A review panel set up to look at the findings of an investigation into baby deaths at an NHS trust has been disbanded after concerns were raised over conflicts of
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Fresh funding has been announced by the Scottish Government in a bid to shorten waiting times for people receiving medical procedures. Health boards have been allocated around £27 million in
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Families are being “devastated” by a “void” in care provided for people who develop dementia under the age of 65, according to a leading nurse. Fiona Chaabane has been appointed
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Almost seven million people over the last five years have had concerns about their care but have never raised them, according to a regulator. The Care Quality Commission (CQC), which
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Having more NHS managers improves efficiency and the quality of healthcare provided in hospitals, researchers have said. A study by the Universities of Bristol, Warwick and Leeds involved data on
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People with schizophrenia are being let down by health services, a charity has claimed. There is a lack of focus on the severe mental health condition and “little has changed”
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A care home manager has been charged with neglect after an 87-year-old resident died in hospital. Warwickshire Police said Catalina Ferchiu had been charged by officers investigating unexplained injuries to
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MSPs have launched a probe into healthcare facilities across Scotland following the deaths of two patients who contracted an infection connected to pigeon droppings at a hospital. A 10-year-old boy
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A man concerned about the way his mentally-ill mother is being looked after in hospital is embroiled in litigation in a specialist court after a judge imposed limits on what
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The number of complaints about care services has risen in the last four years, according to a new report. In 2017/18 the Care Inspectorate received 4,696 complaints about care services,
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