The NHS has paid out nearly £18 million after settling the cases of more than 250 patients treated by a surgeon convicted of carrying out needless breast operations. Top surgeon
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A care home provider which failed persistently to comply with national standards regarding the employment of a registered manager has been fined £4,000 by the Care Quality Commission. CQC issued
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Police are investigating after a baby born prematurely died at the age of seven months while under a social services spotlight. The little girl was the subject of family court
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A breast surgeon has been convicted of carrying out a series of “completely unnecessary” operations. Ian Paterson was described in court by one victim as being “like God”, lied to
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A surgeon convicted of wounding patients with unnecessary operations could have “hundreds, if not thousands” of other victims, a leading solicitor has said as she compared the case to the
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Thousands of cancer patients every year are dying in hospital against their wishes, a new report says. More than 62,000 cancer patients die in hospital every year in the UK,
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Morale among NHS medics and care workers from the EU has been hit by the uncertainty of Brexit, the Health Select Committee has warned. The MPs said around 150,000 workers
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Social media sites should face fines if they fail to protect children and young people from adult and harmful content, the head of the NSPCC has said. Peter Wanless called
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Spiralling homelessness and housing shortages will continue for years to come after a “lack of ambition” in government to resolve the crisis, according to a damning report. Under the Conservatives,
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A serious shortage of paediatricians and concerns over Brexit are putting children’s health services at risk, a Royal College has warned. Hospital inpatient units for children and neonatal units across
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