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Healthcare crisis for elderly who are enduring chronic pain from lack of NHS support

Huge numbers of elderly people are enduring chronic pain and anxiety due to the lack of support and care that the NHS is able to provide to them, leading to a variety of unmet support needs.   A report by Age UK has drawn attention to this estimating that over 12% of people over 50…

More ambulance strikes

More Ambulance strikes within the NHS across England and Wales   As we head into another week, strikes within the NHS continue with further debates over pay. Today, Monday 20th February, ambulance workers across England and Wales are set to walk out again, which is going to cause more disruption and is likely to affect…

Army officer’s penile cancer horror

In males in the UK, penile cancer is not among the 20 most common cancers, however it does exist and arguably healthcare clinicians should be more aware of the same.   In recent events, an Army officer called Mr. Brooks attended healthcare professionals on three times separate occasions in 2021, where his signs and symptoms…

Increasing Accident and Emergency wait times across England and Wales

Over recent months we have seen an increase in wait times in A&Es throughout the country.   This has only increased in recent weeks and it has now been reported that the wait times have deteriorated so much over the winter that more than half of patients have had to wait over four hours[1].  Some…

Cardiff and Vale Health Board sued for £10 million

It has been reported that the parents of an 11 year old boy are suing Cardiff and Vale Health Board for approximately £10 million, after he lost both his legs.   Romeo who was 3 at the time he fell seriously ill, and a few days later had to have his legs amputated above the…

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust fined £800k

The Trust received its massive fine after admitting failings over death of a new-born in an ‘inadequate’ service.   The BBC has recently reported that the Nottinghamshire University Hospitals NHS Trust has been fined £800k after failings during birth lead to the death of Wynter Andrews, less than a year after Queens Medical centre is…

Damage caused by clear braces purchased online

BBC News has reported on the damage that can be caused by clear braces that have been ordered online.   There has been a rise in tele-dentistry in the wake of COVID. Tele-dentistry is where a person receives dental treatment online without or with minimal dental appointments. This is a considerably cheaper option to try…

Invisible braces and Invisalign

Invisible braces and Invisalign have seen a boom in sales and demand in recent years.   Many people are wishing to get straighter teeth, and this is being sold as the next best thing whilst also being much more affordable. These braces are able to fix an improper bite, speech and jaw problems and for…

Online Invisalign dental treatment

During the COVID Pandemic people were not able to get the dental treatment they required, so people were seeking online dental treatment which has continued through to present day.   Further to this, many people thought that it was time to get their teeth straightened with the rise in popularity of Invisalign and invisible removable…

Current pressures within the NHS and the impacts on patients’ health

With illnesses surging over the winter period, the NHS is under significant pressure, to the point where they have urged the government to take action.   Senior doctors have described the NHS as being on a ‘knife edge[1]’. Recent strikes throughout the NHS have led to patients struggling to get appointments, hospital bed and surgeries.…