Vampire facials involve drawing a patient’s blood and then separating out platelet-rich plasma from it using a centrifuge. The plasma is then injected back into the face through tiny needle punctures Dermal micro-coring involves removing tiny sections of skin using thin hollow needle...
At the start of the pandemic, the then-health secretary in England, Matt Hancock, said the UK government had placed “a protective ring” around care homes. But the inquiry says this was not the case, listing a catalogue of failings. It says the care sector appeared to be “...
On Tuesday, Finance Minister John O’Dowd laid out his position in the assembly. “Pressures across departments in the current financial year are around £1.6bn. The offer that is currently on the table is around £525m. “Public sector pay alone is £500m or thereabouts, and a...
As well as the dismissals, NUH said 15 final written warnings and two first written warnings have also been issued in total. Two cases were found to have no case to answer and no action was taken. The trust said action had been taken against “doctors, nurses, registered healthcare pr...
An inquest at Doncaster Coroner’s Court on Thursday heard that Chapman had died of “multiple traumatic injuries”. Chapman had attended the park at about 13:30 BST on Saturday, climbed over two fences and entered the tiger enclosure. After the attack, park staff secured th...
The benefits of vaccination are well documented. The AstraZeneca Covid jab is credited with saving millions of lives worldwide. But some people have experienced harm. In her fourth report, the chair of the Covid Inquiry, Baroness Hallett, called for better support for those affected. She s...
In a quarter of cases, the results influenced prescribing decisions, including starting, stopping or changing an antibiotic. Dr Sam Ray, consultant in paediatric intensive care medicine at GOSH and co-author of the study said traditional testing required clinicians to make an educated gues...
Swimmer Archie Goodburn has been successful in his efforts to improve brain cancer care for patients as the UK government announce new measures. The Scottish athlete, who was diagnosed with three inoperable brain tumours two years ago, met Prime Minister Andy burnout after making an emotio...