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Federal government investigates Magnetic South's alleged illegal land clearing
The federal government is investigating alleged illegal land clearing at the proposed site of a new coal mine at Dingo in central Queensland. Drone footage taken by the Queensland Conservation Council shows about 200 hectares of land have been cleared since May at the site, 120 kilometres west of Rockhampton. The proposed Gemini Coal Mine would be operated by mining company Magnetic South and have a 25-year life span.
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How can astronomers reduce carbon emissions and be more environmental
Astronomers know all too well how precious and unique the environment of our planet is. Yet the size of our carbon footprint might surprise you. Our study, released today in Nature Astronomy, estimated the field produces 25,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalent emissions per year in Australia. With fewer than 700 active researchers nationwide (including PhD students), this translates to 37 tonnes per astronomer per year.
Astronomers create 40% more carbon emissions than the average Australian. Here's how they can be more environmentally friendly
Astronomers know all too well how precious and unique the environment of our planet is. Yet the size of our carbon footprint might surprise you. Our study, released today in Nature Astronomy, estimated the field produces 25,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalent emissions per year in Australia. With fewer than 700 active researchers nationwide (including PhD students), this translates to 37 tonnes per astronomer per year.
Bursary Changes Result In Huge Nursing Degree Application Fall Of 15,000
21 Feb 2019 Despite a small increase from last year, the latest UCAS figures show nursing degree applications in England have fallen over 30% since 2016, the last year students received the bursary. The number of people in England applying to begin training fell from 51,840 in 2016 to 35,260 this year, figures from UCAS show, representing a decline of almost 32 per cent. There are almost 5,000 fewer applications than last year when 40,060 were received.
NHS In Desperate Need of More Child Psychiatrists
8 Nov 2018 The number of NHS psychiatrists treating children and young people is falling, despite a large rise in demand among under-18s needing urgent mental health care. NHS workforce statistics show that the number of full-time equivalent psychiatrists working in child and adolescent mental health services in England fell to 942 in July – its second-lowest number on record, down from 970 in January this year.
UK Infant Mortality Could be 140% Higher than Other Countries by 2030
Infant deaths in England could be 140% higher than other western countries in little more than a decade, according to doctors. The mortality rate for infants in Britain rose for the first time in 100 years in 2015 and again in 2016. Britain already has the worst record on asthma and respiratory deaths among comparable countries.
Doctors to see ‘15 patients at a time’
It has been claimed that group consultations of up to “15 patients at a time” are likely to be made “the default” under new NHS plans to tackle unacceptable waiting times over the next ten years. The scheme has been promoted as a strategy to ease the strain on family doctors and cope with growing shortages of GPs and has already been piloted in areas including London, Birmingham, Manchester and Sheffield to tackle issues such as obesity, diabetes, arthritis and erectile dysfunction.
Hospital Overcrowding Behind “Huge” Rise in Sepsis Deaths
New figures have shown that the number of sepsis deaths recorded in England’s hospitals has risen by more than a third in two years. The number of recorded deaths where the primary cause was sepsis, also referred to as blood poisoning or septicaemia, was 11,328 in 2014-15 but this rose to 15,722, an increase of 38.8 per cent, by 2016-17. Prof. Sir Brian Jarman from Imperial College London (ICL) stated that increased overcrowding in hospitals and bed occupancy may be a factor behind this rise.
NHS Apprenticeships failing to plug gaps left by Brexit
The total number of people starting NHS apprenticeships has fallen by more than a third in the past three years, raising new concerns about shortages of key staff such as nurses after Brexit. The promise was 1,000 trainee nurses a year, but data shows a serious shortfall for registered and nursing associate programmes.
NHS failures led to woman’s suicide, jury finds
A young woman with serious mental health problems died of suicide after a series of major errors by the NHS trust that was looking after her, a jury at an inquest into her death has found. Sophie Payne, 22, died in July 2017 at the Rose ward of Queen Mary hospital in Roehampton, south-west London.
