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“The 'Partners Staying Overnight' project starts on 19 June”
“and is run by Wiltshire Community Health Services.”
“The pilot is only one of a handful in the country”
“He's not badly hurt, he's sitting up in bed and chatting and laughing with visitors. He's in a comfortable condition and I expect he will be with us for a few more days.”
“Peter Connelly died on 3 August 2007 with more than 50 injuries. These included fractured ribs and a broken back.”
“In the year before his death Peter was seen more than half a dozen times by Dr Ikwueke.”
“The GMC panel was told that Dr Ikwueke last saw Peter, from north London, on 26 July.”
“On 30 July, Tracey Connelly spoke to the GP and said Peter had grab marks.”
“Peter's mother Tracey Connelly had registered the family as patients with Dr Ikwueke in 2003.”
“The GMC heard he was aware of her history of depression, and that she was struggling to cope with being a mother.”
“Consultant paediatrician Sabah Al-Zayyat is accused of failing to spot that he was suffering abuse two days before his death.”
“We've chosen to target two major pathways knowing that people will be interested in switching them on or off at discrete points.”
“by 2029, the number of people aged 85 and older will increase by about 150% in parts of the county.”
“underwent the surgery in February 2009”
“She died a few months later in July”
“the organs were from a smoker of 30 years”
“30% of lung recipients die before getting a transplant”
“in 1998 13% of donor organs were 'marginal' and 10 years later this percentage had doubled”
“Mr Welch was originally taken to Doncaster Royal Infirmary and later transferred to a specialist unit at Sheffield's Northern General Hospital where he is said to be making good progress.”
“UK charity Save the Children warns some 400,000 children are at risk of severe malnutrition.”
“Seven types of birth defect were identified ranging from spina bifida, cleft palate, heart defects and limb reduction.”
“The researchers from Ulster, in collaboration with University of Groningen in the Netherlands and the EUROCAT network, examined data gathered from a population of nearly four million births, including 98,075 live births, stillbirths, or te…”
“about 2% of births have major birth defects.”
“the risk of birth defects can be as much as two to three times higher," she said.”
“risk was increased between two and 12 times compared with no anti-epileptic drug use.”
“Analysis of published data from all trials of angiotensin-receptor blockers (ARBs) found one extra case of cancer for every 105 patients treated.”
“In the latest analysis, researchers looked at all publicly available data and found information on lung, prostate and breast cancer for 68,000 patients, new cancer diagnoses for 61,000 patients, and cancer deaths for 93,000 patients.”
“Overall, they found that taking ARBs was associated with a significantly increased likelihood of a new cancer diagnosis compared with taking a dummy pill or other heart medications (7.2% vs 6.0%).”
“The benefits of taking the drug are well established and it remains an effective treatment for many of the 2.6 million people in the UK living with coronary heart disease.”
“Windscreen wiper water may be the cause of 20% of cases of Legionnaires' Disease in England and Wales, the Health Protection Agency says.”
“Yet adding screenwash kills the bacteria and could save lives, the Agency advised. The finding came after researchers spotted that professional drivers are five times more likely to be infected.”
“The number of cases vary from year to year, but in 2009 there were 345 in England and Wales - although some infections were caught overseas.”
“It is fatal in around 10-15% of patients.”
“In a pilot study carried out by the HPA, traces of Legionella were found in one in five cars that did not have screenwash, but in no cars that did.”
“when a windpipe made with the patient's own stem cells was successfully implanted in Spain in late 2008 in the world's first tissue-engineered whole organ transplant.”
“Mr Wells, a former soldier, was injured in the 9m (30ft) fall into just 1m (3ft) of water.”
“Three-quarters of my body doesn't work, so from being an able-bodied person to how I am now is a massive change.”
“During the past five years in the UK there have been 139 tombstoning incidents needing an emergency response, with 12 resulting in fatalities and many more resulting in spinal and limb injuries, according to the Royal Society for the Preve…”
“An ambulance, paramedics and a BASICS doctor arrived at the scene within minutes of the 999 call, South Central Ambulance Service said.”
“We intubated him - put a tube down his throat to stabilise his breathing.”
“That stabilised him to the point where we were able to take him to the children's intensive care unit at Southampton General Hospital.”
“The North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) dealt with 34% more assault-related injuries on Saturday night than the previous weekend.”
“It received 1,983 emergency calls, a general increase of 21%.”
“The general rise in Greater Manchester was 24%, Cheshire & Merseyside rose by 23%, and Cumbria and Lancashire by 15%.”
“"The sea here has just reached 17C (62.6F), which is the temperature when the virus hits. In a week or two I predict that 70% of these naissains will be dead. We are in real trouble," he said.”
“Yorkshire Ambulance Service said two men were taken to hospital. One had serious burns and the other had difficulty breathing.”
“The burns victim was later transferred from Doncaster Royal Infirmary to a specialist unit at Sheffield's Northern General Hospital.”
