Asthma: Action needed on needless deaths, says charity
There were more than 12,000 UK deaths in the past decade, many of them needless, a charity warns. Source link
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Long A&E wait times lead to more than 250 needless deaths a week – analysis
Sir David Spiegelhalter, emeritus professor of statistics in the Centre for Mathematical Sciences, University of Cambridge, told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme: “It sort of seems intuitive that if you wait a long time in a corridor or somewhere else waiting to be admitted, an average of six hours now, that that’s going to harm … Read more
NHS Wales: Falls project avoids 50 needless ambulance callouts
The “falls” car has covered 2,200 miles (about 3,540km) since January and includes equipment to lift people safely.Janice John, a St John Ambulance Cymru falls assistant, used the specialist gear to help lift Mr Davies, who has dementia, after he fell while walking to the bathroom at his home in Haverfordwest. “We checked him over and … Read more