A doctor who caused the decapitation of a baby after deciding on the wrong method of delivery has been cleared of misconduct by a medical tribunal. Dr Vaishnavy Vilvanathan Laxman
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A care home for older people in East Lothian has been told to make urgent improvements in the care experienced by vulnerable residents. The Care Inspectorate has served a formal
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Up to 75 women may have died early following blunders in a breast screening, according to latest estimates. NHS records show as many as 174,000 women were affected by failures
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A baby was decapitated after a doctor decided on the wrong method to try and deliver him, a medical tribunal has found. Dr Vaishnavy Vilvanathan Laxman failed to perform an
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Inspectors have praised a young offender institution where boys are rewarded for good behaviour with sweets or access to computer games. The prisons watchdog commended HMYOI Werrington for creating a
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Health officials are trying to trace 140 patients who have not yet responded to a major recall alert linked to concerns about the work of a consultant neurologist. Earlier this
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Thousands of “pinball kids” are being shunted around the care system, facing multiple changes to their home, school or social workers, a report warns. Just one in four children in
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There has been a sharp rise in the number of patients who have waited more than a year for NHS care in England, according to a new report which paints
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Tessa Jowell’s battle to improve care for cancer patients in her final days as she was dying from a brain tumour is to be shown on television. Behind the scenes
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Action is needed to “keep patients safe” in A&Es, the health watchdog has warned. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) said that safety is a “key area of concern” in urgent
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