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Campaigner marks 10 years since Alder Hey organ scandal - Liverpool Echo 30th October 2009
"THE founder of an Alder Hey organ scandal support group has marked its 10th anniversary.
Joan Wheeler, 59, of Wallasey, who began the Pity II group, had a commemorative bench installed next to her sons grave in Landican cemetery, Arrowe Park."
Liverpool women have to wait longer for smear tests - Liverpool Echo 26th October 2009
"NEARLY half of women having smear tests in Liverpool wait more than six weeks for results.
Around 15,000 patients waited longer than the recommended time in 2008/09, for results of the cervical cancer check in the city."
'My memory has always been my greatest asset': David Blunkett explains why he is leaving his brain to Alzheimer's research - Daily Mail 17th October 2009
"Many of us have wondered exactly what goes on inside a politician's brain. In the not too distant future, we'll be able to find out.
Earlier this week, former Home Secretary David Blunkett volunteered to become the first person to donate his brain tissue to a new brain bank network, Brains For Dementia Research, in the hope of encouraging others to follow suit. "
Fury as GMC lifts ban on doctor responsible for breast-screening scandal - Daily Mail 11th October 2009
"A consultant responsible for one of the biggest breast-scanning scandals in recent years has been allowed to practise without restriction by the General Medical Council.
Dr Kong Fa Lan Keng Lun was in charge of a screening unit at St Margaret's Hospital in Epping between March 2003 and November 2004 when blunders led to almost 6,000 NHS tests being reviewed"
Eighteen women diagnosed with breast cancer after faulty screening - Daily Telegraph 18th September 2009
Eighteen women have been told they have breast cancer after a consultant working at Accrington Victoria Hospital conducted faulty mammograms, it has been disclosed.
Cancer missed in 14 women at East Lancs Hospitals Trust - Lancashire Telegraph 17th September 2009
FOURTEEN women have been told they have breast cancer after a consultant failed to spot their illness.
A radiologist is being investigated after 355 mammograms had to be re-checked when colleagues raised concerns at the East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust.
Fourteen women told they have breast cancer after scan blunder - The Times 17th September 2009
Fourteen women have been told that they are suffering from breast cancer after a hospital consultant missed the signs of the disease in an earlier screening and gave them the all-clear.\n\nAltogether 355 mammograms going back three years were reassessed after questions were raised about the work of a consultant radiologist
Eighteen women told they have breast cancer... after blundering medics gave them the all-clear - Daily Mail 17th September 200
A consultant failed to carry out proper tests on 85 patients over a three-year period, leaving them facing the trauma of being told they might have had cancer all along.\n\nNew checks resulted in 14 women being given the devastating bombshell that they were suffering from breast cancer, with another four in the early stages of the disease.
Women diagnosed with breast cancer after faulty screening - Daily Telegraph 17th September 2009
Fourteen women have been told they have breast cancer after a consultant working at Accrington Victoria Hospital conducted faulty mammograms, it has been disclosed.
Cancer cases found after errors- BBC Health News 17th September 2009
Eighteen women have been told they have breast cancer after screening errors by a radiologist in East Lancashire failed to detect the disease.
The women were among hundreds who had mammograms at Accrington Victoria Community Hospital, of which 355 cases were reviewed in an independent study.
Hospital mortuary investigated after serious irregularities revealed - The Times 31st August 2009
Police have been called in to investigate procedures in the mortuary at one of Britain’s leading teaching hospitals.
Post-mortem examinations have been suspended at the University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff after an inspection found serious irregularities.
Police investige hospital mortuary practices - Daily Telegraph 29th August 2009
A police investigation has been launched into University Hospital of Wales' mortuary after a man was buried without his brain.
Third of a million pathology samples wrongly labelled by NHS staff - Daily Telegraph 21st August 2009
A third of a million samples sent to National Health Service pathology laboratories were wrongly labelled in the past year, figures show, leading to 46 deaths or serious delay in treatment.
Hospital may lose bodies' licence - BBC Health News 20th August 2009
Wales' largest hospital may have to remove all the body and tissue samples it has stored in its mortuary if an order against it is enforced.
Post-mortem examinations at the University Hospital of Wales (UHW) were suspended after inspectors found major problems, it emerged on Tuesday.
Coroners block tests to monitor vCJD spread - The Times 19th August 2009
Coroners are refusing to carry out post-mortem tests for an infection that causes the human form of mad cow disease, despite pleas that they could help to monitor the disease.
Professor John Collinge, a leading expert on variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD), warned that systematic testing was vital to find out whether many people were “silently infected” with the potentially fatal condition.
Coroners 'refuse to test for infection linked to BSE' - The Telegraph 19th August 2009
Coroners are refusing to carry out post-mortem tests for an infection which causes the human form of BSE despite pleas that they could help monitor the spread of the disease, it has been claimed
Coroners 'reject plea over vCJD' - BBC Health News 19th August 2009
Coroners are refusing to test for an infection which causes vCJD - despite government pleas that it could help protect the public, the BBC has learnt.\n\nScientists said the checks during post-mortem examinations could help find out how many people in the population have the infection without knowing it.
Coroners 'should order tests for vCJD' - The Independent 19th August 2009
Coroners are refusing to carry out post-mortem tests for an infection which causes the human form of BSE despite pleas that they could help monitor the spread of the disease, it was reported today.
Professor John Collinge, a leading expert on variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (vCJD) warned that many people could be "silently infected" with the potentially fatal condition.
Post mortem examinations suspended at hospital over fears of failing standards - The Telegraph 19th August 2009
Post-mortem examinations have been suspended at one of Britain's biggest hospitals after a watchdog raised fears over serious failings in standards, it was disclosed on Tuesday.
Major hospital halts post-mortems - BBC Health News 18th August 2009
Post-mortem examinations have been suspended at Wales' biggest hospital after inspectors found major problems.
The Human Tissue Authority (HTA) highlighted problems in procedures, facilities and equipment at University Hospital of Wales (UHW) in Cardiff.
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