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AIIMS Campus - A Breeding Ground for Mosquitoes

...he overhead water tanks supplying water to several wards are not well covered; this civic authorities say is the perfect breeding ground for aedes aegypti mosquitoes that cause dengue and mainly breed in clean stagnant water. On Oct 3, the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) sent a notice to AIIMS accusin...

NHS De-addiction, Rehabilitation waiting time ticking into months

...tion have pointed out that most of the in- patient wards are empty and that referral rates have dramatically dropped. It has been noted by surveys that the addicts who have come up for treatment but do not find medical intervention immediately without fail slither back to former habits leaving their famil...

Effects of the Drug Ice- A Tip of the Iceberg!

...firmed link, the behavior of patients in casualty wards is a tell-tale evidence of the link between this drug and violence.” It would be erroneous to say there's no causal link between methamphetamine and violence because we haven't been able to rule it out," he said. The drug did influence chemicals in...

Escalation of Nursing industrial dispute

...ding that's happening more and more across all the wards and areas that nurses are working double shifts every day. That means 17 hours straight, which really is not sustainable for the health system and ... demands from the public." According to Ms Ellis an extra 53 government-funded nursing positions we...

Humorous Socks of Medics-no Laughing Matter

.... He said, 'I would have said that in children's wards it would be compulsory to wear silly socks. I think people would prefer to see happy doctors and nurses - it's dictatorial and it's over the top.' He added, 'It's completely daft, this cannot be a priority for the NHS.' NLA...

Babies Found with Mysterious Bone Fractures

...ands capital have increased security in paediatric wards after three babies were found with broken bones un...ed security, closing off obstetrics and paediatric wards to visitors and setting up closed-circuit television. Source-IANS...

Russia Hit By Cheap Bootleg Vodka Epidemic

Hospital wards in some of Russia's most remote locations have been overcrowded for several days as scores of patients, almost exclusively men, have been // admitted with cases of severe alcohol poisoning as a result of drinking bootleg vodka. Hundreds have litera...

New Flat Keyboard To Tackle Hospital Super Bug

...g silver-coated catheters and a system of cleaning wards using hydrogen peroxide vapour to reduce the infection. Peter Wilson, the consultant microbiologist who came up with the idea for the keyboards, said: "The numbers of keyboards are going to rise astronomically in the next few years. Mark Enright,...

Poor Hygiene in Ulster Hospital Kitchens

...ns and inadequate refrigeration. Food fridges on wards were found to be used to store medical supplies at...le are concerned about the cleanliness of hospital wards and I am determined to make improvements. "The report makes it clear that more needs to be done t...

Funds for mental patient safety pledged by government

...use and aggressive outbursts that float around the wards of hospitals. The promised funds would in addition to safety measures provide support systems to patients if they require guidance and a forum to discuss or testify about stay incidents of sexual abuse or violence so that it many be resolved suitably...

Hoosiers Live at the Mercy of Nursing Homes

... programs has translated into limited services for wards (those needing guardians) and inadequate staffing to meet ward needs.' Regarding Indiana, researchers wrote: 'The (state-funded) program is neither involved in educating the public about guardianship in general nor about public guardianship specifi...

Sexual assault cases in mixed-sex psychiatric wards on the high

... subjected to 300 sexual assaults on mental health wards in England alone. Of these, patients attacked othe...ding to the government, only 1% of the psychiatric wards have mixed sex. Mental health campaigner Marjorie Wallace, chief executive of the charity Sane, said...

Norovirus outbreak results in hospital visit restrictions

...l outbreak has resulted in the complete closure of wards 4,5,27 // and 28 to visitors. Hospital authorities have confirmed that the virus has been contained in the ward areas. It does not pose any threat to other departments especially those awaiting surgery or procedures. However only the next of kin are...

Mixed Wards Cause Trauma in Female Patients in Britain

In Britain, women admitted in hospital wards are facing inconvenience and trauma on being house...nearly one-fourth of patients are treated in mixed wards in NHS hospitals. "For the sake of patients' privacy and dignity in the 21st century we should not b...

Children of Bhopal Gas Victims Suffer from Deformity

...ontamination from the factory has now spread to 16 wards and affects an estimated 16,000-20,000 people. A study carried out by Sambhavna Trust Clinic showed that children conceived and born after the disaster to affected parents were significantly different from children of the same age born to unexpose...

Wards Pose Danger to Mother and Child

Mother and babies face danger at the wards due to insufficient doctors, midwives or due to lack of wards. At times the consultants are too busy to take time off their// meetings, according to a recent study. The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists conducted a study according to...

British Hospitals Reeling Under the Effect of Alcoholic Excesses

... Current official statistics show that emergency wards in hospitals, treated twice the number of patients treated for accidents and emergencies caused due to drunkenness since 1997. Other related medical conditions and treatment for the same also have doubled, reported NHS since 1997, accounting for m...

Sleep Disturbances, Nightmares - Common Among Suicide Attempters: Report

... who were admitted to medical units or psychiatric wards at Sahlgrenska after a suicide attempt. It was discovered that 89 percent of subjects reported some kind of sleep disturbance. The most common complaint was difficulties initiating sleep (73 percent), followed by difficulties maintaining sleep (69 pe...

Better ‘Nannying’ Now Than Nevr

...is ￡2.5m to fight MRSA and other infections on our wards and in our hospitals.’ Supporters include Professor Didier Pittet, a leading worldwide expert in hand hygiene and adviser to the World Health Organization who adds, ‘By launching this national hand hygiene promotion campaign, health authorities, ho...

Robot Nurses Ready For Hospitals 'In Three Years'

...ype robot nurses could be bustling around hospital wards in as little as three years, according to scientis...pend more time with patients. By helping to keep wards cleaner, they could also cut infections by hospital superbugs such as MRSA. Each "nursebot" will c...

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