Lawyers for child serial killer Lucy Letby will make a fresh bid to challenge her convictions on the grounds that the lead prosecution medical expert at her trial was “not
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The rates of women dying during or shortly after pregnancy, and babies dying within 28 days of being born, have increased for the first time in a decade, according to
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Some young people receiving mental health care in hospital are being moved to settings like bed and breakfast hostels and caravans on holiday sites when they turn 18, an investigation
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Healthcare in Wales is to be offered hundreds of millions more pounds next year to tackle record-high waiting times. An extra £1.5 billion is being put into public service, as
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Duty of candour in the NHS is not working and needs replacing with stronger powers, a former senior ombudsman has told the inquiry over the crimes of child serial killer
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NHS leaders have been ordered to “prioritise patient safety” ahead of a key A&E target as hospital beds in England near full capacity. Hospital bosses have been told to focus
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Concerns have been raised over patients facing long waits in emergency departments not being given time-sensitive medication after a man was left unable to swallow due to missed medicines. An
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Top nurses have warned that planned Government reforms for the health service “stand no chance” if issues with recruitment and retention in the profession are not addressed. It comes as
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There are no excuses for the “series of failures” in the care of a five-year-old boy who died a week after he was sent home from hospital, the Health Secretary
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More than half of people waiting the longest for pre-planned hospital treatment in England are under the care of just nine hospital trusts, according to figures. As of the end
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