthcare
- 25.08.2016
- HannahBottomley
- Clinical-negligence, Opinion, Clinical-negligence, Opinion
I was concerned to read the recent article by the “National Health Executive” that three Manchester Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) have found themselves on the top 5 list of worst CCGs for inequality in health which is a worrying suggestion.
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Minor head injury can increase chance of psychiatric problems
- 24.08.2016
- EmmaArnold
- None
A new study has found people who have suffered even a mild traumatic head injury are at greater risk of psychiatric problems and early death.
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Meningitis W: Why Get Injected?
- 18.08.2016
- HannahBottomley
- Clinical-negligence, Opinion, Clinical-negligence, Opinion
As the start of the new academic year looms for hundreds of thousands of students across the UK, young people starting university or college are being urged to contact their GPs and get an injection against meningitis.
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'Blind spots' in HGVs analysed to reduce cyclist deaths on roads
- 17.08.2016
- EmmaArnold
- None
New proposals to help prevent lorries hitting cyclists are to be revealed next month.
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Number of cyclists injured on roads in Manchester has reduced
- 17.08.2016
- EmmaArnold
- None
New figures show there was a decrease in the number of cyclists injured in Greater Manchester last year.
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NHS group plans to pause non-urgent GP hospital referrals
- 11.08.2016
- EmmaArnold
- None
The financial pressures on the NHS is a well-documented topic and so CCGs are putting recovery plans in place. St Helens CCG has revealed proposals which include a proposal to temporarily suspend all non-urgent GP referrals to hospitals.
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Special report from MEN reveals failures at Pennine NHS Trust
- 08.08.2016
- EmmaArnold
- None
A 'catalogue of long-term failings' were revealed by the Manchester Evening News today ahead of a critical report into Pennine Acute Trust.
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Hundreds of babies could be saved from stillbirth by a thread
- 05.08.2016
- EmmaArnold
- None
Scientists have discovered a certain type of thread used in an operation to prevent premature labour could increase the risk of stillbirth.
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Hospital applied to strike out clinical negligence claim brought by roofer treated after accident at work
- 03.08.2016
- EmmaArnold
- None
The claimant fell through a skylight at work and sustained serious injuries including spinal fractures. That was bad enough but then, very sadly, negligent hospital treatment left him paraplegic and in a wheelchair.
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