John Wyn Owen approached his death in the same way as his life as director of the NHS in Wales; director general of the New South Wales Health Department in Australia; and secretary of the Nuffield Trust in London. In his final weeks he had a medical appointment; the consultant asked if...
The tagline on the cover of this Bello books Kindle version –‘the classic novel that inspired the NHS’ the novel opens in 1924 as newly qualified Scottish doctor Andrew Manson arrives in a small Welsh mining town to take up a position of an assistant doctor. We then follow his progress ...
A spokesman for Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, which runs St Mary's Hospital, said: "Melujean was well known across the hospital for her kindness and compassion. "She made a big impact on the lives of her colleagues as well as her patients, she will be greatly missed." Jo...
The NHS Trust responsible for the hospital banned further amputations.2 Case Example 2. Requests for“Futile” Medical Treatment Mr Leslie Burke was 45 years old.3 He had been diagnosed in 1982 with cerebellar ataxia, a degenerative brain disease.4 He was wheelchair-bound and his speech was ...
Motorsport Vision Racing, which runs the race series, said the crash happened on the first lap as riders exited turn one at Old Hall corner. It said there was a “chain reaction” with 11 riders coming off their bikes. “Due to the extreme severity of the incident and ongoing medica...
Travelhire Group, which runs Brunel and Green Tomato cars, warned of "a sizeable portion of delays to bookings" in the coming days and warned customers to allocate time for delays. Image:Taxis could experience delays The organisation said: "In order to control fuel con...
Fig. 1. The WHO Surgical Safety Checklist (adapted for England and Wales). In the healthcare sector, we struggle to find true examples of disruptive innovation.8 However, it may be that the checklist is one of the tools that truly disrupts the passive culture surrounding safety in surgery ...
Specsavers Boss Has Sights Set on More Stores in Wales; HOMECOMING FOR FOUNDER WHO PRAISES LINKS TO NHSWestern Mail (Cardiff, Wales)
The money has to be made – and in the case of generating £120–140 a day – it is a full-time job. Time poverty, more than material poverty, runs through participant's narratives like a mantra. Their days are busy and purposeful; despite physical pain, medical care is not a ...