As the NHS emerges from the pandemic with hu
ge treatment backlogs and an as-yet-undetermined level of trauma in its workforce, prioritising patients is going to be even more difficult.
This week NHS England said those needing endoscopies or other diagnostics need to go through a prioritisation process like that for elective treatment.
Among electives that means P1 (needing immediate treatment or within three days) to P3 (within three months) to P4 (longer than three months).
As of the end of March it’s not clear what proportion of the 4.95 million people on an elective waiting list in England fall into which category. Or even when they’ll all be assessed.
A NEW, mobile sight-saving service is set to change the way people in Bradford receive treatment for the debilitating disease Wet Age-related Macular Degeneration (Wet AMD). The service, delivered by Practice Plus Group’s Outstanding rated team, provides quick and effective treatment for NHS patients who have been referred by their optician or GP for treatment for Wet AMD, diabetic macular oedema and retinal vein occlusions. Patients will be offered an appointment within 72 hours of referral, more than a week faster than the Royal College of Ophthalmologists guidelines. They will be treated by specialist nurses, with care overseen remotely via internet access by the ophthalmology consultant team, overseen by Karen Goodall, a consultant in macular and retinal disease and National Medical Director for Practice Plus Group- Macular services.
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The world of influencing is sometimes criticised for conveying an image of perfection that s impossible for us mere mortals to replicate, but no one can accuse Chicago-based influencer Whitney Buha of hiding the less perfect side of her life with her followers.
Life and style blogger Whitney has opened up to her 100k-strong Instagram following about the unexpected side effect of Botox, that left her with a noticeably drooped eyelid known as a ptosis.
Whitney received her routine Botox, which she usually get every six months or so, like normal. A few days later, she noticed her left eyebrow was lower than her right so she informed her injector and was asked to go back in to see her. ( I later found out you should wait a full two weeks but she had me come back just six days later, Whitney said on her Instagram.
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Bennetts Associates has completed work on a new building for the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists in Southwark.
The college is relocating to 10 Union Street from an address in Regent’s Park with the Southwark site linking two buildings, a converted 19
th century hop warehouse and a 1980s office building, by creating a new atrium.
More than 200 staff will be billeted at the site which also includes conferencing facilities and a public café.
The four-storey glazed atrium covers the courtyard space between the two buildings and will increase levels of natural light throughout the building, particularly in the central meeting area below.