An award-winning nurse who died after setting himself on fire outside Kensington Palace suffered a “mental breakdown” over how his NHS employers handled his dismissal, an inquest has heard. Amin
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Plans for NHS trusts to charge overseas patients for non-urgent care up front lack detail, the doctors’ union has said. The British Medical Association has warned of possible “chaos and
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An NHS Trust has apologised after an elderly woman remained on a ward for six months at a cost of more than £80,000 despite being fit for discharge. Iris Sibley,
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Scotland’s dementia and geriatric wards have recorded tens of thousands of adverse incidents since 2011. Figures obtained by the Scottish Conservatives under freedom of information laws show there have been
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A growing number of people in need of social care could be left stranded in hospitals because of “continued underfunding”, council leaders have warned. Meanwhile, the number of people who
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Catastrophic injuries inflicted on a five-week-old girl by her parents could have been prevented if signs of earlier abuse, including fractured ribs, had been spotted, a report has said. Baby
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A former NHS chief executive wept in the dock as she admitted fraudulently paying her husband more than £11,000 from her budget. Paula Vasco-Knight, 53, was in charge of South
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A middle-aged Down’s syndrome sufferer who died in a hospital intensive care unit was not in “state detention”, senior judges have ruled. Lawyers say the decision by three judges following
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Nicola Sturgeon has announced an extra £3 million in support to help nursing and midwifery students with dependants. The funding will help “up to 1,000 of our most in need
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Half of hospitals are failing to meet Government standards for hospital food, a new report says. Rules have been set down to drive up standards, with 10 key areas for
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