“the charity thinks up to 78 of the total could have been related to bullying.”
“Keith took our local NHS by the scruff of the neck when the strategic health authority (NHS EoE) was formed and led us from £275m debt to £168m surplus in four years.”
“Mr Pearson was chair of the NHS East of England since its creation in 2006 until May 2010 when he became chair of the NHS Confederation.”
“Post-mortem examinations have been carried out on the three crash victims and their bodies will be flown back to the UK from Johannesburg.”
“David Stone, chairman of Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, is appointed CBE for his service to healthcare.”
“Mr Stone, who has held the post since 2001, said he felt "truly honoured" to receive the award.”
“Around 350,000 women around the world die each year from preventable problems such as infections or blood clots.”
“It's very clear from recent analysis that the slow progress on MDG5 has been because of AIDS. And at least one in five deaths at the time of childbirth is directly linked to HIV.”
“Unsafe abortion contributes to one in seven maternal deaths across the world.”
“He added: "Unsafe abortion contributes to one in seven maternal deaths across the world.”
“which aims to raise awareness of the condition which affects around 40% of women.”
“'We can Face it' surveyed 1,000 women with excess hair problems and found most were isolated, with more than half saying that they felt uncomfortable even talking to their family.”
“For 24-year-old Emma, her unwanted facial hair on her chin, jaw and neck is a real problem. "I have had this problem since I was 19," she said.”
“Emma, from Derbyshire knows now that the reason for her excess facial hair is her polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) - she was diagnosed last year.”
“Cannabis users are much more likely to develop psychosis. Regular use doubles the risk of psychosis.”
“by the age of 16”
“three times the drink drive limit”
“Lawyers representing 28 victims of last year's E. coli outbreak at Godstone farm in Surrey are preparing to demand "substantial" damages in a group legal action.”
“Ninety-three people, mostly young children, were infected with the potentially deadly O157 strain of E. coli after visiting the farm.”
“Two of the victims who are expected to be named in the legal action are twins Aaron and Todd Mock, who are about to celebrate their third birthday.”
“Godstone Farm says it cannot comment on the legal action until the release of a report into the outbreak due next week.”
“Since last year's outbreak, the rules on E. coli O157 have changed, making some of its symptoms notifiable in the way smallpox or measles are.”
“The experts include trauma surgeon David Halpin, epidemiologist Andrew Rouse, surgeon Martin Birnstingl, former assistant coroner Dr Michael Powers QC, radiologist Stephen Frost, and Chris Burns-Cox who specialises in internal general medi…”
“left untreated for more than 14 hours after suffering head injuries.”
“he died two days later.”
“four hours after being admitted.”
“A nine-month-old girl who was attacked by a fox in east London has been discharged from hospital.”
“Following a period at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, Isabella Koupparis, one of the twin nine-month-old girls being treated for injuries sustained during a fox attack in her home, has returned to The Royal London Children's Hos…”
“Their four-year-old brother who was also sleeping upstairs, was not hurt.”
“Lola, who suffered injuries to her face and arm, was released from the Royal London Hospital where she was admitted on Saturday night.”
“Isabella, who suffered injuries to her arms, has since returned to the hospital. She was moved from the Royal London Hospital to Great Ormond Street Hospital on Monday and underwent a surgery there.”
“She described the 'living nightmare' when she switched on the lights to see the girls covered in blood and the fox still there.”
“Mr Johnson then had to go back into theatre to have the swab removed but died nine days later.”
“Ms Mason found that Mr Johnson died of multiple organ failure due to infection caused in part by the surgical swab which was left in his chest.”
“Bernard Johnson, 64, from Lincolnshire, had surgery for heart disease at the Glenfield Hospital, Leicester, in 2009.”
“The inquest heard staff nurse Krishna Rungen had noticed the swab was missing but had not raised the alarm until the operation was over.”
“The surgeon, Mark Hickey, said it could easily have been removed if he had been warned at the time.”
“Coroner Catherine Mason criticised staffing levels at the hospital, which said procedures had been strengthened.”
“This could be repeated - it might happen again if they don't have adequate staffing levels, because they're under such pressure in the theatre.”
“I think this has been a great boost in morale for the staff, particularly those in the emergency department who have now had to cope with two serious incidents in 10 days.”
“25 mothers with babies on their backs push to the front of the crowd.”
“more than 100 cases of measles every week”
“more than 9,000 cases across Malawi so far”
“just two doctors per 100,000 people”
“see up to 200 patients per day”
“two extra wards have been opened just for measles cases”
“About 200 local staff have been trained in vaccination techniques”
“must be kept at between two and eight degrees Celsius at all times”
“Children aged between six months and 15 years are the worst affected”
“more than 80,000 children were vaccinated”
“An intervention which cost 1 euro per person”
“we aim to have vaccinated more than 2.5m of Malawi's children”
“Medecins Sans Frontieres has been working in Malawi for over 20 years now”