Thousands of cancer patients face NHS treatment delays
NHS figures have shown that thousands of cancer patients are facing growing treatment delays. Figures show that in the past year, nearly 10% of patients were forced to wait more than two weeks for first appointment with a specialist. In the same time period, 130,553 people in England had to wait more than two weeks for their first appointment with a cancer specialist after being urgently referred by a GP.
Concerns grow over hernia mesh complications
The BBC has suggested that up to 170,000 people who have had hernia mesh implants in England in the past six years could face complications. In the past six years, there have been over 570,000 hernia mesh operations, and some surgeons have claimed the complication rate is could be 12-30%, which means a potential 68,000 to 170,000 patients may have been affected. One in 10 people will develop a hernia in their lifetime.
GPs need £2.5bn extra cash injection to stay afloat
Family doctors have warned that the NHS needs an emergency cash injection of £2.5bn to help struggling surgeries cope with demand and offer patients appointments within a reasonable time. Profession leaders want NHS bosses to put aside some of the extra cash into improving the services offered by England’s 7,150 GP practices. Under current plans, GP services are due to receive £12bn of the NHS budget by 2020-21. But the RCGP believes that should be revised to £14.5bn.
Expensive genetic embryo screening before IVF does not improve chances of having a baby
A study published in the journal ‘Human Reproduction’ has shown that genetic embryo screening before IVF improve chances of having a baby. Research suggests that pre-implantation genetic testing (PGT), which can cost up to £2,000 per IVF cycle, makes no difference to women’s chances of successfully having a baby. PGT is offered as an add-on by many clinics, who claim it gives women the best chance of success by screening out embryos with genetic abnormalities.
Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital faces 100 Claims of Harming Babies
The number of cases to be reviewed for alleged poor maternity care has now risen to 104. Senior midwife Donna Ockenden was appointed by the former health secretary Jeremy Hunt in January 2017 to review 23 cases of mother and baby deaths and injuries at hospitals in Shropshire. The Health Service Journal (HSJ) has revealed that the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital Trust has written to 12 other families to seek permission for their care to be reviewed as there “may be potential for further learning”.
100,000 back petition calling on Richard Branson to cease legal action against the NHS
Over 100,000 people have signed an online petition accusing Richard Branson’s Virgin Care brand of “dragging the NHS through the courts”. The campaign organisation 38 degrees launched the petition after it was revealed that the Virgin Group had been awarded more than £3bn in health services contracts in the past five years. It garnered 107,898 signatures in a matter of days.
Study suggests inducing labour one week early could reduce childbirth complications
A large trial performed in the US has prompted questions on whether routinely inducing labour ahead of the 40-week due date could reduce complications for both the child and mother. The study suggested that inducing labour one week early brings many potential benefits. Published in the New England Journal of Medicine, the trial randomly allocated 6,100 healthy, first time mothers into two groups, one that waited for labour to start on its own, and one to have labour induced.
Delays in Radiology ‘Putting Patients at Risk’
A report by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has found significant delays in radiology referrals and reviews across the UK. The health watchdog reviewed radiology practices across the NHS in England this year after finding that more than 20,000 X-Rays had not been reviewed by a radiologist or an appropriately trained clinician at the hospital. 151 health trusts revealed their own internal benchmarks to the CQC, which found huge variations in time taken to examine and report on scans and X-Rays.
Hundreds of patients died after being given painkillers at Gosport Hospital
More than 450 patients had their lives shortened after being given power painkillers inappropriately at the Gosport War Memorial Hospital, a report has found. The report also suggested that, due to missing records, the real figures could reach up to 650 people. The independent inquiry, which started in 2014, reviewed 833 death certificates signed off by Dr Jane Barton, who has been at the centre of the scandal.
Tight budget could hit York’s sexual health services
The City of York Council has said that, due to tight budgets, the city may face sharing sexual health services with North Yorkshire. The Council is responsible for sexual health services within the city, but needs a new provider from July 2019. The new contract would run for three years, and would be worth £1.74 million annually.
