A critical report into children’s services failures at a local authority makes for “very uncomfortable reading”, MP and former children’s minster Tim Loughton has said. Inspectors identified a “chaotic” approach
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NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde has instructed legal action be taken against a private contractor involved in building the crisis-hit Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (QEUH). Health board bosses have recommended
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Just 14% of people around the world have access to top level palliative care services that allow them to die with dignity, a new study has found. Researchers found more
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The family of a banker who died following a blunder at a private hospital are set to receive a £2.1 million damages payout. Robert Entenman suffered “devastating” brain damage and
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Patient waits in A&E continue to get worse and more people than ever are on the waiting list for NHS treatment, new figures have shown. Data from NHS England shows
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A hospital has admitted liability after a woman reported being operated on while conscious, leaving her with post-traumatic stress disorder, lawyers have said. The woman, who wants to remain anonymous,
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Boris Johnson took a reporter’s phone and put it in his pocket after refusing to look at a photo of a child who had to sleep on a hospital floor.
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Hospital bosses could face a negligence claim over the care of a breast cancer sufferer with mental health difficulties, a judge has been told. The 49-year-old woman has been at
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An inspection of maternity services at a scandal-hit NHS trust has found “more work is needed” – but improvements are being made. The independent health regulator, the Care Quality Commission
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A lack of consistency in reporting on obesity across the UK has created a postcode lottery for patient care, according to a new study. Researchers from the University of Glasgow
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