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10/01/2012
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Transplant Unit Marks 1,000 Ops
Two patients have undergone landmark transplants at a unit which is to benefit from additional funding to increase the number of operations it carries out. Fraser Sneddon and Lesley Ross have been given the best start to the new year after they became the 1,000th transplant patients at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh. Fraser, 25, became the 1,000th patient to undergo a liver transplant at the Scottish Liver Transplant Unit, while Lesley, 49, was the 1,000th patient to receive a kidney since the kidney transplant service transferred from the Western General Hospital in 1995. The Scottish Liver Transplant Unit, which opened in 1992, is to benefit from an additional £888k of Scottish Government funding to increase the number of liver operations they are able to carry out.
Research Shows Low Morale In Public Sector Workers
Hays recruitment specialists has revealed research showing that disillusioned public sector workers appear to have hit a new morale low going into 2012. The research showed that more than half (52%) of job seekers said they would be prepared to sacrifice their pension for a career in the private sector, and nearly two thirds of workers considering the public sector a worse place to work following the recession. The preliminary findings of the Hays Career Outlook Survey (undertaken in Nov/Dec 2011) show that although those working in the public sector are fiercely defensive of their pensions, the pull of the private sector and its perceived higher job security is attractive to job seekers.
CCTV Released After Woman Is Touched Inappropriately
British Transport Police (BTP) is appealing for witnesses to come forward after a man touched a woman inappropriately on a train between Kingston and Vauxhall. Investigators have released CCTV of a man they would like to speak to in connection with the incident, which happened around 10.15am on Wednesday, 16 November. PC Mark Payne, the investigating officer, said "A man boarded the train at Kingston and took a seat next to the victim, a 52-year-old woman from Lambeth. "He then covered her leg with a newspaper before touching her inappropriately. Understandably the victim, who left the train at Waterloo station, was left distressed by the incident."
(GK)
Two patients have undergone landmark transplants at a unit which is to benefit from additional funding to increase the number of operations it carries out. Fraser Sneddon and Lesley Ross have been given the best start to the new year after they became the 1,000th transplant patients at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh. Fraser, 25, became the 1,000th patient to undergo a liver transplant at the Scottish Liver Transplant Unit, while Lesley, 49, was the 1,000th patient to receive a kidney since the kidney transplant service transferred from the Western General Hospital in 1995. The Scottish Liver Transplant Unit, which opened in 1992, is to benefit from an additional £888k of Scottish Government funding to increase the number of liver operations they are able to carry out.
Research Shows Low Morale In Public Sector Workers
Hays recruitment specialists has revealed research showing that disillusioned public sector workers appear to have hit a new morale low going into 2012. The research showed that more than half (52%) of job seekers said they would be prepared to sacrifice their pension for a career in the private sector, and nearly two thirds of workers considering the public sector a worse place to work following the recession. The preliminary findings of the Hays Career Outlook Survey (undertaken in Nov/Dec 2011) show that although those working in the public sector are fiercely defensive of their pensions, the pull of the private sector and its perceived higher job security is attractive to job seekers.
CCTV Released After Woman Is Touched Inappropriately
British Transport Police (BTP) is appealing for witnesses to come forward after a man touched a woman inappropriately on a train between Kingston and Vauxhall. Investigators have released CCTV of a man they would like to speak to in connection with the incident, which happened around 10.15am on Wednesday, 16 November. PC Mark Payne, the investigating officer, said "A man boarded the train at Kingston and took a seat next to the victim, a 52-year-old woman from Lambeth. "He then covered her leg with a newspaper before touching her inappropriately. Understandably the victim, who left the train at Waterloo station, was left distressed by the incident."
(GK)
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28 June 2007
Baby Zoe has heart transplant
The baby girl at the top of the heart transplant list has received a donor heart. At just 18-months-old Zoe Chambers from Hull had already suffered six heart attacks due to a narrow heart valve. Doctors at Freeman Hospital in Newcastle say that the transplant operation went well and Zoe is in a stable condition.
Baby Zoe has heart transplant
The baby girl at the top of the heart transplant list has received a donor heart. At just 18-months-old Zoe Chambers from Hull had already suffered six heart attacks due to a narrow heart valve. Doctors at Freeman Hospital in Newcastle say that the transplant operation went well and Zoe is in a stable condition.
10 May 2012
Public Sector Workers Begin 24-Hour Strike Action
A 24-hour UK-wide strike action is underway in a dispute between public sector workers and the government over changes to their pension scheme. Hundreds of thousands of public sector workers have to taken to the streets in protest over changes that unions say will leave their members paying more and working longer for lower pensions.
Public Sector Workers Begin 24-Hour Strike Action
A 24-hour UK-wide strike action is underway in a dispute between public sector workers and the government over changes to their pension scheme. Hundreds of thousands of public sector workers have to taken to the streets in protest over changes that unions say will leave their members paying more and working longer for lower pensions.
22 July 2010
'Large Disparity' On Kidney Transplants
Big variations exist in access to kidney transplants for patients in the UK, which cannot be explained by case mix (differences in a patient's condition), according to a new study published on bmj.com.
'Large Disparity' On Kidney Transplants
Big variations exist in access to kidney transplants for patients in the UK, which cannot be explained by case mix (differences in a patient's condition), according to a new study published on bmj.com.
31 July 2009
Private Organ Transplants To Be Banned
The government is set to ban private transplants of organs from dead donors in the UK. The announcement follows the publication of a report into organ transplants for NHS patients and non-UK residents by Elisabeth Buggins, former Chair of the Organ Donation Taskforce.
Private Organ Transplants To Be Banned
The government is set to ban private transplants of organs from dead donors in the UK. The announcement follows the publication of a report into organ transplants for NHS patients and non-UK residents by Elisabeth Buggins, former Chair of the Organ Donation Taskforce.
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