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Your Voice Matter

Please join as at the next Patient Participation Group Meeting ( PPG ) on Thursday 16th January 2020 @ 18.30 at the Medical Centre site in Holloway Road.

We shall be offering light refreshments and would be happy to have you in attendance and we are keen to hear your views as they really do matter to us.

The Cervical Screening Hub

Ladies aged 50 up to their 71st birthday, from The Medical Centre, will been invited for breast screening at Kentish Town. Invitations for screening will be sent some time between the 50th and 53rd birthdays.

Screening will commence on 10/01/20. Ladies who missed their appointment can contact the HUB to reschedule. We would encourage you to do this . This also applies for ladies age 71 or over, who will need to request their mammogram themselves by contacting the HUB.

The HUB number is: 0203 758 2024. There is however a queue to get through to the HUB during peak hour. Ladies can also change their appointment date, time or request another site by completing the appointment request form found on : https://www.london-breastscreening.org.uk/ChangeAppFormW2.aspx

Health News from the BBC and the NHS

BBC Health

NHS staff urged to help service tackle climate change
Staff are encouraged to drive to work less and bring in reusable cups and bottles as part of NHS climate plans.
China coronavirus: UK tests come back negative
A total of 31 tests have concluded and there are no confirmed cases in Britain, government says.
Baby Harry Richford's Margate hospital death 'wholly avoidable'
Harry Richford was born in an operating theatre "full of panicking people", an inquest is told.
China coronavirus: Death toll rises as disease spreads
Fifteen more people have died from the virus in China, as the country celebrates Lunar New Year.
Care of 217 Spire patients reviewed amid surgeon probe
A private hospital is looking into operations carried out by a doctor it has stopped from practising.
NHS manager gloated over coverage of care home death
A mental health trust claims it "got away with it again" over news coverage of a woman's death.
Devoted football fans experience 'dangerous' levels of stress
This can put strain on the heart and is particularly marked during a defeat, a study suggests.
Barbara Keeley MP had breast cancer treatment months before election
Barbara Keeley reveals she had radiotherapy for breast cancer four months before the general election.
NHS pledges elderly rapid response community teams
Expert teams of nurses, physios and care staff to keep people out of hospital to be piloted.
East Kent hospitals: Baby death parents’ heartbreak over errors
At least seven babies have died since 2016 at one of the largest hospital groups in England, the BBC finds.

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Nutrient drink for Alzheimer's has disappointing result in trial
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Afternoon open heart surgery 'leads to fewer complications'
"Afternoon heart surgery has lower risk of complications, study suggests," says The Guardian. Researchers...
Report calls for better mental health support in the workplace
"Up to 300,000 people with long-term mental health problems have to leave their jobs each year, a report...
Blood-thinning drugs may reduce dementia risk in people with irregular heartbeats
"Common blood thinning drugs halve the risk of dementia for patients who have an irregular heartbeat,"...
New genetic variants associated with breast cancer identified
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