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The Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust Independent Inquiry website; Robert Francis Inquiry report into Mid-Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust, ISBN 978-0-10-296439-4; Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust website Archived 7 September 2019 at the Wayback Machine "Stafford Hospital scandal timeline". Metro. 6 February 2013
A coin test (or a bell metal resonance) is a medical diagnostic test used to test for a punctured lung. A punctured lung can cause air or fluid to leak into the pleural cavity, leading to, for example, pneumothorax or hydrothorax. In a coin test, a coin held against the chest is tapped by another coin on the side where the puncture is suspected.
Ms B v An NHS Hospital Trust [2002] EWHC 429 (Fam) is a decision of the United Kingdom High Court of Justice which ruled that if a patient is mentally competent, they have the right to refuse life saving medical treatment. [1] [2] [3]
Tyrod Taylor seeks punitive damages from the Chargers doctor who accidentally punctured his lung in 2020. (Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports) (USA Today Sports / reuters) Show comments
26 April – The NHS Trust began High Court proceedings to allow them to perform brainstem testing on Battersbee, due to his parents having refused consent. [2] [10] 28 April – High Court directions hearing: Battersbee joined as a party to the case and a guardian was appointed to represent him. A Reporting Restriction Order (RRO) was granted ...
A technique called pleurodesis can be used to intentionally create scar tissue within the pleural space, usually as a treatment for repeated episodes of a punctured lung, known as a pneumothorax, or for pleural effusions caused by cancer. While this procedure usually generates only limited scar tissue, in rare cases a fibrothorax can develop. [6]
As part of the roll-out of the NHS lung cancer screening, everyone eligible for a lung check will be invited by 2029. Follow Peterborough news on BBC Sounds , Facebook , Instagram and X . 'Smear ...
The Sir Bobby Robson Foundation is a British cancer research charity which raises money to fund the early detection and treatment of cancer, and clinical trials of anti-cancer drugs. Based in the North East of England , the Foundation was launched on 25 March 2008 in the name of Sir Bobby Robson , himself a cancer sufferer five times since 1992 ...