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Heart attack victims ‘not receiving minimum standard of care’

By The Press Association10th January 2017News England

Heart attack victims are not receiving the minimum standard of patient care in more than two-thirds of follow-up programmes, research has claimed. A study of 170 cardiac rehabilitation services across

NHS Forth Valley in apology after missing brain tumour in five-year-old boy

By The Press Association22nd December 2016News Scotland

A health board has apologised after a paediatrician failed to diagnose a five-year-old boy with a brain tumour at an earlier stage. Scottish Public Services Ombudsman (SPSO) Jim Martin upheld

Patients are suffering because of ‘fragmented’ care services, watchdogs warn

By The Press Association22nd December 2016News England

The “fragmented” nature of health and social care services can cause problems for patients with providers sometimes arguing over who has responsibility for giving care, watchdogs have found. The division

Watchdog report finds abortion provider Marie Stopes put women at risk

By The Press Association21st December 2016News England

One of Britain’s biggest abortion providers put women at risk by failing to adequately train staff and neglecting to obtain proper consent from patients, a watchdog report has revealed. Staff

Plymouth initiative aims to improve integration of health and social care services

By Iain MacDonald20th December 2016Education & Training

From lay input in research to how a clinic runs, from medical revalidation to patient forums, healthcare professionals increasingly need effective patient input if they are to provide a relevant,

Royal London Hospital warned over security at its maternity unit

By The Press Association15th December 2016News England

The biggest hospital in Europe has been ordered to improve security on its maternity ward after inspectors found that mothers “might leave the unit with the wrong baby”. Some babies

Damning review finds system-wide failures in how NHS investigates patient deaths

By The Press Association13th December 2016News England

There are “system-wide” problems in the way NHS investigates patient deaths which leave family members in the dark about failures in care, a damning new review has found. The review

Poor post-detention care contributing to hundreds of deaths, new report claims

By Iain MacDonald13th December 2016News England

Poor access to health care and confusion over post-detention care may have contributed to more than 400 deaths following police custody and prison detention since 2009, a new report has

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Heart attack victims ‘not receiving minimum standard of care’

NHS Forth Valley in apology after missing brain tumour in five-year-old boy

Watchdog report finds abortion provider Marie Stopes put women at risk

Royal London Hospital warned over security at its maternity unit

Damning review finds system-wide failures in how NHS investigates patient deaths

Poor post-detention care contributing to hundreds of deaths, new report claims

New details revealed about Sara Sharif case as PM says questions to answer

More than 480 children in England died or seriously harmed by abuse, report reveals

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Heart attack victims ‘not receiving minimum standard of care’

New report on raising standards in Welsh social care published

NHS Forth Valley in apology after missing brain tumour in five-year-old boy

Patients are suffering because of ‘fragmented’ care services, watchdogs warn

Watchdog report finds abortion provider Marie Stopes put women at risk

Plymouth initiative aims to improve integration of health and social care services

Skills for Care announce finalists for 2017 Care Accolades

Royal London Hospital warned over security at its maternity unit

Damning review finds system-wide failures in how NHS investigates patient deaths

Poor post-detention care contributing to hundreds of deaths, new report claims