The head of Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUHT) has said he is “pleased” by the progress made in maternity care but said its improved rating is “not good enough”,
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The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is investigating potential criminal offences in the cases of three serious maternity incidents at an under-review NHS trust. The CQC said it is assessing whether
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Two nurses drugged patients on a hospital stroke unit for their “own amusement” and an “easy life” during work shifts, a jury has heard. Catherine Hudson, 54, and Charlotte Wilmot,
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Patients with neurological conditions struggle to get a diagnosis and feel doctors do not take their symptoms seriously, a charity has said. In a report published on Wednesday, the Brain
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The parents of a girl who died after doctors failed to admit her to intensive care are calling for the introduction of ‘Martha’s rule’ to make it easier to get
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An estimated 121,000 patients died while waiting for NHS treatment in England last year, Labour has claimed. Figures obtained through freedom of information requests suggest record numbers of people are
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A local authority says it has been “forced” into a position of failing to meet its duties to look after children in its care amid a “wholly inadequate” national system
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Parents of babies attacked by Lucy Letby received a “total fob off” from a hospital medical director after raising concerns, a lawyer representing them has said. Ian Harvey was medical
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A man with a history of mental health issues “did not receive the assistance he needed” while at a hospital’s emergency department before his death. A coroner found acute and
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A human rights watchdog has criticised the Government’s “slow progress” in efforts to improve the lives of disabled people across the UK. Some recommendations made seven years ago have still
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