Pensioner launches High Court bid to stop NHS 'privatisation'
A pensioner who lives in a care home launches a High Court bid today (Wednesday) to stop his local health authority from handing an £80 million-a-year contract to a private body. (Source: Telegraph Health)
Panic, Breathlessness And Unheard Pain: The Trauma Of Being On A Ventilator While Conscious
More and more people being cared for on ventilators are conscious during the treatment, but what is it like to be fully conscious without being able to communicate with the world around you? A thesis from the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, has lifted the lid on a world of panic, breathlessness and unheard pain. It has been far more common since the beginning of the 21st century for patients to be conscious during ventilator treatment... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
