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Children as young as three can bite as hard as a dog - The Telegraph 18th July 2009
It is hoped that the findings from the study, by the University of Leeds, will be used to improve bite testing of toys and prevent injury and deaths from choking among the under-fives.
Researchers claimed that age labels on toys were not sufficient to prevent accidents as parents do not read, or misunderstand, warning labels.
Sunbeds 'should carry cigarette-style health warnings' - The Telegraph 20th June 2009
Sunbeds should have to carry "cigarette-style" warnings over their health risks, according to a new report by a Government advisory committee which estimates that they cause at least 100 deaths a year in Britain.
'Nurse' arrested over sabotage of 21 drip bags in hospital children's ward - Daily Mail 2nd June 2009
Detectives investigating the suspected sabotage of IV drips used on children's wards have arrested a woman hospital worker.
Twenty-one punctured intravenous drips were found in a secure store room at Basildon University Hospital in Essex last month.
High St chains face £10m toxic sofa pay-out - but customers of collapsed Land of Leather may get nothing - Daily Mail 28th March 2009
Thousands of Britons who were seriously burnt after sitting on 'toxic sofas' could be in line for compensation totalling £10million.
Fifteen retailers including Argos, Homebase and Land of Leather are in the dock after admitting the cheap leather sofas from China were dangerous.
My Week: Julie Bailey: People power brings a rogue hospital to heel - The Sunday Times 22nd March 2009
My mother Bella died at Stafford hospital on November 8, 2007, after eight weeks there. She was 86. Before she became ill I ran a dog-grooming business, but I had to close it when she went into hospital. Now I run a cafe in Stafford; last Sunday was the first day I’ve had off in 13 months. I take only about £40 on Sunday, anyway.
Culture of targets prevents nurses from tending to patients - The Telegraph 21at March 2009
I started as a nursing cadet before there was an NHS. As someone on the bottom rung of the ladder I spent most of my time cleaning and scrubbing to make sure no bacteria could ever get near patients.
Hospital scandal: missed warnings - The Telegraph 21st March 2009
The shocking extent of the failures at an NHS hospital where hundreds of patients died unnecessarily can be disclosed today.
Heal our Hospitals - The Telegraph 21st March 2009
The Sunday Telegraph believes the Staffordshire hospital crisis shows that more needs to be done to protect patients and help staff to make the right decisions. Today we launch our campaign, Heal Our Hospitals, to demand a series of changes that would help prevent it happening again.
NHS 'could learn a lot' from medical treatment of wounded troops - The Times 2nd March 2009
Medical treatment for wounded British troops in Iraq and Afghanistan is so good that the NHS could be studying its training and planning, a health watchdog says today.
Inspectors praised the military’s “exemplary” emergency treatment for combat injuries in conflict zones and rehabilitation services for recovering troops.
Surgical checklist cuts deaths by 40%, study reveals - The Guardian 15th January 2009
Surgeons in every hospital in the country will be required to run through a brief checklist before they operate, which will include establishing the identity of the patient and the operation they need, after a trial showed the simple procedure could cut deaths by 40%.
Eminent surgeons expressed shock and surprise after the use of a two-minute checklist to ensure basic procedures had been done in eight hospitals in rich and poor countries around the world, including St Mary's in Paddington, London, revealed the scale of human error. Many surgeons were strongly opposed to using the list, which has to be read aloud to the team in the operating theatre, until they realised how much safer it made operations. Complications were cut by a third.
Anaesthetist sacked over 'whistleblowing' - The Telegraph 15th October 2008
A senior anaesthetist was sacked for whistleblowing about the "dangerous" practices taking place at his hospital, an employment tribunal heard.
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