Tag Archives: carers
Birmingham hospital error paralysed Newport teenager
From being an outgoing teenager her life has altered overnight
31 August 2011 Last updated at 06:31
A teenager was left paralysed from the waist down after a spinal anaesthetic was wrongly left in place for too long, a hospital has admitted.
Sophie Tyler, 14, of Risca, near Newport, had gallstone surgery in Birmingham Children’s Hospital in 2008.
But a pain-killing epidural infusion was not removed for two days, permanently damaging her spinal cord.
Opticians ‘should offer blood sugar checks’
This would capture people who do not routinely visit their GP, experts say
31 August 2011 Last updated at 00:12
Opticians should offer blood sugar checks alongside eye tests to help spot patients with undiagnosed diabetes, experts propose.
A simple finger prick blood test in this setting could identify hundreds of thousands of people with type 2 diabetes, according to researchers.
Norwich study into how dehydration harms the elderly
Often elderly people do not feel thirsty in the same way that someone younger does
By Lucy Clapham
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
3.55 PM
Researchers in Norwich are hoping to reduce hospital admissions among the elderly after launching a study into dehydration.
A team from the University of East Anglia (UEA) will be working with residents in care homes across Norfolk and into Suffolk to help identify the early stages of dehydration and prevent the serious problems it can lead to.
Older people suffering from dehydration can become confused and fall, which can make a sudden trip to hospital more likely.
