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NEARLY 11,000 patients have died during the past seven months because of a failure by NHS hospitals to prevent them developing blood clots, a report claims.
Guidelines introduced in April mean every patient at risk should be assessed for treatment to cut the toll of deep vein thrombosis, or DVT.See the full content of this document
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Dvt Kills 11,000 Patients in Seven Months
But only one in three trusts is taking action, according to the damning report from the All Party Parliamentary Thrombosis Group.
It estimates that the failure to implement the guidance has cost 10,700 lives from DVT i...See the full content of this document
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