January 2020
8th
p. 7 “City GP surgery ‘inadequate’” – Briton Street Surgery, Dr Shafi and partners, whose other surgery got the same rating[N.B. Several comments are appended to the online article raising questions about salaried versus partners in practices.]
7th
p. 16 “Hospitals joining an advanced treatment network” – for pioneering new treatments
6th
p. 1a letter by Shaun Chadwick, a surgery manager, under “NHS inspections are deepening the crisis” – a must-read about inconsistencies etc. [N.B. This is a practice manager at several practices so may be making some good points. I do not have a copy of the letter.]
4th
p. 7 “Concerned inspectors put city GP surgery into special measures”
https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/leicester-news/leicester-gp-surgery-put-special-3703105
3rd
p. 19 “A&E told to improve urgently” – George Eliot Hospital Nuneaton
1st
Pages 1, 10 and 11 “New drug changing lives for brothers” and “I’ve been waiting 10 years for this treatment…” new drug preventing bleeding in haemophiliacs now NHS-funded in severe cases (about 2,000 nationwide)
December
28th
p. 15 a letter by Suresh Chauhan under: ”I fear for future under our no-scruples PM”
p. 26 “Nursing support for A&E cancer patients” – Macmillan nurses at LRI
27th
p. 10 “Child given wrong dose of antibiotics at surgery” – Evington Medical Centre still ‘requires improvement’”
https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/wrong-dose-antibiotics-prescribed-child-3651601
p. 15 a letter by Tom Barker under “Brexit fallout will fuel further NHS anger”
p. 26 “Find out blood type – sign up as donor” – invitation to donate
Woman told she faces 20-week wait for smear test result
https://www.leicestermercury.co.uk/news/health/woman-told-faces-20-week-3657191
Campaign Against NHS Privatization 