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“Dr Keane said the continuing rise in STIs was worrying, with one in 12 people under the age of 25 in Cornwall with chlamydia and increases HIV and syphilis.”
“Rates of chlamydia, syphilis and HIV in the county are increasing, with a growing incidence in people over the age of 45.”
“Using data from 126 Freedom Of Information requests, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust came top for clamping.”
“Over a year the hospital clamped 1,671 cars and made nearly £2m profit.”
“Leeds General Infirmary issued the most parking tickets - over 10,000, generating £142,000 profit.”
“The Royal Derby was the target of the most criticism - it received 82 complaints in 2008-09.”
“According to Which?, 70% of people have experienced problems with an NHS hospital car park and for nearly half, parking made what can be a very stressful time even worse.”
“Visitors also get free parking for the first 20 minutes, and charges are capped for patients receiving ongoing continuous treatment and for visitors of long-term patients.”
“Furthermore, the hospital has not made any profit from parking charges or penalties.”
“A spokesman said: 'We also already meet the majority of the 10 'demands' Which? has identified in its survey and will be writing to the publication to make this clear.'”
“Julie Acred, chief executive of the Derby Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, said the complaints about their car parks coincided with the construction and opening of the new Royal Derby Hospital during 2009.”
“Ms Dryburgh was diagnosed with a tumour at the age of 11”
“a Kent woman who lost her ten-year battle with cancer last month”
“During her three-year period in remission”
“About 4,000 women in Scotland are diagnosed with breast cancer each year”
“the disease claiming more than 1,000 lives annually”
“women over 80 were 40 times less likely to have surgery”
“less likely to receive radiotherapy or chemotherapy”
“Being under 5ft 4in or 165.4cm if you are a man and below 5ft or 153cm if you are a woman poses a risk, they say.”
“After analysing data on over 3m people, they found shorter adults were 1.5 times more likely to develop and die from heart disease than tall adults.”
“By reviewing 52 separate studies, the University of Tampere team found a strong link between stature and heart disease risk, although it is not clear precisely why.”
“There were 1,200 fewer hospital admissions for heart attacks in England in the year after July 2007 - when the smoking ban came in, a study suggests.”
“The 2.4% drop was much more modest than that reported in some areas where similar bans have been introduced, but may still have saved the NHS over £8m.”
“Separate research by the London Health Observatory carried out on the basis of their figures suggested a saving to the NHS of £8.4m in the first year after the ban on smoking in public indoor spaces was introduced in England.”
“The Bath team analysed English hospital admissions between 2002 and 2009, the British Medical Journal reports.”
“Focusing on a population of 49m, the Bath study, commissioned by the Department of Health, was the largest, most comprehensive study to date on the effects of smoke-free legislation anywhere in the world.”
“Research from Scotland, where a ban was introduced in March 2006, reported a 17% decrease in heart attack admissions in the year after its ban.”
“Studies have painted a mixed picture of the effects of such bans - with one from the US reporting a 40% drop in the number of hospital admissions for heart attacks.”
“Given the large number of heart attack attacks in this country each year, even a relatively small reduction has important public health benefits,”
“Peter, from Haringey, north London, had been seen by health services 35 times by the time he died in 2007.”
“The child sustained more than 50 injuries and died aged 17 months at the hands of his mother, her boyfriend and their lodger.”
“The CQC made five key recommendations for improvements at the four trusts.”
“It said they had now met three and had 'almost met' two.”
“Staff attendance at case conferences at Haringey and North Middlesex "is still poor and must be addressed".”
“It found system failures meant medical records were not shared between different health services and NHS workers did not properly alert social services and police to their concerns.”
“Staff attendance at case conferences at Haringey and North Middlesex 'is still poor and must be addressed'.”
“In one of the worst recorded cases nine years ago, 128 Kenyans died and a further 400 were harmed after drinking a particularly poisonous batch of illicit booze.”
“The World Health Organisation (WHO) says that about half of all the alcohol drunk in sub-Saharan Africa is produced illegally, with 85% of consumption in Kenya and 90% in Tanzania coming from the 'unrecorded' market.”
“One recent academic study in South Africa suggested that alcohol was a contributory factor in 76% of all violent deaths in the country and almost half of all deaths in Soweto alone.”
“About 40% of African women abstain from alcohol altogether, rising to 70% in Muslim areas of Nigeria, Sudan and Ethiopia.”
“Bethany, from Fairford, fought the illness for over a year and was said to be "over the moon" at meeting the star.”
“In 2009 Bethany's family was told by surgeons in America that there was "no hope" for her.”
“The seafood manufacturer told the city's sheriff court he required 70 stitches and was now unable to see.”
“Having lost an eye to glaucoma at the age of one, Mr Robertson said the attack resulted in his 'good eye' being lacerated.”
“He said that after two years of surgery and a cornea transplant, he had not regained his eyesight and remained registered as blind.”
“I was told the day after it was probable I would never see again.”
