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Article Abstract:
Between 3,000 and 4,000 people believed suffering from Myodil-induced arachnoiditis are taking legal action against the manufacturer, Glaxo. Arachnoiditis may have occurred as a result of the use of myelography in back-pain investigation. The procedure involved injection of Myodil into the spinal fluid. However, Myodil is not the only cause of arachnoiditis. Glaxo denies negligence and considers the claim difficult to prove.
Publication Name: Nursing Times
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0954-7762
Year: 1993
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Bloomsbury blues. (mental health nurses strike action)
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Mental health nurses in Bloomsbury took strike action over the proposed changes to skill mix, with the outcome that the Bloomsbury and Islington Health Authority halted the proposals. Nurses had not been given guarantees that there would be no redundancies, transfers and downgrading with the proposals.
Publication Name: Nursing Times
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0954-7762
Year: 1992
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