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1 week ago | 
irishnews.com | Ian Jones
The UK has experienced its sunniest spring on record, with four days of the season still to go. Some 630 hours of sunshine were clocked up across the country between March 1 and May 27, according to provisional figures from the Met Office. This beats the previous record of 626 hours set in 2020.
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Feb 13, 2025 | 
expressandstar.com | Kirsty Card |Ian Jones
The Express & Star took a closer look at the national figures to find the highest rates in our region. Walsall Healthcare had the highest rate of medically fit patients not discharged in the week ending February 9 - with 83.5%. It was followed by University Hospitals Birmingham (83.7%), Royal Wolverhampton (58.8%) and Shrewsbury & Telford Hospital (57.7%). The hospitals with the lowest figures for the are were Dudley Group (39.5%) and Sandwell & West Birmingham Hospitals (36.8%).
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Feb 6, 2025 | 
mirror.co.uk | Charlotte McLaughlin |Ian Jones |Joel Leaver
Presenter Zoe Ball left her BBC Radio 2 show with her largest audience for nearly two years, according to figures. The radio host, 54, fronted her final breakfast show for the station back in December after six years in the role. She had announced her departure weeks prior after an extended absence over the summer, which came following the death of Zoe's late mother Julia Peckham in April last year.
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Jul 22, 2024 | 
opg.optica.org | Hamzeh Telfah |Ian Jones |Jonathan S. Bersson |Cun-feng Cheng
We have developed a mid-infrared Doppler-free saturation absorption spectroscopy apparatus that employs a commercial continuous-wave optical parametric oscillator (CW OPO), complemented by a home-built automation and wavelength scanning system.
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Jul 11, 2024 | 
doctors.net.uk | Jane Kirby |Ian Jones
Getty/sturtiBy Jane Kirby and Ian Jones, PA MediaThree-quarters (74%) of patients have a good overall experience of their GP practice, according to poll of almost 700,000 people. Some 90% had their needs met at their last appointment, while 92% said they had confidence and trust in the healthcare professional at their last appointment.
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Apr 15, 2024 | 
medscape.co.uk | Denise Smith |Ian Jones |Samira Anane
Ian Jones, Dr Samira Anane, and Denise Smith Discuss Emerging Factors Impacting Patient Care in General Practice, With Reference to a Case Study on Service Redesign Read This Article to Learn More About: the impacts of enablers such as technological innovation, barriers such as workforce shortages, and ambitions such as patient-centred care on service delivery ways in which general practice can encourage patients to actively participate in managing their own health the comprehensive,...
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Apr 3, 2024 | 
medscape.co.uk | Ian Jones |Ella Pickover
One in 20 people who call their GP for help are told to call back on another day, according to a major new poll of patients in England. And more than one in 10 were told they would need to wait for more than two weeks for care. Some 5.3% of people were told to “make contact again another day, as the GP practice could not help that day”, according to the new survey by NHS England and the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
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Apr 1, 2024 | 
careappointments.com | Flora Thompson |Aine Fox |Ian Jones
By News EnglandEthnicity, Government / Politics, Immigration, News England, Racism, Victim Support, Windrush Scandal The Government’s compensation scheme for victims of the Windrush scandal has been branded a failure as campaigners urged ministers to overhaul the payout process five years since it was launched.
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Mar 14, 2024 | 
liverpoolecho.co.uk | Ian Jones
NHS waiting lists in England have fallen for the fourth consecutive month, according to new figures, although the number of people waiting longer than 18 months for treatment has increased. Cancer waiting times also remain well below target, the data shows, with charities calling for a long-term cancer strategy.
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Mar 10, 2024 | 
mirror.co.uk | Ian Jones
The UK had a great night at the 2024 Oscars, thanks to the film Poor Things which bagged three awards for technical achievement. This was topped off by director Christopher Nolan winning his first Oscar. Poor Things won its three awards early in the evening, all for behind-the-scenes work. Mark Coulier, a seasoned makeup expert, along with Nadia Stacey and Josh Weston from the UK, were part of the team that won best makeup and hair for their work on the dark fantasy comedy.
