A mum-of-three who claimed her GP mistook signs of bowel cancer for a urinary infection three times has urged others to be mindful of the tell-tale signs of the disease. Last August, Zoe Gardner-Lawson, a resident of Bracknell, Berkshire, first called her family physician after experiencing a sudden, dull, and persistent discomfort in her lower back. However,Continue reading “Stage 4 Colon Cancer Missed By Doctors”
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An Escalating Crisis In Britain’s A&E Departments
Britain’s intensifying winter flu situation is crippling hospitals with patients encountering 50-hour waits as more trusts could declare critical incidents over the coming days. At least 11 hospitals including in Birmingham, Liverpool, Hampshire and Cornwall have already raised the alarm amid unbearable pressure on their services as the flu outbreak deteriorates and health chiefs warn the NHS is facing ‘exceptionallyContinue reading “An Escalating Crisis In Britain’s A&E Departments”
After Being Left On A Trolley For 10 Hours In A&E, A 31-Year-Old Woman Died Of Sepsis
A woman who died after being left for 10 hours on a hospital trolley in a corridor in A&E was ‘abandoned in her most vulnerable moment,’ an inquest was told. Tamara Davis, 31, died of sepsis after being left struggling to breathe and coughing up blood in a busy A&E department in December 2022. She had beenContinue reading “After Being Left On A Trolley For 10 Hours In A&E, A 31-Year-Old Woman Died Of Sepsis”
Man Broke His Spine Tripping On A Pothole
A grandfather-of-four who smashed his face tripping on a pothole outside his home, only to discover he had broken his spine, has claimed his neighbours reported it to the council three years prior. When Darren Lucas claimed to have stumbled over a 10-foot-long pothole and struck his head on the concrete, he was making hisContinue reading “Man Broke His Spine Tripping On A Pothole”
Inadequate NHS Care Revealed
Nurses at an NHS Accident and Emergency Department have been caught on film laughing about how they weren’t hitting targets after they admitted one of their patients had already waited 46 hours for care. A Channel 4 Dispatches reporter went undercover as a trainee healthcare assistant at the A&E department of the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital,Continue reading “Inadequate NHS Care Revealed”
Save Our Pharmacies To Help Save The NHS
The announcement of an unprecedented expansion in healthcare services provided by high street pharmacies conveys the kind of fresh, revolutionary thinking the NHS needs to ensure its long-term survival. For the first time, local chemists will be permitted to write prescriptions for seven common conditions, including earache, sore throats and urinary tract infections, without referenceContinue reading “Save Our Pharmacies To Help Save The NHS”
Family Furious After 89-Year-Old Left Outside For Over Eight Hours In Ambulance Queue
An old man who required critical medical care after falling on his head was given a 21-hour wait time for an ambulance and then forced to queue in the ambulance for eight hours outside the hospital. The family of Roy Clare, 89, from Southend-on-Sea, called 999 on Tuesday when he fell out of his wheelchairContinue reading “Family Furious After 89-Year-Old Left Outside For Over Eight Hours In Ambulance Queue”
GPs Still Refuse To See Patients Face-To-Face. What Could Possibly Justify This?
Helen Leaford, 62, from Basingstoke was falling over and suffering dizzy spells, but her GP advised her to use ear drops and get used to being off balance, but instead, she borrowed money from friends and went to see a private doctor. The £300 doctor said she needed an urgent MRI scan to diagnose theContinue reading “GPs Still Refuse To See Patients Face-To-Face. What Could Possibly Justify This?”
Patients Went To A&E 4.7 Million Times Because They Couldn’t Get Advice Or Treatment From Their GP
An official study indicates that up to 4.7 million visits to hospital accident and emergency units in the past year may have been due to people being unable to see their GP. Research by health watchdog the Care Quality Commission (CQC) discovered nearly one in five A&E patients studied had resorted to emergency departments becauseContinue reading “Patients Went To A&E 4.7 Million Times Because They Couldn’t Get Advice Or Treatment From Their GP”
Ambulance Service Apologises To Family Of Great Grandfather
West Midlands Ambulance Service has apologised to the family of a 91-year-old great grandfather who died after waiting 10 hours for paramedics to arrive when he broke his hip following a fall. Don Mansell, from Shrewsbury, lost his balance and fell onto the concrete floor in the kitchen of his home on November 28. AContinue reading “Ambulance Service Apologises To Family Of Great Grandfather”
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