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Infected blood scandal inquiry live: Final report to be published
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Infected blood scandal inquiry live: Final report to be published

[ad_1] Infected blood victims to hear report into an NHS disaster Nathan Williams Live reporter The final report on what’s been described as the worst treatment disaster in the history of the NHS is due to be published this lunchtime. Tens of thousands of people were infected with HIV and hepatitis C after they were...

EHCP: Children miss out on support as councils fail to meet care plan deadlines
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EHCP: Children miss out on support as councils fail to meet care plan deadlines

[ad_1] Sarah Kilgariff, who lives near Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, applied for an EHCP for her son Freddie last July, after the five-year-old suffered a stroke because of a complication from chickenpox. Ms Kilgariff says Freddie now suffers from fatigue, struggles to regulate his emotions, and is back to wearing nappies. She says because of his needs,...

ADHD: Medication shortages have ‘profound effect’ on patients
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ADHD: Medication shortages have ‘profound effect’ on patients

[ad_1] While Dr McConkey works with children, he said he is also aware of the impact of the shortages on adults. “I’ve heard of some adults asking their bosses to make reasonable adaptations because of the fact they aren’t having access to medication and in some cases those people have lost their jobs,” he said....

More NHS hospitals leaving patients in corridors to free up ambulances
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More NHS hospitals leaving patients in corridors to free up ambulances

[ad_1] Since 2022, hospitals like NNUH have increasingly adopted a new way of working called the Continuous Flow Model, in which patients are sent from A&E to wards and other areas even if they are full. They have done this to address soaring ambulance waits outside A&E as paramedics try to offload patients. In the...