Doctors’ A&E safety warnings snubbed by watchdog
Consultants at Glasgow’s Queen Elizabeth University Hospital warned patient safety was “seriously compromised”. Source link
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Mental health trust failed to heed safety warnings, campaigners say
Exclusive new evidence on mental health deaths suggests Norfolk and Suffolk trust didn’t take action. Source link
Coroners’ death reports reveal rise in NHS warnings
The 109 identified in 2023 compared with 58 in 2019, and 49 in 2018, before the pandemic. The BBC also found 62 cases in 2022, 45 cases in 2021, and 37 in 2020, when it was more likely Covid may have affected the number of inquests held and reports written. Source link
Blood in urine cancer warnings to appear in men's toilets
The awareness messages will be carried on urinal mats as part of efforts to detect male cancers early. Source link
Young autistic people still dying despite coroner warnings over care
The deaths of their autistic sons – Sammy Alban Stanley, 13, and Stefan Kluibenschadl, 15 – each resulted in a PFD being issued. The boys had gone to the same school and were failed by the same local health and care services. They died in the same hospital. Source link
Hospital bosses ignored months of doctors’ warnings about Lucy Letby
In June alone, three babies died within the space of two weeks. The deaths were unexpected, so Dr Stephen Brearey, the lead consultant at the neonatal unit, called a meeting with the unit manager, Eirian Powell, and the hospital’s director of nursing Alison Kelly. Source link
Mandatory for OTT platforms to display anti-tobacco warnings on screen: MoS Baghel
The government has made it mandatory for OTT platforms to display an anti-tobacco health warning as a prominent static message at the bottom of the screen during the period of a tobacco product being displayed or used in a programme, the Rajya Sabha was told on July 25. The government notified the Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products … Read more
Prime: Caffeine warnings should be clearer, says expert
A marketing expert said caffeine warnings on Prime Energy drinks aren’t prominent enough. Source link
Warnings against ‘reckless’ weight loss surgery abroad
Others have returned home with serious health issues following operations, BBC finds. Source link
Immune System Early Warnings Inspire New Remedies
Sept. 20, 2022 – The immune system is among the most complex and mysterious in the human body, and it is more versatile than previously understood, report researchers in the emerging field of mechanoimmunology, tracking how our bodies fight illness and how to successfully intervene. Unlike other systems that rely on organs to operate, the … Read more