Investigations into abuse of mental health patients have nearly doubled in three years, according to a report. An analysis of NHS figures obtained by The Times through Freedom of Information
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Health Secretary, Vaughan Gething has announced an additional £1m to further enhance End of Life Care services in Wales. The fund will go towards supporting the delivery of the End
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Plans to cut back on IVF treatment in some areas of England have prompted a fertility specialist to warn of “deliberate inequality”. Posts on the website of leading patient charity
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A senior NHS official has admitted some mental health patients can face “very, very long delays” before leaving hospital after it emerged 19 individuals have been waiting more than two
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Scotland is in the top 10 countries in Europe for levels of palliative care, although a new study has said there remains “room for improvement”. For the first time, academics
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Good progress has been made on improving services for children and young people in the Outer Hebrides, inspectors have said. Inspectors said partners had made significant progress in working together
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Doctors have warned that plans for “brutal ” NHS cuts are shrouded in secrecy and will cause uproar once revealed. The British Medical Association (BMA) says health service leaders have
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A surgeon jailed for carrying out unnecessary breast operations on 10 patients has been struck off. The actions of Ian Paterson, 59, were “serious” and “intentionally harmful” over a period
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A surgeon jailed for 15 years for carrying out a raft of needless breast operations had betrayed the best interests of his patients, a medical tribunal has heard. Ian Paterson,
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Proposals to help transform standards of care and raise the status of the social care workforce in Wales have been published. They are set out in a consultation, Transforming care
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