Hospital patient safety improving

Pre-operative checklists are being implemented to cut infection rates Simple changes to the way patients arecared for in hospital are having a significant impact on infectionrates, according to the Scottish Government. Hospitals are being urged to adopt stricter treatment regimes Continue reading →

Survey finds women risk lives by delaying 999 call on first signs of heart attack.

09/09/2009 Women risk lives by delaying calling 999 BHF launches 999 Day to raise awareness of heart attack symptoms A third of women wouldn’t recognise they are suffering a heart attack because they would expect to experience crushing or severe Continue reading →