A woman has been arrested on suspicion of the murder of eight babies at the Countess of Chester Hospital, police have said
In 2017, the Countess of Chester Hospital, which looks after around 400 babies a year, was called upon to investigate higher than average infant mortality rates at their neonatal ward. A Mothers and Babies: Reducing the Risk Through Audits and Confidential Enquires (MBRRACE-UK) report found that the Countess of Chester Hospital had a neonatal death rate of 1.91 for every 1,000 live births in 2015, and 5.42 extended perinatal deaths (deaths within four weeks).
Thousands of contraceptive pills have been recalled due to a packaging error, a spokesperson for the multinational pharmaceutical company, Allergan, has said - News - Pryers Solicitors
The product is an oral contraceptive pill pack, known under the name Taytulla. It contains a 28-count blister card with 24 active pink capsules (which carry the hormone ethinyl), followed by four maroon placebo capsules, meant to be taken at the end of the cycle. As a result of the packaging error, the four placebo capsules were placed at the start of the package instead.
Capita outsourcing put NHS patients at risk, a watchdog has said
The National Audit Office (NAO) has said that services had been “way below” acceptable standards. A new report by the NAO has revealed that 87 women were wrongly informed that they were no longer part of the cervical screening programme since Capita started running back-office services in 2015. Processing issues also led to an estimated 1,000 GPs, dentists and opticians from working with patients. Although no harm to patients was found, the risk was highlighted.
Cancer patients denied treatment to cut NHS costs
NHS England have been accused of denying cancer patients a life-extending drug in an attempt to cut costs. The £17 billion fund for complex care continuously goes over-budget, putting added pressure on health chiefs. Simon Stevens, CEO of NHS England, told The Times his harder line on drugs has forced companies to reduce prices. The most recent concern is a medicine to treat chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL), a blood cancer that affects 3,700 people each year and kills 1,000.
A woman died after ’repeated failures’ at a west London abortion clinic, a coroner has said
Aisha Chithira, 32, travelled from Ireland to have a late-stage termination in 2012. She died after extensive internal bleeding and cardiac arrest just four hours after the procedure, an inquest heard. Chithira had a history of complications during previous pregnancies. She had miscarried twins at 30 weeks and underwent an emergency C-section to deliver her daughter.
National Breast Screening Error May Have Cost Patient Lives
Hundreds of women may have had their lives considerably shortened as a result of a major breast cancer screening programme failure, the health secretary has admitted. A “computer algorithm failure” caused 450,000 women between the ages of 68 and 71 to miss crucial final screenings between 2009 and 2018, Jeremy Hunt has told Parliament.
Caught on cam: Cheesman Park cat stuck in tree falls 40 feet and survives
DENVER – A cat stuck in a tree at Cheesman Park for several days may have just used one of his nine lives after falling 40 feet into the ground Friday afternoon.
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Bringing Back the Arts: Program gives rise to local high school talent
Colorado is home to several popular musicians such as OneRepublic, India.Arie, The Lumineers and The Fray, but it has been a struggle for local youth here in Denver.Music, dance and theater classes have been cut from public schools due to budget constraints, prompting Denver First Lady Mary Louise Lee to create "Bringing Back the Arts." The program aims to give all students access to at least one form of the arts.
A tribute to 'The Greatest' boxing legend, Muhammad Ali
DENVER - Muhammad Ali, the magnificent heavyweight champion whose fast fists and irrepressible personality transcended sports and captivated the world, died late Friday night. He was 74.To honor the life of a boxing legend and heavyweight champion, Denver7 photojournalist put together a short tribute video showcasing the best moments of his life in and out of the ring. You can watch the tribute video on the player above.
Denver Fire: 1 dead, 5 injured in southwest Denver house fire
DENVER - One person has died and five have been injured in a fully engulfed house fire in southwest Denver Tuesday evening, according to Denver Fire officials. The fire was reported in the area of W. Stanford Avenue and S. Kipling Street at around 7:39 p.m. This is a breaking news story. More information will be available in a few moments.
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