People who use emollient creams to dry and itchy skin conditions are being warned they can build up in fabrics and cause them to catch fire easily. The medicines regulator says clear warnings are needed on bottles to warn users. Emollient products are not flammable products but can increase the speed of ignition and intensity of…
Children under 12 are being banned from visiting patients in nine hospitals as part of a raft of restrictions to fight the rate of norovirus. Northumbria Healthcare said the restrictions should stop the illness from reaching “critical numbers”. In January, wards were closed completely to stop visitors from catching the virus. Health chiefs said that…
December… the best time of year for many, but also the worst! Everyone’s out to buy Christmas Presents and we all have to survive in freezing temperatures and try and find the presents our loved ones would want! The cold is unbearable, and we could stay inside sometimes to stay warm, so in many ways…
Hospitals in England are so overcrowded ahead of Christmas, that care is being put at risk. Some hospitals are having to turn away ambulances as they can not accept any more patients. NHS England’s first report of winter shows nearly 95% of beds are occupied, the unsafe limit is 85%. Experts have warned hospitals were…
The mother of a severely-disabled man who is a patient at Muckamore Abbey Hospital describes a seclusion room her son was placed in as a “dark dungeon”. The mother said she was horrified that the room, in 2017, was used for people who have learning disabilities. Families want a public inquiry to investigate the allegations…
The number of children being treated for addiction to tranquilliser has doubled in a year, according to Public Health England. The drug Xanax is responsible for the sharp rise; eight children were receiving treatment in 2016-17 but has increased to 53 children in 2017-18. Ambulance services around the country have also reported the problem and…
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