PUBLISHED: 16:00 18 May 2018 | UPDATED: 16:01 18 May 2018 Mike Brooke Prof surgeon Shafi Ahmed of the Royal London Hospital in Whitechapel. Picture sources: Barts NHS Trust (inset) and Mike Brooke [Barts NHS Trust]/Mike Brooke A professor known as the ‘virtual surgeon’ at the Royal London Hospital for using technology to share surgical knowledge has been chosen to represent London in Parliamentary awards for the NHS 70th birthday bash. Shafi Ahmed beat 750 others to be regional winner in the ‘Future NHS’ awards and now competes with others for the NHS70 title at the Palace of Westminster in July. He has been dubbed ‘the virtual surgeon’ at Whitechapel for using Google Glass and Snapchat with virtual reality to share surgical care and training. “Technology helps solve some of the problems in any health system,” he says. “It ultimately makes healthcare and medical education more affordable and accessible around the … [Read more...] about Royal London’s ‘virtual’ surgeon Shafi Ahmed going to Parliament for NHS 70th birthday bash
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Norwich mother whose life was devastated by NHS errors awarded £1.5m in compensation
PUBLISHED: 12:57 16 May 2018 | UPDATED: 17:23 16 May 2018 Ginny Atchison. Picuture: JMW JMW A mother whose life was devastated by a serious spinal condition that is frequently misdiagnosed by the NHS has been awarded a seven-figure compensation settlement by the county’s busiest hospital and community health trust. Ginny Atchison. Picuture: JMW Virginia Atchison, who lives in Norwich, suffered a permanent spinal injury called cauda equina syndrome (CES) after blunders by NHS staff meant she was denied urgent surgery that would have allowed her to make a complete recovery. Ms Atchison, 45, was left with permanent nerve damage causing significant pain in both legs and poor bowel and bladder control, frequently leading to incontinence. She has to use a catheter every day, has lost all feeling in parts of her saddle and has lost all sexual function. She can also only walk for short distances and had to give up work. Now, she has been handed £1.5m by the Norfolk and … [Read more...] about Norwich mother whose life was devastated by NHS errors awarded £1.5m in compensation
Surgeon from Royal London gets NHS award treating London Bridge terrorist victims
PUBLISHED: 15:05 15 May 2018 | UPDATED: 15:18 15 May 2018 Mike Brooke Royal London's leading trauma surgeon Martin Griffiths named 'NHS Hero' in ITV awards. Picture sources: Barts NHS Health Trust (inset) and Mike Brooke NHS HealthTrust/Mike Brooke A surgeon at the Royal London Hospital who treated victims of the London Bridge terrorist attack has received the ‘hero doctor’ accolade in awards celebrating the 70th birthday of the NHS. Trauma surgeon Martin Griffiths (left) at the ITV awards. Picture source: ITV/Mirror Martin Griffiths was recognised for his part in treating the badly injured in last year’s atrocity as well as his role saving lives on a daily basis of people who have been stabbed and shot. Martin was off duty at the time of the London Bridge incident, but immediately left home on hearing news and made his way to the hospital’s trauma centre in Whitechapel. One of the patients he was to operate on, by coincidence, recognised Martin from … [Read more...] about Surgeon from Royal London gets NHS award treating London Bridge terrorist victims
The 35 medicines that will NOT be available on NHS prescription by end of this month
The NHS will be banning free prescriptions for some ‘over the counter’ medicines such as constipation and athletes foot by the end of this month. NHS England is hoping to free up almost £100 million for frontline care each year by bringing in the changes. The NHS will no longer be funding medicines such as cold treatments, paracetamol, probiotics, cough mixture, eye drops and laxatives. However, the rule changes will not affect the prescribing of over the counter items for ‘longer term or more complex conditions’, NHS officials have confirmed. NHS England have said that curbing these routine prescriptions for minor conditions, many of which will cure themselves, will free up vital funds. The NHS announced the move at the end of the March and the new guidance to GPs across the country will start from May 31. NHS England chief executive Simon Stevens said: “Across the NHS our aim is to: ‘Think like a patient, act like a taxpayer’.“The … [Read more...] about The 35 medicines that will NOT be available on NHS prescription by end of this month
Barking and Dagenham NHS chiefs vow improvements as independent finance review finds Queen’s Hospital trust’s £481,000,000 of accumulated historic debt
PUBLISHED: 07:00 27 April 2018 | UPDATED: 15:25 27 April 2018 Matthew Clemenson Queen's Hospital, in Rom Valley Way, Romford, is one of two hospitals operated by BHRUT. Photo: Ken Mears Archant Bosses at Barking and Dagenham’s NHS hospital trust have admitted the current state of its finances is “clearly not acceptable”, as a newly released report revealed the organisation is currently operating at a £481million deficit. King George Hospital, in Goodmayes, is one of the two hospitals BHRUT are responsible for. In October, the Post reported that Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals Trust (BHRUT), which runs Queen’s Hospital in Rom Valley Way, Romford, was forced to apply for a £15million emergency loan from NHS Improvement to help with a sudden cash flow problem. The trust was then granted a further £5.1m from the NHS in November, and alongside NHS Improvement commissioned an independent review of its finances to be led by … [Read more...] about Barking and Dagenham NHS chiefs vow improvements as independent finance review finds Queen’s Hospital trust’s £481,000,000 of accumulated historic debt