BBC / Mark Norman Police are looking into at least 105 cases of alleged medical negligence at the NHS trust A surgeon at a crisis-hit NHS trust used a Swiss Army penknife to open up the chest of a patient because he claimed he could not find a sterile scalpel. University Hospitals Sussex has said … Read more
BBC Sophie Blake says she is most concerned for her teenage daughter A Brighton mother with terminal cancer is calling on the government to “urgently” reform assisted dying laws. Sophie Blake, who was diagnosed with stage four secondary breast cancer in May 2022, says she wants new rules to allow people to medically end their … Read more
“What I am saying to everyone is you’re going to make more mistakes, you’re going to lose things, you’re going to find yourself in ridiculous situations more than normal without your medication so you’ve just got to find a way to laugh at it because that has been our lifeline,” she explained. Source link
The test, which involves taking a gentle cheek swab, can determine whether a critically ill baby has a single gene change that could cause permanent hearing loss if they are treated with gentamicin. Neonatal registrar Dr Jodie Nguyen said the hospital admits around 450 new-born babies each year. “Many will be unwell and require antibiotics. … Read more
Stocks of the vaccine run low in the UK, with a new batch not due to arrive until next month. Source link