Council rapped for scrapping hospital patient’s BMW while he underwent surgery
A council must pay a man £2,500 after it destroyed his BMW while he lay in hospital. Flintshire County Council in North Wales removed the man’s car after it was
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NHS trusts raise almost £70 million by charging workforce for parking
The NHS made almost £70 million by charging staff for parking last year, it has been revealed. Figures released by NHS Digital show that trusts in England raked in £69.5
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Patient left paralysed wins ruling over misleading advice from A&E receptionist
A man left paralysed after leaving A&E following “misleading” advice from a hospital receptionist will receive damages after winning a landmark Supreme Court ruling. Michael Darnley was wrongly told he
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Clinical waste firm stripped of NHS contracts after body parts allowed to pile up
A clinical waste disposal firm has been stripped of NHS contracts after allowing body parts to pile up at its facilities. Healthcare Environment Services (HES) had “failed to demonstrate that
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NHS managers used U2 band names on £700,000 fraud, court hears
Three NHS managers defrauded a health board out of more than £700,000 by using the names of U2 members to award contracts to a bogus construction firm, a court has
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NHS whistleblowers given direct line to Health Secretary
Scotland’s health secretary has told NHS whistleblowing champions to come straight to her if they are not being listened to by their health boards. Jeane Freeman said she would appoint
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260,000 diabetes patients ‘experienced medication error in hospital last year’
More than 260,000 diabetes inpatients experienced a medication error during their hospital stay last year – putting them at risk of lasting harm or death, a report has warned. The
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Body parts among tonnes of NHS waste allowed to pile up by disposal company
Human body parts are among hundreds of tonnes of waste from NHS hospitals which have been allowed to pile up by a disposal company. Healthcare Environment Services Ltd has been
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Spending watchdog’s concerns as two Scottish health boards may need to be bailed out
Scotland’s public spending watchdog has expressed “serious reservations” about the finances of two health boards which could both require to be bailed out with £22 million of government cash. Auditor
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Major increase in use of hospital restraints for learning disability patients branded ‘really shameful’
The use of restraints on adults with learning disabilities has risen by 50% in hospitals, figures show. Restraints in this setting were used a total of 15,065 times in England
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