Clinical news from Nursing Times
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The number of patients in England receiving primary angioplasty instead of thrombolysis following myocardial infarction has increased significantly over the last year, latest findings show.
There has been a year-on-year rise in the number of emergency admissions among children with type 1 diabetes, according to latest figures.
NICE has issued final guidance on use of the drug rimonabant (Acomplia) in treating overweight or obese adults in the NHS.
A new safety checklist for theatre nurses and their teams was launched last week by the World Health Organization.