Healthcare, The NHS, People & Training
Expectant mums who are low in a hormone made by the thyroid gland in the neck are more likely to struggle in labour, findings suggest. Too little of the hormone thyroxine is already known to complicate pregnancy, increasing the risk of miscarriage, premature birth and pre-eclampsia. Now a Dutch team has found even “low to [...]
Hospitals are fiddling a four-hour A&E wait target by using other wards as dumping grounds, the Conservatives say. Data from 114 NHS trusts in England found many patients faced long waits in assessment units which did not count towards the waiting time. Over a fifth of units reported keeping patients longer than the recommended 24 [...]
Sedentary lifestyles are making children less fit – even among those who are not obese, a study suggests. Essex University staged fitness tests on 600 10-year-olds a decade apart in an area with low levels of obesity. They found significant falls in fitness levels, concluding the average 10-year-old in 1998 could beat 95% of youngsters [...]