Man charged with murder after fire at mental health care facility
A man has been charged with murder after a fatal fire at a mental health centre. A 46-year-old man died following a blaze at the facility on Dartmouth Park Hill
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Crown to probe hospital deaths following infection linked to pigeon droppings
Prosecutors are now investigating the deaths of two patients at Scotland’s flagship hospital who contracted an infection connected to pigeon droppings. The Crown Office confirmed it is looking into the
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Higher costs revealed for Liverpool hospital hit by Carillion collapse
The cost of completing a new hospital – where work was halted after the collapse of engineering giant Carillion – is higher than previously anticipated, it has been revealed. The
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Health Secretary in commitment to fully reopen children’s ward in Livingston
Health Secretary Jeane Freeman has made an “absolute commitment” that the children’s ward at St John’s Hospital in Livingston will fully reopen round the clock in October this year. Ms
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Experts call for action on new superbug threat in Scottish hospitals
Health experts have warned Scottish hospitals are at risk of an outbreak of a new potentially deadly superbug unless attitudes towards screening change. Rates of antibiotic-resistant bacteria carbapenemase producing enterobacteriaceae
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As many as 250 patient deaths to be reviewed at South London hospital
The deaths of up to 250 patients who died following heart surgery at an NHS hospital are to be reviewed. All the patients underwent surgery at St George’s Hospital in
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Teenager among first in UK to have proton beam therapy for brain tumour
A 15-year-old with a rare brain tumour is to undergo pioneering proton beam therapy at the UK’s first dedicated NHS treatment centre. Mason Kettley, from Angmering in West Sussex, will
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Health Minister announces multi-million investment in South Wales’s hospitals
The Welsh Government is investing £7m in a new operating theatre and two new scanners at hospitals across South Wales, Heath Minister Vaughan Gething announced today. £1m will be used
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Webwatch: Instant messaging alert service to help medics flight flu in hospitals
A new WhatsApp-style messaging service has been set up to alert doctors if a patient has been tested positive for flu to help reduce the spread of the virus within
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‘Common sense’ social care scheme helps patients avoid 7,500 nights in hospital
A “common sense” scheme which has helped patients avoid thousands of nights in hospital and saved £2 million will help the NHS make the best use of every penny, health
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