The Government has failed to implement a number of recommendations from significant inquiries into major patient safety issues, years after they were agreed to, according to an independent panel. The
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A health board has been fined £220,000 for safety breaches after two patients died when they fell out of hospital windows in separate incidents, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE)
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Junior doctors in England have voted by a huge margin to continue taking industrial action for the next six months in their long-running pay dispute. The British Medical Association (BMA)
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The Conservatives have not yet delivered on many of their 2019 manifesto pledges on health and social care, according to new analysis. The King’s Fund said that the Government’s progress
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An investigation has reportedly been launched at The London Clinic over claims staff tried to access the Princess of Wales’s private medical records. At least one member of staff tried
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The funding pot for the NHS in England is set to “decrease” in the next financial year, leading health commentators have warned. The Health Foundation said the budget for the
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A “lifesaving” helipad has opened next to an island hospital following a charity donation. The new helipad (pictured) adjacent to the Mull and Iona Community Hospital means that patients will
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There is a “cover-up culture” in the NHS, with some hospitals concealing evidence when patient care goes wrong, the health ombudsman has warned. Rob Behrens, the Parliamentary and Health Service
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People living in poverty find it harder to access timely NHS care and are more likely to require expensive emergency treatment, according to think tank The King’s Fund. It is
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Two women died after eating chicken mayo sandwiches fed to them in hospital and contaminated with listeria, an inquest has concluded. Retired Jamaican nurse Beverley Sowah (pictured), 57, and mother-of-five
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