Patients among hundreds who suffered harm at County Durham and Darlington foundation trust’s breast unit Twenty women had their breasts removed unnecessarily while being treated for cancer at an NHS trust in north-east England. The County Durham and Darlington foundation trust (CDDFT) told the BBC that the women were among hundreds of patients who came to harm during treatment at its breast unit. Continue reading...

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have noticed over the years some of the post-operative instructions given to patients could be improved. I'm going to cite a couple of recent examples and why they could be misleading to patients.

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