Doctors’ negligence trial hears weight was ‘falling off’ boy in run-up to death
A grieving mother broke down in tears and spoke of her frustration that doctors could not find out what was wrong with her son in the run-up to his death.
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Nerve stress study could pave way for new approach to treating Alzheimer’s
A discovery linking nerve stress and Alzheimer’s could pave the way for a completely new approach to treating the disease, scientists believe. Researchers found that a protein known to drive
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Woman jailed for 18 years for murdering toddler Keegan Downer
A mother-of-four who murdered her toddler daughter months after being made her legal guardian has been jailed for at least 18 years. Kandyce Downer was convicted on Tuesday of killing
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Plans to replace healthcare bursaries with loans branded ‘hell of a risk’
Ministers are taking “one hell of a risk” by assuming application rates for healthcare students will remain stable once NHS bursaries are scrapped, Labour has said. Shadow health secretary Heidi
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Nursery staff recorded injuries on toddler Liam Fee, murder trial hears
A nursery manager has told a murder trial that staff recorded a number of injuries on toddler Liam Fee during the three months he attended. Kimberly Trail said the two-year-old
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Health trust fined after posting private details of staff on its website
A health trust has been hit with a £185,000 fine after it posted the private details of thousands of members of staff – including their sexual orientation – on its
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Concerns raised over Google access to 1.6 million NHS patient files
A Google artificial intelligence programme has been given access to an estimated 1.6 million NHS patient files, it has been claimed. According to New Scientist, the technology giant’s artificial intelligence
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Contract enforcement ‘final straw’ and could deepen NHS recruitment crisis
The new contract for junior doctors could have a “damaging effect” on patient care and deepen the recruitment crisis in the NHS, a leading doctor has warned. The imposition of
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Shortage of staff among ‘non-clinical’ reasons 670 Scots operations cancelled
More than 20 operations a day were cancelled in March for “non-clinical reasons” such as a shortage of beds or hospital staff. Official statistics show NHS bosses cancelled 670 procedures
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Corbyn warns already ‘devastated’ public services face fresh Government squeeze
Schools, hospitals and other public services left “devastated” by “ideological” Conservative cuts face a fresh squeeze on finances, Jeremy Corbyn has claimed. In the final hours of campaigning before the
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