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LBCI
11 hours ago
- Health
- LBCI
ICRC says 'hospitals must be respected' after Iran strike on Israel
The International Committee of the Red Cross said Thursday that "hospitals must be respected" after a hospital in southern Israel was hit during an Iranian missile attack on day seven of the war. "Under international humanitarian law, the wounded and sick, medical personnel and hospitals must be respected and protected," the ICRC said on X after the Soroka Hospital in Beersheba was hit. AFP
The Guardian
13 hours ago
- Health
- The Guardian
Israeli minister says Khamenei ‘can no longer be allowed to exist' after hospital strike
Defence minister Israel Katz says Iran's supreme leader 'personally gives the order to fire on hospitals' after Soroka hospital in southern Israel was hit during an Iranian missile attack
The Guardian
14 hours ago
- Business
- The Guardian
Ministers set out plans to spend £725bn on UK infrastructure over 10 years
Ministers have pledged to spend £9bn a year on fixing crumbling schools, hospitals, courts and prisons over the next decade as part of the government's infrastructure strategy. Darren Jones, the chief secretary to the Treasury, set out plans on Thursday to spend a minimum of £725bn over 10 years to boost UK-wide infrastructure and achieve a 'national renewal'. Jones announced that £6bn a year would go to repairing hospitals in England, £3bn to fixing and upgrading schools and colleges in England and £600m to courts and prisons in England and Wales. The money will fund building improvements including removing crumbling reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (Raac) in hospitals and strengthening safety and security in prisons. Jones told MPs: 'Done properly it will result in tangible improvements to the fabric of our country, our local roads and high streets renewed so communities are even better places to live.' The strategy also includes £1bn to fix roads, bridges and flyovers across the UK and £590m to start work on the Lower Thames Crossing project. Some £16bn will go towards building 500,000 new homes through a new publicly owned National Housing Bank. Richard Fuller, the Conservative shadow chief secretary to the Treasury, urged ministers to set out which major projects are being abandoned and explain why. Business and industry groups, who have long argued the need for a long-term vision to provide certainty and encourage investment, broadly welcomed the strategy – although the government portal of actual projects will not now be launched online for another month. This project 'pipeline' will be updated every six months. Alex Vaughan, the CEO of construction and engineering firm Costain, said the launch was 'a crucial step towards ending the short-termism that has held our sector back'. The Railway Industry Association chief executive, Darren Caplan, said a 10-year strategy and the commitment to publish a pipeline in July was extremely welcome, adding: 'We look forward to seeing the full details of the pipeline, which will need to give businesses sufficient clarity to plan ahead.' Henri Murison, chief executive of the Northern Powerhouse Partnership, said: 'A government operating within the spending rules it has set for itself demonstrates real commitment – one that can unlock private investment and finance, which will take confidence from this stability.' John Dickie, chief executive at BusinessLDN, said it showed welcome government recognition 'that Britain needs a clear, committed, long-term pipeline of future public investment to give the private sector the confidence to invest'. Sam Gould, director of policy at the Institution of Civil Engineer, said it was 'a significant moment' with lots of positives, but added: 'The sector will need more information on private finance models, and on how [it] will meet the demands of our changing climate.' The strategy does not cover so-called megaprojects, which cost more than £10bn and take more than 10 years to deliver. These include the HS2 railway, Sizewell C nuclear plant and the Dreadnought submarine programme.
Medscape
18 hours ago
- Health
- Medscape
How Does Owning Private Equity Affect Heart Failure Care?
The acquisition of hospitals by private equity firms did not reduce 30-day mortality or hospital revisit rates among patients with heart failure, despite patients at acquired hospitals having lower clinical risk scores than those at nonacquired hospitals. Black patients were more likely to be transferred out after acquisition. METHODOLOGY: In recent years, the acquisition of US hospitals by private equity firms and investment in cardiology have intensified; however, evidence on how these affect outcomes in patients with heart failure is scarce. Researchers conducted a quasi-experimental difference-in-differences analysis to evaluate whether hospital acquisition changed clinical outcomes among Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries aged 65 years or older with heart failure. They included 35,631 hospitalizations of such beneficiaries at 41 US hospitals acquired by private equity firms between 2013 and 2018, matched with 178,107 hospitalizations at 192 nonacquired hospitals. Primary outcomes were 30-day mortality and rehospitalization rates, including inpatient stays, emergency department visits, and observation stays. TAKEAWAY: The 30-day hospital revisit rate (difference-in-differences estimate, -0.2 percentage points; P = .49) and 30-day mortality rate (difference-in-differences estimate, +0.7 percentage points; P = .21) did not change significantly after acquisition. = .49) and 30-day mortality rate (difference-in-differences estimate, +0.7 percentage points; = .21) did not change significantly after acquisition. Cardiac catheterization rates increased significantly but clinical risk scores of patients and length of hospital stay decreased significantly at acquired hospitals compared with nonacquired hospitals ( P ≤ .03 for all). ≤ .03 for all). Although overall transfer-out rates did not change, Black patients were significantly more likely to be transferred out after acquisition (difference-in-differences estimate, +7.1 percentage points; P = .03), raising concerns about equity in transfer practices. IN PRACTICE: 'Our finding that 30-day mortality rates and 30-day hospital revisit rates did not change despite a differential decrease in clinical risk scores indicate that the growing presence of private equity in health care may have adverse implications on care and outcomes for patients with heart failure — the most common reason for hospitalization in Medicare,' the authors wrote. SOURCE: This study was led by Daniel Y. Johnson of the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. It was published online on June 9, 2025, in Journal of the American College of Cardiology . LIMITATIONS: The study population was limited to adults aged 65 years or older. The researchers could not capture data from Medicare Advantage plans as these were not available for the entire study period. Additionally, data beyond 2019 could not be included due to the COVID pandemic. DISCLOSURES: This study received support from the Sarnoff Cardiovascular Research Foundation and an American Heart Association Established Investigator Award grant. One author reported receiving grants and serving as a consultant for various research institutes and pharmaceutical companies.
Daily Mail
21 hours ago
- Health
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE Revealed, the NHS hospital trusts plagued by abnormally high deaths. Is YOURS on the list of the worst affected?
Five NHS trusts are plagued by abnormally high death rates, MailOnline can today reveal. Our investigation into hospitals suggests thousands of 'excess' fatalities may have occurred between them. Your browser does not support iframes. Your browser does not support iframes. Your browser does not support iframes. Your browser does not support iframes. Your browser does not support iframes. Your browser does not support iframes. Your browser does not support iframes.
