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Childrens early development at risk with year-long NHS waits
Posted onNick Triggle,Health correspondentand Elena Bailey,Health reporter Getty Images Tens of thousands of children in England have spent more than a year waiting for NHS community care such as hearing services, speech and language therapy and disability support, the BBC has found. The analysis shows a quarter of the 300,000 children on waiting lists have been…
UNC Health secures $18M expansion at Holly Springs hospital
Posted onUNC Health is approved for a more than $18 million expansion for one of its hospitals located in a fast-growing, aging Wake County town. The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services approved the healthcare system’s request to develop 24 patient observation beds on the seventh floor of the Rex Holly Springs Hospital (RHSH),…
How the NHS became the battleground in the trans debate at work
Posted onAlison HoltSocial affairs editor BBC “A moment of truth.” That was the verdict of a group of nurses in Darlington after a legal judgement that said NHS bosses had violated their dignity by allowing a trans woman colleague to use the female changing room. Yet in the highly contentious world of gender and trans politics,…
Jess’s Rule: GPs to re-check some patients for deadly ‘misses’
Posted onPhilippa RoxbyHealth reporter Andrea Brady Jessica Brady contacted her GP practice more than 20 times feeling unwell GPs in England are being urged to “think again” if they see a sick patient three times and can’t pin down a diagnosis, or find their symptoms are getting worse. The new NHS initiative, called Jess’s Rule, is…
Fertility clinics must stop unproven treatments, watchdog warns
Posted onSmitha MundasadHealth reporter Getty Images Both NHS and private fertility clinics must stop offering unproven treatments that don’t help people have children, new official guidelines say. The draft guidance advises against several popular fertility “add-ons”, including so-called endometrial scratches. These add-ons can “give false hope and put people through unnecessary procedures at an already difficult…
Health department lifts stay indoors advisory after U.S. Steel plant explosions
Posted onThe Allegheny County Health Department says residents who live near the U.S. Steel Clairton Coke plant can now resume normal activities following multiple explosions at the plant Monday morning. FULL STORY: At least 1 dead, 9 injured after explosions at US Steel Clairton Coke plant Gov. Josh Shapiro said Monday that multiple explosions occurred at…
