13 February 2020 (Thursday) - ICTH Update


The ISTH sent their update today. You can read it by clicking here.
I quite liked the idea of podcasts – I might just download one and listen to it on the way home from work…

13 February 2020 (Thursday) - HCPC Newsletter

The HCPC sent their update today. There was quite a lot of note in this one, but I was particularly intrigued by the prospect of becoming an HCPC panel member
Maybe not now, but perhaps when I retire?

13 February 2020 (Thursday) - Code Red


Placenta accreta is a particularly nasty condition in which the placenta gets too attached to the uterus, and can even go through the uterine wall and get involved in other tissues.
This can cause massive blood loss at birth, and may well result in hysterectomy.
Amazingly I’d not heard of this condition before today when I found out about it the hard way…