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… support services. Some of the other nooks and crannies we visit are interesting – like the gigantic boiler room that … – people who are angry, and want to lash out. “If people get angry it’s often not their fault. It might be the meds … to them.” Even those whose behaviour is shockingly bad get the security man’s even-handed, understanding approach. …
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… the frequency of asthma attacks. This is really good news, as it means patients who are not suitable for a … the frequency of asthma attacks. This is really good news, as it means patients who are not suitable for a …
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… onwards, I knew that at some stage in my life I must get on the transplant list – before it was too late to help … gone from being completely oxygen dependent to, at the latest count, having lung function readings of 125 per cent … onwards, I knew that at some stage in my life I must get on the transplant list – before it was too late to help …
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… the consultant explains to the patient. “We need to get another expert team involved.” The beeps … of whom have a different expertise to bring to bear, to get to the root of the problem. Mostly, the patients in the … are acutely unwell.” The Charge Nurse says. “We probably get a dozen people a week who’ve had a heart attack. And …
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… there’s the practical aspects like finding time to visit loved ones in hospital, negotiating that time off work, … very natural questions: can they go back to work, can they get married, can they have children – for many patients their … to write, do you set about studying for that degree and getting on the career ladder – or do you go bungee jumping in …
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… ambulance is, it might take them seven to nine minutes to get there. Now if there’s someone who is courageous enough … have extremely high LDL levels and the only species that gets atherosclerosis of the blood vessels and dies of … NHS will have some difficult choices to make. But the good news is that everything that is successful eventually becomes …
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… to deal with their asthma. The next frontier Our latest trials, Airflow 1 and Airflow 2 have been looking into … It really does open up the airways meaning the drugs can get further into the patients’ lungs and thus making them … of what they achieved. There are lots of things to get excited about. We’ve had a brilliant ten years and I …
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… chest pains but didn’t want to cause a fuss. I ended up getting an Uber to the hospital.” There, it was confirmed he … immediately put six stents into his clogged vessels, to get the blood flowing around his heart again. “I got … months or years of a trial, often seeing them physically getting better and better. “I’m really passionate about …
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… of communication and how to support it, strengthen it, and get it back to a functional condition, is clearly a vital … “It’s so important for them to be heard.” We finish the visit to the ward by checking in with the consultant. The two … of communication and how to support it, strengthen it, and get it back to a functional condition, is clearly a vital …
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… the symptoms and signs of lung disease – cough, sputum, getting out of breath during ordinary activities, for many years before they get a diagnosis, by which time their condition is often quite … the symptoms and signs of lung disease – cough, sputum, getting out of breath during ordinary activities, for many …
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