Tag Archives: Multiple Sclerosis
Woman goes home from Yarmouth Hospital in wheelchair after six hour ambulance wait
A woman who suffers from multiple sclerosis went home from hospital in her wheelchair in the dark after a six hour wait for an ambulance.
Emily Dennis
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
3:45 PM
Because of her size Pauline Coulson required bariatric transport to get home from the James Paget University Hospital in Gorleston following a five day stay.
The 60-year-old has been bed-ridden for two years due to her condition and her husband Lindsay said his wife was left waiting for six hours for suitable transport to arrive.
NICE starts new wave of quality standards
NICE has been given 123 new quality standards to work on, and includes for the first time new standards for public health.
Published on 22/03/12 at 02:18pm
The latest set of quality standards cover a wide range of topics, including heart failure, irritable bowel syndrome, skin cancer, and obesity in adults.
NICE will also develop public health quality standards in areas that relate to the NHS, the first time it has ever been asked to do this.
The public health topics cover standards for smoking cessation, encouraging physical activity in all people in contact with the NHS, and for preventing and managing alcohol misuse.
Teenage Carer stars with Gok Wan
Wolverhampton teenage carer stars with Gok Wan
Saturday 18th February 2012, 11:00AM GMT.
A teenager from Wolverhampton who helped care for his father for more than eight years is the latest star of new TV show Gok’s Teens.
Michael Watson, aged 13, will feature on the Channel 4 show next week as part of an episode dedicated to looking at the lives of young carers.
