A doctor implicated in a scandal at Gosport Memorial Hospital has said she was “doing her best” for patients. Jane Barton (pictured) said she was a “hard-working doctor” working in
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A heterosexual couple fighting for the right to have a civil partnership have won a ruling at the UK’s highest court that they are being discriminated against. Five Supreme Court
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Springwatch star Chris Packham’s partner has told how his Asperger’s syndrome affects their relationship. Packham, 57, was diagnosed with the condition – an autism spectrum disorder that affects how people
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A change in the law is needed to give disabled people “basic sanitation” in public spaces across the UK, ministers have been told. Campaigners are pushing for changing place toilets
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An NHS trust has decided to press ahead with controversial plans to set up an outsourcing company despite a strike by hundreds of workers in protest at the move. The
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Health officials have issued a safety warning after it emerged that two hospital patients died after being given the wrong type of food while suffering from swallowing difficulties. Hundreds of
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A retired paramedic has told an inquest he did “make mistakes” in the way that he treated a mother who suffered a cardiac arrest following family court proceedings. Gary Long
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A steep drop in the number of childminders working in England has been branded “simply unacceptable” by campaigners who have called on the Government to take action to halt the
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Patients have been criticised for taking photos of good-looking doctors during medical appointments and posting the images online. Social media posts commenting “how hot is my doc” are being shared
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Children of armed forces servicemen and women are sometimes being put into foster care when overseas deployments leave them without any suitable family to care for them, a report has
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