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20 Sep 2010
By: STEFFEN BAYER
The new lottery in stroke care
In the recent past there was a postcode lottery in stroke care. People who have had a stroke need to receive thrombolysis drugs within a vital ‘three hour window’ for effective treatment. But their chances of such treatment depended on whether the nearest hospital was one of the few to offer it. They often paid the price in disability – and the NHS picked up the costs for long-term rehabilitation and care.
16 Sep 2010
By: COLIN GRAY
Curtains, basins and the spread of MRSA
Hospitals are spending considerable sums earmarked by the Government for tackling healthcare associated infection (HCAI) Extra wash hand basins have been on most ‘must-have’ lists. That makes sense. But, at HaCIRIC, we suspect that some of these improvements are being undermined by the use of curtains on wards to offer privacy to patients.
