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If you are being treated for an illness or injury, the last ting you need is to be treated with a medicine that will give you a setback. That's exactly what happened to Fetham first aider Malcolm Cole and now he is keen to prevent it happening to other people. Mr Cole discovered he had a penicillin allergy 20 years ago after a nasty reaction to a doctor's treatment. He has been a voluntary first aider for 25 years and delivers paediatric instruction for Surrey First Aid Training, so he is aware of the importance of making medical staff aware of all allergies and conditions. Continue reading →

Hospital patients are being put at risk because medics are missing potentially lethal drug allergies, research out today shows. Gaps in recording some elderly people's reactions were uncovered at Sunderland Royal Hospital. A poll of 100 patients, admitted to the hospital, showed that records of allergies to drugs such as codeine, paracetamol and penicillin were either incomplete, overlooked or missed out altogether. Continue reading →