“research showed cases of domestic abuse rise by nearly 30% on England match days”
“before the World Cup in 2006 the association got an average of three phone calls a day. But he added that during the cup, the figure increased to an average of five a day”
“The centre located near Chesterfield opened in 2005 when politicians were calling for waiting lists to be cut.”
“The new agreement means 120 jobs at Barlborough will be saved.”
“General Manager Graeme Kendall said more than 4,000 former patients indicated they supported the hospital.”
“The 46-bed orthopaedic centre has three operating theatres and serves the populations of South Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Lincolnshire.”
“Managers say the centre's 120 jobs will be saved”
“The centre located near Chesterfield opened in 2005”
“The 46-bed orthopaedic centre”
“has three operating theatres”
“The twins remain in hospital in a serious but stable condition.”
“On Monday evening Isabella was transferred from the Royal London Hospital to Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) for further treatment.”
“A GOSH NHS Trust spokeswoman said Isabella "continues to receive the highest possible levels of care from medical staff".”
“Lola remains in the Royal London Hospital in a serious but stable condition.”
“Prince Philip had the surgery for carpal tunnel syndrome as a day patient at an undisclosed hospital on Monday.”
“In April this year, he suffered a 'minor injury' to his ankle while carriage driving at the Windsor estate.”
“Basildon University Hospital fined over bed bars death Kyle Flack became trapped in the bars around his bed A hospital in Essex has been fined £50,000 for health and safety breaches which were a "significant cause" of the death of a severe…”
“The hospital was also ordered to pay £40,000 costs.”
“Kyle Flack, 20, a quadriplegic who had cerebral palsy, died in 2006 after getting his head trapped in bed bars.”
“Six months ago a report by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) found poor hygiene and care standards at the hospital.”
“The 30-bed care home is situated in an area classed as a 'significant' flood risk and does not have a safe area upstairs to accommodate residents.”
“Of the 22 residents who were living at Ravensfield in November, a number have already opted to remain in the homes they were moved to, the council added.”
“Antidepressants are prescribed twice as much in Northern Ireland as in England, according to the Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCP).”
“The Department of Health announced on Monday it would invest an additional £1m each year in psychological therapies.”
“However, the RCP says this falls short of the recommended sum by more than £2m.”
“One in four people in Northern Ireland is affected by some form of mental illness at some point in their lives, according to the Bamford review of mental health provision.”
“RCP policy officer Dr Maria O'Kane says the bill for antidepressant drugs in Northern Ireland last year was £18m - more than twice the per capita spend in England.”
“Modern life is difficult - I think people live very conflicted lives - and our percentage of prescribing drugs for depression is probably about 50% to 60% above average," he says.”
“As Bamford pointed out, we are coming out of a legacy of 30 years or more of violence and we have more people presenting psychological difficulties than England.”
“Antidepressants are prescribed twice as much in Northern Ireland as in England”
“the Department of Health announced on Monday it would invest an additional £1m each year in psychological therapies”
“the RCP says this falls short of the recommended sum by more than £2m”
“One in four people in Northern Ireland is affected by some form of mental illness at some point in their lives”
“the bill for antidepressant drugs in Northern Ireland last year was £18m - more than twice the per capita spend in England”
“Dr Black, who is based in the Bogside area, says he believes levels of depression were highest in more deprived areas”
“our percentage of prescribing drugs for depression is probably about 50% to 60% above average”
“We have been underfunded in terms of therapists and services over the years”
“we are coming out of a legacy of 30 years or more of violence and we have more people presenting psychological difficulties than England”
“New pain relief and early physiotherapy means patients can be discharged within four days, the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital has said.”
“A pilot among 30 patients had 'very impressive' results, it added.”
“Previously, patients were confined to bed for up to 48 hours after surgery and were in hospital for a week.”
“During the pilot, patients stayed in hospital for an average of three and a half days.”
“The technique has been used in Scandinavia and Australia for seven to 10 years and more recently at the Golden Jubilee National Hospital in Glasgow.”
“Annie Bennett, 66, from Postwick, near Norwich, said walking around the ward less than 10 hours after hip replacement surgery was a great psychological boost.”
“The court heard the alleged male victim needed 30 stitches for a stomach wound and seven staples for a neck wound.”
“There are over 100,000 people in Wales with sight loss...”
“Blood samples revealed Ms Grigg‑Booth had taken seven to eight times the "therapeutic amount" of Mirtazepine. Fatal doses of the drug are generally thought to be around 27 times a normal dose.”
“A total of 55 patients developed C.diff and 18 died at the Vale of Leven between December 2007 and June 2008.”
“C.diff was blamed for nine deaths and was a contributory factor in nine more.”
“She added that the level of care towards her mother in law didn't change following her diagnosis with C.diff on 25 January 2008 and before her death on 1 February 2008.”
“Summing up, Ms Stewart said the C.diff Justice Group had been campaigning for two years to find answers to the outbreak.”
“One of the big questions we've got is why an infection was allowed to run rampant for six months without detection.”
“She recounted how she was told her father, who was diagnosed with C.diff on 25 January 2008 and died two weeks later, would be 'all right' after being put on antibiotics.”
“A total of 18 patients died at Vale of Leven Hospital.”
