The NHS misdiagnosed a youngster and administered six cycles of chemotherapy. Faye Condon, 12, was wrongly diagnosed with the rare autoimmune disease Juvenile Dermatomyositis (JDM) at age five in a mistake mum Christina says “ruined her whole childhood”. Christina pressed medical professionals at Bristol Children’s Hospital (BCH) to check for additional illnesses since she wasContinue reading “Seven Years Lost To The Wrong Fight”
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A Pensioner Who Was Immobile And Died All Alone At The Age Of 84
An 84-year-old immobile man who lived alone died after being sent home from the hospital unable to call for assistance as his phone was in the other room. Samuel Brookes was transported to his bed where he could not reach his pendant alarm or the handheld device as he was left alone for two weeks.Continue reading “A Pensioner Who Was Immobile And Died All Alone At The Age Of 84”
Face-To-Face Doctor Appointments Are Down 3.4 Million A Month
GPs are holding 3.4 million fewer face to face appointments a month compared with before the pandemic. The surprising numbers reveal the scale of the shift towards consultations held remotely. There were seven million more appointments every month conducted over the phone in June this year when compared with the same month in 2019 beforeContinue reading “Face-To-Face Doctor Appointments Are Down 3.4 Million A Month”