A breast surgeon has been convicted of carrying out a series of “completely unnecessary” operations. Ian Paterson was described in court by one victim as being “like God”, lied to
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A surgeon convicted of wounding patients with unnecessary operations could have “hundreds, if not thousands” of other victims, a leading solicitor has said as she compared the case to the
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A serious shortage of paediatricians and concerns over Brexit are putting children’s health services at risk, a Royal College has warned. Hospital inpatient units for children and neonatal units across
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Low-paid nurses and porters are being charged “extortionate” fees of almost £90 a month to use hospital car parks, a new study reveals. Research by Unison showed that many NHS
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A patient with “complex” health needs has been waiting more than three-and-a-half years to leave hospital after being declared fit for discharge, it has been revealed. The patient, who has
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The Mental Welfare Commission for Scotland published six new local visit reports which include visits to NHS hospital wards and units, and a prison. The reports highlight positive and negative
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A growing staffing “crisis” in Scotland’s care homes is hitting provision and contributing to hospital bed blocking, an industry body has warned. New figures released by private and voluntary social
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Unions, charities and medics’ groups have raised concerns about longer waiting times and a shortfall in funding as the head of the NHS mapped out its short-term future. Patients will
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There has been a drop in the number of GPs working in the NHS despite Government aims to recruit more, figures show. Provisional data from NHS Digital shows there were
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There are “serious gaps” in crisis care for children with mental health problems, a new report has warned. One in 10 local health areas has no plan to improve crisis
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