Doctors praise plan for organ donor presumed consent in England

Doctors praise plan for organ donor presumed consent in England

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/oct/05/doctors-praise-plan-for-organ-donor-presumed-consent-in-england By: Denis Campbell Health policy editor Proposal announced in Theresa May’s Tory conference speech is ‘fantastic news’ for people awaiting transplants Transplant doctors and health charities have praised Theresa May’s decision to change how organ donation works in England in an attempt to provide more hearts, kidneys and livers for patients…

NHS patients going blind and missing cancer treatments due to hospital failings, report finds

NHS patients going blind and missing cancer treatments due to hospital failings, report finds

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/nhs-patients-care-quality-commission-blind-hospital-failings-royal-cornwall-hospitals-a7983001.html By: Jane Kirby  Long waits for treatment leave people suffering harm as a result, CQC says In cardiology, from December 2016 to June 2017, 554 patients suffered delays while waiting for appointments, the CQC inspection report said. Inspectors added: “We were informed of two patients who had died of cardiac…

Majority of recent cancer drugs approved for use in UK show no survival benefits, study finds

Majority of recent cancer drugs approved for use in UK show no survival benefits, study finds

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/10/05/majority-recent-cancer-drugs-approved-use-uk-show-no-survival/ By: Laura Donnelly, health editor  5 OCTOBER 2017 • 12:01AM The majority of cancer drugs approved for use in the UK in recent years are not proven to extend life, research has found. Researchers said patients were being given “false hope” by drugs which claimed major “breakthroughs” when there was no evidence…

NHS England to face court over patient kept alive by blood transfusions

NHS England to face court over patient kept alive by blood transfusions

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/oct/03/nhs-england-to-face-court-over-patient-kept-alive-by-blood-transfusions By:Owen Bowcott Legal affairs correspondent Mother of woman with eating disorders wants ruling on whether monthly treatment is in daughter’s best interests NHS England is to be questioned in court about its treatment of a woman with severe eating disorders who is being kept alive by monthly blood transfusions. The patient, who…

Up to 8,000 deaths a year may be caused by rising bed-blocking

Up to 8,000 deaths a year may be caused by rising bed-blocking

ByMatthew Betteridge

This article was taken from: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/10/02/8000-deaths-year-may-caused-rising-bed-blocking/  Laura Donnelly, health editor  Up to 8,000 deaths a year may be being caused by “deadly” levels of NHS bed blocking, the first study into the matter has found. Researchers examined the biggest surge in deaths for 50 years, which was seen in 2014/15, with almost 40,000 more casualties than normal. The study…