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Covid test lab in Wolverhampton suspended over wrong results
Published 10 minutes ago Share close Share page Copy link About sharing About 43,000 people in England and Wales may have been wrongly told their Covid-19 test was negative because of errors at a private laboratory. Testing at the Wolverhampton lab has been suspended following an investigation by NHS Test and Trace. It is now contacting those affected, mainly in the South West region, to ask them to take another Covid test. Concerns were raised when people had positive lateral flow tests, but negative PCR results from the lab. Lateral flow tests (LFTs) are rapid tests widely used by schools and workplaces to find people with no symptoms who are infected and can spread the virus. PCR tests, which are sent off to a lab to be analysed, detect the virus several weeks after infection and trigger contact tracing. After a positive LFT, official guidance is to take a PCR to confirm Covid-19. …
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‘Widespread improvements’ at Shropshire Community Health NHS trust
Published 1 August 2019 Share close Share page Copy link About sharing A community health trust which was told it required improvement has been rated "good" after an inspection. Inspectors from the Care Quality Commission (CQC) reported "widespread improvements" at Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust. They particularly commended end-of-life care which was previously criticised for a lack of strategy. The trust's chief executive Jan Ditheridge said she was "so proud" of the "tremendous progress". Inspectors last reviewed the trust, which delivers services from 130 locations across the county, in 2016. Its main sites are Bishops Castle Community Hospital, Bridgnorth Hospital, Ludlow Hospital, Oswestry Health Centre and Whitchurch Hospital. "Significant improvements" had been made in end-of-life care, inspectors found. Understaffing problems highlighted in 2016 had also …
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Health shake-up ‘could create orthopaedic centre’
Published 5 February 2017 Share close Share page Copy link About sharing A hospital consultant says a proposed shake-up of health services could see a specialist orthopaedic centre created. Mark Cheetham, of Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust, said the new centre could lead to fewer orthopaedic surgery cancellations. Mr Cheetham, the trust's care group medical director, said cancellations occurred "too frequently" because of others needing emergency treatment. The sustainability and transformation plan has been criticised by NHS bosses. The NHS Future Fit programme was launched in 2014 to review the health system across Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin and mid-Wales and reorganise services. Shropshire's health chiefs say the review is necessary because demand on services is rising and "outstrips" available funding, putting pressure on all services. Mr Cheetham said it …
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Over half of women didn’t realise they were going through menopause – until months later
More than half of women didn’t realise they were going through the menopause until seven months after they first experienced signs, a study has found. A poll of 1,000 women, who are going or have gone through the menopause, found 52 percent took considerable time to realise what was causing the aching joints, fatigue, and anxiety. The research found that 30 percent wish there had been more education available about what to expect during menopause - with one in ten taking over a year to recognise the signs. More than a third reckon menopause should be more openly discussed, while a quarter didn’t feel there was enough information readily available about it. A metallic taste, hair loss and itchy skin were also among the health complaints women didn’t realise could be linked to menopause - until they were going through it. Nearly two-thirds agreed menopause should not be a taboo topic and over half admitted it is so much more than "when your period stops" - …
ICU nurse sings ‘you are not alone’ to patients in emotional viral video
Health care professionals all across the globe have bravely been putting others first during the pandemic with their heroic work. But for many their duty is not just limited to their day-to-day tasks, because they know that little acts of kindness can make a big difference to easing human suffering. And one nurse in Canada has gone above and beyond to help the patients in an intensive care unit (ICU). The endoscopy nurse, identified as Amy-Lynn Howson, works at Ottawa Hospital, in the Canadian capital city. In a video posted to Twitter by the hospital's official account, we can see that the warm-hearted health care worker, wearing medical scrubs and a facemask, is playing an acoustic guitar and singing for patients. The lyrics include the powerful words: "You are not alone." The footage has since been viewed 76,100 times and received over 3,600 likes. It is captioned: "This is Amy-Lynn. An endoscopy nurse at The Ottawa Hospital, who has recently been redeployed to the …
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Flu jab warning: The £1.50 flu jab scam you need to know about – where to get the vaccine
Dr Hilary assures flu jab is 'safe as houses' on Lorraine Sign up for FREE health tips to live a long and happy life SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info The flu vaccine is available every year, and the best time to have it is from the beginning of October to the end of November. It’s routinely given on the NHS to 'at risk' groups of people - adults 65 and over, people with certain medical conditions, pregnant women, young children and frontline health or social care workers. For people who don’t fall into these categories, the vaccine is available at a small cost. Related articles Flu symptoms: Common signs and symptoms of the flu Flu jab 2019: Is the flu jab a live vaccine? Vaccine types explained …
Queen advised to give up favourite drink amid health concerns – ‘Seems a trifle unfair’
The Queen's formally opens Welsh Parliament Sign up for FREE now and never miss the top Royal stories again. SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info The 95-year-old monarch has been suggested by doctors to forego her favourite evening drink to ensure her health for the upcoming Jubilee celebrations next summer. While the Queen is in good physical health, missing her favourite drink is just a precaution, sources have said. Trending Royal fans may not be surprised the monarch shares her favourite tipple with famous spy 007. Vanity Fair found that advisors to the Queen have advised her to skip her favourite evening martini in order to be in top shape for her busy autumn schedule and ahead of her Platinum Jubilee …
World War II’s Lesson for After the Pandemic
On June 14, 1940 , the day the German army invaded and occupied Paris, a small group of scientists marched to the White House with grave news for President Franklin D. Roosevelt. U.S. military technology, they said, was utterly unprepared to take on the Axis powers. They urged the president to create a new agency—a dream team of techies and scientists—to help win the war. In response, Roosevelt assembled an agency that became known as the Office of Scientific Research and Development, or OSRD. Led by Vannevar Bush, the former dean of the MIT School of Engineering, the office ultimately employed more than 1,500 people and directed thousands of projects around the country. By the end of the war, it had spawned military inventions such as the proximity fuse, radar, and—after one of its programs spun off to become the Manhattan Project—the atomic bomb. OSRD’s breakthroughs went far beyond missiles and bombs. It supported the first-ever mass production of penicillin in part by …
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Halting AstraZeneca vaccine ‘will lead to deaths’ says drug safety expert
Mixed messaging and extreme caution from authorities around the AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine could hurt immunisation rates across Europe and lead to more deaths from COVID-19, a drug safety expert told Euronews. Concerns over reports of blood clots in a small number of recipients of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine prompted more than a dozen European countries to suspend use of the jab in recent days, even though the company and international health bodies said there was no indication that the vaccine was causing the clotting, and that inoculation should continue. The World Health Organization again backed the AstraZeneca jab on Thursday, saying it saves lives and that its benefits outweigh any risks. AstraZeneca jab pause 'will definitely increase vaccine hesitancy' Anthony Cox, a reader in clinical pharmacy and drug safety at the University of Birmingham, said the authorities' decision to suspend the jab pending a new safety review from the European …
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